St John the Baptist stood in Toxteth Park on Park Road between the junctions of Park Street and and Steble Street ( located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 356882 ). On the 26th Sep 1837 the new district of St. John the Baptist was formed out of the parish of Walton on the Hill (mentioned in the 'London Gazette' of that date).  The foundation stone was laid on July 30th 1830 (Slater's directory 1869) and the church was consecrated on Sept 30 1832.  The entry for Gore from 1843 is HERE.

The church stood in a densely populated part of Liverpool, yet by the 1930's it was falling into disrepair and the congregation had dwindled ( 'Liverpool Echo', 6th February 1850). In 1939 the parishes of St. John the Baptist and St. Thomas were amalgamated to form the new parish of St. John the Baptist with St. Thomas. After more damage during World War II the church was condemned as unsafe in 1949. A scheme of restoration was undertaken involving the removal of the steeple to tower level, (the church was formerly noted for its high steeple).  The pinnacles and turreting were in a dangerous state, and were removed. A new roof and windows were added and extensive internal renovation carried out. On the 22nd July 1950 the church was re-dedicated by the Bishop of Liverpool, Dr. Clifford Martin.

A survey of the church in 1957 resulted in the building being closed because of extensive damage to the roof and dilapidated state of the walls. The church was demolished during the early part of 1959, but services for worship, weddings, baptisms and funerals took place in the adjacent church hall.  According to the Register of Services, 1962 - 1966 (Liverpool Record Office 283 BAP 9/5) the last service took place in the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist with St. Thomas, on the 3rd April 1966. Some time afterwards the parishes of St. John the Baptist with St. Thomas and St. Philemon with St. Silas were amalgamated and the church of St. Philemon became the parish church of the United Parish. The registers of the new parish are deposited in Liverpool Record Office.

Today (2004) only some outline stones remain to show the former location of the church (see Steble Street file for these).