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The church of St. John the Baptist at Moulsford consists of a chancel, north vestry, nave, north aisle, and a wooden bellcote at the west end. In 1846 the old church was taken down and the present building erected on the old foundations, with the addition of a north aisle, from designs by Sir G. Gilbert Scott, and at the cost of the lord of the manor. The west wall of the nave and the main structural portions of the wooden steeple were retained.

In the east wall of the chancel is a window of three cinquefoiled lights with tracery of late decorated type within a two-centred head. This window is said to have been copied from the east window of the original church. In the west wall is a small lancet window of original 13th-century date. At the west end of the nave is the original timber framing carrying the bellcote. The two westernmost roof trusses are strengthened by four wall-posts resting on the floor, and from them spring curved braces supporting the tie-beams on which rest the corner posts of the bellcote. The bellcote has been much restored, and is surmounted by a modern conical roof covered with oak shingles. Among the older monuments are four mural tablets to members of the Gifford and Jones families.

There are two modern bells.

The communion plate consists of a chalice bearing the date letter of the year 1774 and a paten of 1847.

The registers previous to 1812 are as follows: (i) baptisms 1772 to 1812, burials 1773 to 1812; (ii) marriages 1754 to 1808.

Historical information about the church of St. John the Baptist is provided by 'Parishes: Moulsford', in A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3, ed. P H Ditchfield and William Page (London, 1923), pp. 504-507. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol3/pp504-507 [accessed 23 March 2023].

The church of St. John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building. For more information about the listing see CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, Moulsford - 1059262 | Historic England.

For more information about the church of St. John the Baptist see Parishes: Moulsford | British History Online (british-history.ac.uk).