The following is a list of churches in Torbay, Devon, England.
The unitary authority has an estimated 65 active churches for 130,959 people, a ratio of one church for every 2,015 inhabitants. Before the eighteenth century there were only five medieval parish churches in the area.
Name | Neighbourhood | Web | Dedication | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
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The Willows Community Church | The Willows | [1] | Independent | ||||
St Martin, Barton | Barton | [2] | Martin of Tours | 1928 | Church of England | Mission Community | Anglo-Catholic. Current building 1940, parished 1960 |
Barton Baptist Church | Barton | [3] | Baptist Union | ||||
Hele Road Baptist Church | Hele | [4] | mid C19th | Baptist Union | |||
Together Church | Upton | [5] | Newfrontiers | Meets in The Echo Building | |||
St Mary the Virgin, St Marychurch | St Marychurch | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Mission Community[2] | Bishop of Oswestry. Mostly destroyed by a WW2 bomb & rebuilt | |
Our Lady Help of Christians & St Denis | St Marychurch | [6] | Mary & Denis | 1867-1881 | Roman Catholic | Grade I listed | |
All Saints, Babbacombe | Babbacombe | [7] | All Saints | 1865-1867 | Church of England | Mission Community[2] | Grade I listed. Bishop of Ebbsfleet |
Furrough Road United Reformed Church | Babbacombe | [8] | 1852 | URC | Originated as a split from the local Anglican church | ||
Christ Church, Ellacombe | Ellacombe | Jesus | 1868[9] | Church of England | Church closed for worship | ||
Victoria Park Methodist Church, Torquay | Ellacombe | 1864[10] | Methodist | Torbay Methodist Circuit[11] | |||
St Matthias, Ilsham | Torquay | [12] | Matthias | 1857-1858 | Church of England | ||
St John the Apostle, Torquay | Torquay | [13] | John the Evangelist | 1822 | Church of England | Mission Community[2] | Began as Torquay Chapel of Ease. St John's built, parished 1862 |
St Luke, Torquay | Torquay | [14] | Luke | 1861 | Church of England | West Torquay Miss. Comm. | Parished 1869 |
St Mary Magdalene, Upton | Torquay | [15] | Mary Magdalene | 1849 | Church of England | ||
Assumption of Our Lady, Torquay | Torquay | [16] | Assumption of Mary | 1853-1854 | Roman Catholic | ||
St Andrew Greek Orth. Church, Torquay | Torquay | [17] | Andrew | 1972 | Greek Orthodox | Building was once St Saviour's CoE | |
St Petroc's British Orthodox Mission | Torquay | [18] | Petroc | British Orthodox | Meets in the Unitarian church | ||
Upton Vale Baptist Church | Torquay | [19] | 1832 | Baptist Union | Current building 1862-1863[20] | ||
Torbay Central Church | Torquay | [21] | 1807 | Methodist / URC | Torbay Methodist Circuit[11] | URC & 2 Methodist churches united and built new building 1976[22] | |
Torquay Salvation Army | Torquay | [23] | Salvation Army | ||||
Hebron Gospel Hall | Torquay | Hebron | Gospel Hall | [24] | |||
Riviera Christian Centre | Torquay | [25] | Elim | ||||
Riviera Life Church | Torquay | [26] | c. 1970s | Assemblies of God | Planted from Living Waters Paignton | ||
Engage Torbay | Torquay | [27] | Hillsong Network | ||||
Torquay Quaker Meeting | Torquay | [28] | Quakers | ||||
Torquay Adventist Church | Torquay | [29] | 7th-Day Adventist | ||||
Torquay Unitarian Church | Torquay | [30] | pre-1912 | Unitarian | Current building 1912 | ||
All Saints, Torre | Torre | [31] | All Saints | 1867 | Church of England | West Torquay Miss. Comm. | Bishop of Oswestry. Rebuilt 1886-89 |
St John the Baptist, Shiphay | Shiphay | John the Baptist | 1897 | Church of England | Parished 1956 | ||
St Andrew's Methodist Church, Torquay | Shiphay | Andrew | 1952-1953 | Methodist | Torbay Methodist Circuit[11] | ||
Overcomers House Torquay | Shiphay | [32] | RCCG | Meets in Torquay Boys' Grammar School | |||
St Peter, Chelston | Chelston | Peter | 1954 | Church of England | Cockington | Current building 1962 | |
St Matthew, Chelston | Chelston | Matthew | 1884 | Church of England | Cockington | Current building 1895 | |
Holy Angels, Chelston | Chelston | [33] | Angels | 1938[34] | Roman Catholic | ||
SS George & Mary, Cockington | Cockington | George & Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Cockington | One of the three ancient medieval parishes of Torquay | |
St Paul, Paignton | Preston | [35] | Paul | c. 1900 | Church of England | Christ Church & St Paul's | First building 1909, rebuilt 1939 |
Christ Church, Paignton | Paignton | [35] | Jesus | 1888 | Church of England | Christ Church & St Paul's | First church 1886, now the church hall. |
Preston Baptist Church | Preston | [36] | 1927 | Baptist Union | Current building 1939-1940 | ||
St Boniface, Paignton | Paignton | Boniface | Church of England | Paignton | |||
St John the Baptist, Paignton | Paignton | [37] | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | Paignton | |
Bay Church St Andrew, Paignton | Paignton | [38] | Andrew | Church of England | Church plant by St Matts Plymouth and others.[38] | ||
Sacred Heart & St Teresa of the Child Jesus | Paignton | [39] | Sac Heart, Thérèse of Lis. | 1882 | Roman Catholic | Current building 1930-1931, reconsecrated 1992 | |
Paignton Baptist Church | Paignton | [40] | 1830 | Baptist Union | Current building 1882-1886 | ||
Roselands Community Church | Paignton | [41] | 1990s | Baptist Union | Planted by local Baptist churches | ||
Southfields Methodist Church, Paignton | Paignton | 1884 | Methodist | Torbay Methodist Circuit[11] | Building dates from 1818, previously Congregational. Closed as a place of worship. Now called Southfield Christian Centre, home of the Paignton Community Larder.[42] | ||
Palace Avenue Methodist Church, Paignton | Paignton | [43] | 1820s | Methodist | Torbay Methodist Circuit[11] | ||
Paignton Salvation Army | Paignton | [44] | Salvation Army | ||||
Living Waters Church, Paignton | Preston | [45] | 1965 | Assemblies of God | |||
Gerston Chapel | Paignton | [46] | 1888 | Independent | Of Brethren origin | ||
Great Parks Chapel | Paignton | [47] | Partnership UK | ||||
St Mary the Virgin, Collaton St Mary | Collaton St Mary | Mary | 1864-1866 | Church of England | Collaton & Goodrington | ||
St George, Goodrington | Goodrington | George | 1938 | Church of England | Collaton & Goodrington | ||
Goodrington Methodist Church | Goodrington | [48] | Methodist | Torbay Methodist Circuit[11] | |||
Good Shepherd Chapel, Galmpton | Galmpton | Jesus | Church of England | Brixham | Benefice includes one church in Devon | ||
Galmpton Evangelical Congregational Church | Galmpton | 1831 | EFCC[49] | Building called Flavel Chapel | |||
St Mary the Virgin, Churston Ferrers | Churston Ferrers | Mary | Church of England | Brixham | |||
All Saints, Brixham | Brixham | All Saints | 1815 | Church of England | Brixham | Residency of Henry Lyte | |
St Mary, Brixham | Brixham | [50] | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Brixham | |
Our Lady Star of the Sea, Brixham | Brixham | [51] | Mary | 1967 | Roman Catholic | Only church with a car park on the roof | |
Brixham Baptist Church | Brixham | [52] | 1801[53] | Baptist Union | Rebuilt 1858 | ||
Brixham Methodist Church | Brixham | pre-1816 | Methodist | Torbay Methodist Circuit[11] | |||
Brixham United Reformed Church | Brixham | [54] | URC | New building 2009 | |||
Brixham Community Church | Brixham | [55] | c. 1970s | Assemblies of God | |||
Brixham Salvation Army | Brixham | [56] | Salvation Army |
Name | Neighbourhood | Web | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
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St Barnabas, Ellacombe | Ellacombe | [9] | Barnabas | 1878 | 1965 | Church of England | |
St Paul, Ellacombe | Ellacombe | [9] | Paul | 1890 | 1966 | Church of England | |
St Saviour, Torquay | Torquay | [57] | Jesus | Medieval | 1960s | Church of England | Ancient parish church of Tormoham. Now Grk Orth. Once part of Torre Abbey |
St Michael & All Angels, Torquay | Torquay | [58] | Michael & Angels | 1875-1877 | 1968 | Church of England | Demolished |
St Mark, Torwood | Torquay | [59] | Mark | 1856-1857 | 1979 | Church of England | |
Holy Trinity, Torquay | Torquay | Trinity | 1830-1831 | 1980 | Church of England | Originally independent, joined CoE 1830s, rebuilt 1894-1896 | |
St James, Upton | Torquay | [60] | James | 1891 | 1965 | Church of England | |
SS John Fisher & Thomas More, Hele Road | Torquay | [34] | John Fisher, Thomas More | 1935 | pre-2006 | Roman Catholic | Demolished pre-2006 |
Abbey Road Congregational Church | Torquay | [61] | 1847 | 1981 | Congregational | Demolished 1982. Merged with Furrough Road URC | |
Cary Street Independent Chapel | Torquay | [61] | 1833 | 1877 | Congregational | ||
St Andrew's Scottish Presbyterian Church | Torquay | [62] | Andrew | 1863 | 1951 | ||
St Michael's Church, Paignton | Paignton | [63][64] | Michael | 1939 | 1979 | Church of England | Preserved chapel still used for services |
St Peter Chanel, Foxhole Estate | Paignton | [65] | Peter Chanel | 1962 | 1988 | Roman Catholic | |
Foxhole Grace Baptist Church | Paignton | [66] | 2016 | ||||
St Peter, Brixham | Brixham | [67] | Peter | mid C19th | 1977 | Church of England |
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