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The following is a list of churches in Cambridge, England:

Active churches and chapels, other than college and school chapels

Name Image Refs Dedication Founded Denomination Location Notes
Christ Church Christ Church Cambridge.jpg Jesus 1837-1839 Church of England 52°12′28″N 0°08′00″E / 52.2078°N 0.1332°E / 52.2078; 0.1332 (Christ Church) Received a church graft from St Andrew the Great 2004
Christ the Redeemer 210131.Christ the Redeemer, Cambridge.jpg Jesus Church of England/
Methodist
52°12′43″N 0°09′53″E / 52.2119°N 0.1647°E / 52.2119; 0.1647 (Christ the Redeemer) 2004 merger of Meadowlands Methodist Church (founded in or before 1953) and Holy Cross, Fen Ditton
The Good Shepherd Church of the Good Shepherd Arbury Cambridge.JPG Jesus 1958 Church of England 52°13′31″N 0°07′35″E / 52.2254°N 0.1264°E / 52.2254; 0.1264 (The Good Shepherd)
Holy Trinity Holy Trinity Church - geograph.org.uk - 703654.jpg Trinity 1189 Church of England 52°12′21″N 0°07′13″E / 52.2059°N 0.1203°E / 52.2059; 0.1203 (Holy Trinity)
St Andrew's, Cherry Hinton St. Andrew's church, Cherry Hinton - geograph.org.uk - 876986.jpg Andrew c. 1200 Church of England 52°11′31″N 0°10′41″E / 52.1919°N 0.1781°E / 52.1919; 0.1781 (St Andrew, Cherry Hinton)
St Andrew's, Chesterton St Andrew's Church Chesterton Cambridge.jpg Andrew c. 1200 Church of England 52°12′55″N 0°08′23″E / 52.2154°N 0.1397°E / 52.2154; 0.1397 (St Andrew, Chesterton)
St Andrew the Great Church Of St Andrew The Great.jpg Andrew Medieval Church of England 52°12′18″N 0°07′18″E / 52.205°N 0.1217°E / 52.205; 0.1217 (St Andrew the Great) Medieval church demolished 1842, rebuilt in Victorian style. Redundant 1984; home to the congregation of Holy Sepulchre since 1994.
St Augustine of Canterbury St Augustine's Church - geograph.org.uk - 769615.jpg Augustine of Canterbury Church of England 52°13′11″N 0°06′28″E / 52.2198°N 0.1077°E / 52.2198; 0.1077 (St Augustine) Forms the Parish of the Ascension with St Giles's and St Peter's. Member of the 'Church at Castle' partnership
St Barnabas Church of St Barnabas (geograph 5884979).jpg Barnabas 1869 Church of England 52°11′59″N 0°08′16″E / 52.1996°N 0.1377°E / 52.1996; 0.1377 (St Barnabas)
St Bene't's St Benets exterior.jpg Benedict of Nursia 1020 c. 1020 Church of England 52°12′13″N 0°07′06″E / 52.2037°N 0.1183°E / 52.2037; 0.1183 (St Bene't) Oldest church in Cambridgeshire as well as the oldest building in Cambridge.
St Botolph's St Botolph's Church, Cambridge.JPG Botwulf of Thorney 1350 c. 1350 Church of England 52°12′09″N 0°07′05″E / 52.2025°N 0.1181°E / 52.2025; 0.1181 (St Botolph)
St Clement's Church of SS Clement and Athanasios - geograph.org.uk - 538001.jpg ? c. 1225 Church of England 52°12′33″N 0°07′05″E / 52.2091°N 0.118°E / 52.2091; 0.118 (St Clement)
St Edward King and Martyr St Edward King and Martyr, Cambridge (exterior).jpg Edward the Martyr c. 1250 Church of England 52°12′17″N 0°07′07″E / 52.2046°N 0.1186°E / 52.2046; 0.1186 (St Edward) Rebuilt 1400. Royal Peculiar
St Giles' St Giles' Church, Cambridge, England - DSCF2210.JPG Giles 1092 Church of England 52°12′40″N 0°06′53″E / 52.2111°N 0.1148°E / 52.2111; 0.1148 (St Giles) Forms the Parish of the Ascension with St Augustine's and St Peter's. Member of 'Church at Castle' partnership
St George St George church Cambridge.JPG George 1938 Church of England 52°13′27″N 0°08′33″E / 52.2243°N 0.1425°E / 52.2243; 0.1425 (St George)
St James St James Church Cambridge.jpg James 1955 Church of England 52°10′54″N 0°09′08″E / 52.1818°N 0.1522°E / 52.1818; 0.1522 (St James)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Cherry Hinton Road - geograph.org.uk - 609482.jpg Jesus 1965 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 52°11′02″N 0°10′10″E / 52.1840°N 0.1694°E / 52.1840; 0.1694 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
St John the Evangelist St John the Evangelist church Cambridge.jpg John the Evangelist 1891 Church of England 52°11′07″N 0°08′20″E / 52.1853°N 0.1390°E / 52.1853; 0.1390 (St John the Evangalist)
St Luke's St Luke Church Cambridge.JPG Luke 1863 URC / CoE 52°12′57″N 0°06′59″E / 52.2158°N 0.1163°E / 52.2158; 0.1163 (St Luke) Current structure erected 1873-1874. Local ecumenical partnership. Member of the 'Church at Castle' partnership
St Mark's St Marks Church, Newnham (geograph 3837660).jpg Mark 1870 Church of England 52°11′47″N 0°06′30″E / 52.1964°N 0.1082°E / 52.1964; 0.1082 (St Mark) Smaller wooden structure on site of current building in use until 1901
St Martin's St Martin's Church Cambridge.jpg Martin of Tours 1932 Church of England 52°11′35″N 0°09′01″E / 52.1931°N 0.1503°E / 52.1931; 0.1503 (St Martin) Services took place in temporary structures on the site of the current building until 1961
St Mary the Great Cambridge - Church of St Mary the Great.jpg Mary 1205 Church of England 52°12′19″N 0°07′06″E / 52.2053°N 0.1182°E / 52.2053; 0.1182 (St Mary the Great)
St Mary the Less St. Mary the Less in Trumpington Street - geograph.org.uk - 1508066.jpg Mary 1352 Church of England 52°12′04″N 0°07′05″E / 52.2011°N 0.1181°E / 52.2011; 0.1181 (St Mary the Less)
SS Mary and Michael Trumpington church - geograph.org.uk - 2812.jpg Mary & Michael 1200-1330 Church of England 52°10′26″N 0°06′31″E / 52.1739°N 0.1085°E / 52.1739; 0.1085 (SS Mary & Michael)
St Matthew's St Matthew's Church on Geldart Street, Cambridge, England.jpg Matthew 1866 Church of England 52°12′20″N 0°08′17″E / 52.2056°N 0.1380°E / 52.2056; 0.1380 (St Matthew) Received a church graft from St Andrew the Great 2008
St Paul's Cambridge, chiesa di saint paul.JPG Paul 1841 Church of England 52°11′51″N 0°07′46″E / 52.1976°N 0.1294°E / 52.1976; 0.1294 (St Paul)
St Philip's St Philip's Church in Mill Road, Cambridge, England.jpg Philip 1889 Church of England 52°11′51″N 0°08′45″E / 52.1976°N 0.1459°E / 52.1976; 0.1459 (St Philip)
St Thomas's Hall St Thomas's Hall Cambridge.jpg Thomas 1980 Church of England 52°11′30″N 0°09′25″E / 52.1918°N 0.1569°E / 52.1918; 0.1569 (St Thomas's Hall) Part of St Martin's parish; used regularly for services
Our Lady and the English Martyrs Cambridge Parkers Piece Catholic Church.jpg Mary & Forty Martyrs 1885-1890 Catholic Church 52°11′56″N 0°07′38″E / 52.1988°N 0.1273°E / 52.1988; 0.1273 (OLEM)
St Laurence's St Laurence's RC Church, Cambs, UK.JPG Lawrence of Rome 1947 Catholic Church 52°13′05″N 0°07′47″E / 52.2181°N 0.1296°E / 52.2181; 0.1296 (St Laurence) Permanent structure built 1958
St Philip Howard St Philip Howard Church Cambridge.jpg Philip Howard 1978 Catholic Church 52°11′09″N 0°09′38″E / 52.1859°N 0.1606°E / 52.1859; 0.1606 (St Philip Howard)
St Vincent de Paul Catholic church of St Vincent de Paul, Ditton Lane - geograph.org.uk - 35987.jpg Vincent de Paul 1958 Catholic Church 52°12′54″N 0°10′04″E / 52.2150°N 0.1679°E / 52.2150; 0.1679 (St Vincent de Paul) Parish of Our Lady and the English Martyrs. Current building was old St Laurence's until 1958 when it was moved to Ditton Lane.
Fisher House University Catholic Chaplaincy Fisher House, Cambridge.jpeg John Fisher 1925 Catholic Church 52°12′17″N 0°07′12″E / 52.2046°N 0.1199°E / 52.2046; 0.1199 (Fisher House)
St Athanasios Cherry Hinton Road United Reformed Church - geograph.org.uk - 759551.jpg Athanasius of Alexandria 1902 Greek Orthodox 52°11′16″N 0°08′40″E / 52.1878°N 0.1445°E / 52.1878; 0.1445 (St Athanasios) Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the building was formerly the Cherry Hinton Road United Reformed Church
Arbury Road Baptist Church Arbury Road Baptist Church - geograph.org.uk - 521266.jpg 1842 Baptist Union 52°13′18″N 0°08′01″E / 52.2217°N 0.1336°E / 52.2217; 0.1336 (Arbury Road Baptist) Originally called the Ebenezer. Moved to current site 1930. New chapel built 1966.
Barnwell Baptist Church Baptist Union 52°12′58″N 0°09′46″E / 52.2162°N 0.1628°E / 52.2162; 0.1628 (Barnwell Baptist)
Cherry Hinton Baptist Church Cherry Hinton Baptish Church.jpg Baptist Union 52°11′19″N 0°10′34″E / 52.1885°N 0.1760°E / 52.1885; 0.1760 (Cherry Hinton Baptist)
Mill Road Baptist Church Mill Road Baptist Church - geograph.org.uk - 707372.jpg 1881 Baptist Union 52°11′52″N 0°08′36″E / 52.1978°N 0.1432°E / 52.1978; 0.1432 (Mill Road Baptist)
St Andrew's Street Baptist Church St. Andrew's Baptist Church 2022.jpg 1721 Baptist Union 52°12′10″N 0°07′26″E / 52.2027°N 0.1239°E / 52.2027; 0.1239 (St Andrew's Street Baptist) Rebuilt 1836, 1903
Zion Baptist Church Zion Baptist Church, Cambridge.jpg Zion 1837 Baptist Union 52°12′13″N 0°07′57″E / 52.2035°N 0.1325°E / 52.2035; 0.1325 (Zion Baptist) Rebuilt 1879
Eden Baptist Church Eden Chapel Cambridge.jpg Eden 1823 FIEC 52°12′25″N 0°07′46″E / 52.2069°N 0.1295°E / 52.2069; 0.1295 (Eden Baptist) Originally a Strict and Particular Baptist chapel. Rebuilt 1874, 1982
Castle Street Methodist Church Castle Street Methodist Church, Cambridge.jpg 1823 Methodist Church 52°12′41″N 0°06′49″E / 52.2115°N 0.1136°E / 52.2115; 0.1136 (Castle Street Methodist) Member of the 'Church at Castle' partnership. Built as a Primitive Methodist church; rebuilt 1841, 1863, 1914.
Chesterton Methodist Church Chesterton Methodist Church - geograph.org.uk - 759704.jpg Methodist Church 52°13′15″N 0°08′44″E / 52.2207°N 0.1456°E / 52.2207; 0.1456 (Chesterton Methodist)
Wesley Methodist Church Wesley Methodist Church, Cambridge - geograph.org.uk - 1292860.jpg John Wesley 1913 Methodist Church 52°12′26″N 0°07′37″E / 52.2073°N 0.1269°E / 52.2073; 0.1269 (Wesley Methodist)
Downing Place United Reformed Church St Columba's Church, Downing Street, Cambridge - geograph.org.uk - 632925.jpg 1687 United Reformed 52°12′12″N 0°07′22″E / 52.2032°N 0.1227°E / 52.2032; 0.1227 (Downing Place URC) Founded from a merger of Emmanuel (1687) and St Columba's (c.1891); building dates from 1891
Jesus Lane Quaker Meeting House Jesus Lane Local Meeting.jpg 1776–7, 1884 Religious Society of Friends of Britain Yearly Meeting 52°12′30″N 0°07′12″E / 52.2084°N 0.1201°E / 52.2084; 0.1201 (Friends Meeting House) Originally found a meeting house in 1777, discontinued as meeting house in 1795, and then reused as a meeting in 1884.
Hartington Grove Quaker Meeting House Hartington Grove, Friends' Meeting House - geograph.org.uk - 4369369.jpg 1983 Religious Society of Friends of Britain Yearly Meeting 52°11′15″N 0°08′39″E / 52.1874°N 0.1442°E / 52.1874; 0.1442 (The Religious Society of Friends)
German Lutheran Church The German Lutheran Church in Cambridge and East Anglia - geograph.org.uk - 702077.jpg ? 52°11′26″N 0°07′51″E / 52.1906°N 0.1309°E / 52.1906; 0.1309 (German Lutheran Church) Aligned with the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD)
Cambridge Salvation Army Salvation Army Citadel, Tenison Road - geograph.org.uk - 829619.jpg 1914 Salvation Army 52°11′59″N 0°08′12″E / 52.1998°N 0.1368°E / 52.1998; 0.1368 (Salvation Army)
Cambridge Seventh-Day Adventist Church Cambridge Seventh-day Adventist Church.jpg 1920 Seventh-day Adventist Church 52°11′45″N 0°09′09″E / 52.1959°N 0.1525°E / 52.1959; 0.1525 (Seventh-Day Adventist) Permanent building 1962
North Arbury Chapel North Arbury Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 851565.jpg 1976 Partnership UK 52°13′51″N 0°07′46″E / 52.2308°N 0.1295°E / 52.2308; 0.1295 (North Arbury Chapel)
Roseford Chapel 1959 ? 52°13′33″N 0°07′00″E / 52.2258°N 0.1167°E / 52.2258; 0.1167 (Roseford Chapel)
Queen Edith Chapel Queen Edith Chapel Cambridge.jpg c. 1960 Partnership UK 52°10′53″N 0°09′10″E / 52.1814°N 0.1529°E / 52.1814; 0.1529 (Queen Edith Chapel)
King's Church Cambridge Living Waters Assemblies of God - geograph.org.uk - 829605.jpg Assemblies of God 52°11′55″N 0°08′10″E / 52.1986°N 0.1361°E / 52.1986; 0.1361 (King's Church) Building originally Tenison Road Baptist Chapel (opened 1897). Previously Living Waters Church.
C3 Church C3 Church, Cambridge.jpg c. 2015 ? 52°12′02″N 0°09′25″E / 52.2005°N 0.1570°E / 52.2005; 0.1570 (C3 Church) Formerly Cambridge Community Church. New church built on the site of St Stephen's Church, previously used the Free Church in Trumpington.
Memorial Unitarian Church Unitarian Church - Victoria Street - geograph.org.uk - 1131364.jpg 1904 Unitarian Church 52°12′18″N 0°07′34″E / 52.2051°N 0.1261°E / 52.2051; 0.1261 (Memorial Unitarian) Permanent building 1927, designed by Ronald Potter Jones
Cambridge Chinese Christian Church Castle End Mission - geograph.org.uk - 492481.jpg Inter­denominational 52°12′42″N 0°06′45″E / 52.2117°N 0.1124°E / 52.2117; 0.1124 (Cambridge Chinese Church) Castle End Mission (URC) until 2014. Built 1884
Christadelphian Hall 1954 Christ­adelphian 52°12′06″N 0°09′09″E / 52.2018°N 0.1525°E / 52.2018; 0.1525 (Christadelphian Hall)
City of David Church 2005 Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pentecostal 52°11′15″N 0°09′18″E / 52.1875°N 0.155°E / 52.1875; 0.155 (City of David Church) Worship Centre located on Cherry Hinton Road
First Church of Christ Scientist Christian Science Church, Panton Street, Cambridge.jpg Christian Science 52°11′45″N 0°07′29″E / 52.1957°N 0.1248°E / 52.1957; 0.1248 (1st Church of Christ Scientist) The building shows the date 1866
Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses 52°12′46″N 0°08′50″E / 52.2127°N 0.1472°E / 52.2127; 0.1472 (Kingdom Hall)

College and school chapels

Name Image Refs Dedication Founded Denomination Location Notes
King's College Chapel KingsCollegeChapel.jpg Mary & Nicholas 1446-1515 Church of England 52°12′17″N 0°06′59″E / 52.2048°N 0.1165°E / 52.2048; 0.1165 (King's College Chapel)
Queens' College Chapel Queens College Cambridge chapel walnut tree court night.jpg Margaret the Virgin & Bernard of Clairvaux 1450s Church of England 52°12′10″N 0°06′57″E / 52.2029°N 0.1159°E / 52.2029; 0.1159 (Queens' College Chapel) Rebuilt in a different part of the college 1891
Christ's College Chapel Christ's College Chapel, Cambridge, UK - Diliff.jpg c. 1440 Church of England 52°12′21″N 0°07′20″E / 52.2057°N 0.1221°E / 52.2057; 0.1221 (Christ's College Chapel) Enlarged and reconsecrated 1510 when God's-house was refounded as Christ's
Chapel at Churchill College The chapel at Churchill College, Cambridge (geograph 1663320).jpg 1967 Inter­denominational 52°12′51″N 0°05′49″E / 52.2142°N 0.0970°E / 52.2142; 0.0970 (Churchill College Chapel)
Clare College Chapel Clare College Chapel, Cambridge.jpg Mary 1363 Church of England 52°12′19″N 0°06′57″E / 52.2053°N 0.1158°E / 52.2053; 0.1158 (Clare College Chapel) Rebuilt 1535. Current structure was built in 1763-1769
Corpus Christi College Chapel CCCC Chapel Exterior.JPG 1577 Church of England 52°12′11″N 0°07′07″E / 52.2030°N 0.1187°E / 52.2030; 0.1187 (Corpus Christi College Chapel) Previously the college used the nearby St Bene't's church. New chapel built 1827 by William Wilkins
Downing College Chapel Downing College, Cambridge - Chapel (2).JPG 1950–1953 Church of England 52°12′04″N 0°07′24″E / 52.2012°N 0.1233°E / 52.2012; 0.1233 (Downing College Chapel) The college spent over 150 years attempting to obtain a purpose-built chapel
Emmanuel College Chapel The Chapel Emmanuel College1.jpg c. 1590 Church of England 52°12′14″N 0°07′28″E / 52.2039°N 0.1245°E / 52.2039; 0.1245 (Emmanuel College Chapel) Original chapel (previously dining hall of Dominican friary) became library. Current Christopher Wren structure 1677.
Fitzwilliam College Chapel Inside Chapel, Fitz.jpg 1991 Inter­denominational 52°12′54″N 0°06′20″E / 52.2150°N 0.1055°E / 52.2150; 0.1055 (Fitzwilliam College Chapel)
Girton College Chapel Girton College, Cambridge university 002.jpg 1899–1902 Church of England 52°13′41″N 0°05′03″E / 52.2281°N 0.0843°E / 52.2281; 0.0843 (Girton College Chapel)
Gonville and Caius College Chapel Cambridge - Gonville and Caius College - 1102.jpg 1393 Church of England 52°12′22″N 0°07′02″E / 52.2060°N 0.1172°E / 52.2060; 0.1172 (Gonville & Caius College Chapel) Oldest college chapel in either Oxford or Cambridge which has been in continuous use as such
Jesus College Chapel Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge - geograph.org.uk - 168873.jpg 1157–1245 Church of England 52°12′32″N 0°07′27″E / 52.2090°N 0.1242°E / 52.2090; 0.1242 (Jesus College Chapel) Oldest university building in Cambridge still in use. Previously chapel of St Radegund's Priory until college was founded c. 1500
Magdalene College Chapel Chapel and Hall, Magdalene College - geograph.org.uk - 492487.jpg 1470–1472 Church of England 52°12′38″N 0°06′58″E / 52.2105°N 0.1162°E / 52.2105; 0.1162 (Magdalene College Chapel)
Pembroke College Chapel The Chapel Pembroke College4.jpg c. 1350 Church of England 52°12′06″N 0°07′07″E / 52.20155°N 0.1187°E / 52.20155; 0.1187 (Pembroke College Chapel) Original chapel (first bespoke college chapel in town) now Old Library; current chapel designed by Christopher Wren consecrated 1665
Peterhouse Chapel Peterhouse College, Cambridge, England - IMG 0700.JPG 1628 Church of England 52°12′04″N 0°07′07″E / 52.2010°N 0.1187°E / 52.2010; 0.1187 (Peterhouse College Chapel) College previously employed St Mary the Less as its chapel
Robinson College Chapel Robinson College Chapel (4767504518).jpg 1981 Inter­denominational 52°12′17″N 0°06′20″E / 52.2047°N 0.1055°E / 52.2047; 0.1055 (Robinson College Chapel)
St Catharine's College Chapel Chapel at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.jpg pre-1704 Church of England 52°12′11″N 0°07′01″E / 52.20315°N 0.1169°E / 52.20315; 0.1169 (St Catharine's College Chapel) Rebuilt and reconsecrated 1704
St Edmund's College Chapel StEdmundsCollege4.jpg 1916 Catholic Church 52°12′47″N 0°06′31″E / 52.2130°N 0.1087°E / 52.2130; 0.1087 (St Edmund's College Chapel)
St John's College Chapel St John's College Chapel Court, Cambridge, UK - Diliff.jpg c. 1300 Church of England 52°12′30″N 0°07′04″E / 52.2082°N 0.1178°E / 52.2082; 0.1178 (St John's College Chapel) Current structure constructed 1866-1869, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. Tallest structure in Cambridge
Selwyn College Chapel Selwyn College Cambridge Chapel Exterior.jpg 1895 Church of England 52°12′03″N 0°06′24″E / 52.20095°N 0.1068°E / 52.20095; 0.1068 (Selwyn College Chapel)
Sidney Sussex College Chapel Sidney Sussex Chapel.jpg c. 1600 Church of England 52°12′25″N 0°07′15″E / 52.2069°N 0.1208°E / 52.2069; 0.1208 (Sidney Sussex College Chapel) Previously a friary building; rebuilt 1776
Trinity College Chapel Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge.jpg 1554–1567 Church of England 52°12′27″N 0°07′03″E / 52.2074°N 0.1175°E / 52.2074; 0.1175 (Trinity College Chapel)
Trinity Hall Chapel Trinity Hall College Chapel Cambridge interior.jpg 1366 Church of England 52°12′20″N 0°06′57″E / 52.2056°N 0.1157°E / 52.2056; 0.1157 (Trinity Hall College Chapel)
Memorial Chapel, The Leys School The Leys School Chapel.jpg 1905 Methodist 52°11′48″N 0°07′17″E / 52.1968°N 0.1214°E / 52.1968; 0.1214 (The Leys School Chapel)
Ridley Hall Chapel Ridley Hall Chapel.jpg After 1891 Church of England 52°12′01″N 0°06′40″E / 52.2003°N 0.1110°E / 52.2003; 0.1110 (Ridley Hall Chapel)
Wesley House Chapel Wesley House Chapel.jpg 1930 Methodist 52°12′32″N 0°07′20″E / 52.2088°N 0.1222°E / 52.2088; 0.1222 (Wesley House Chapel)
Westcott House Chapel Westcott House Chapel.jpg Church of England 52°12′28″N 0°07′22″E / 52.20785°N 0.1228°E / 52.20785; 0.1228 (Westcott House Chapel)
Westminster College Chapel Westminster College, Cambridge.jpg 1897–1899 United Reformed 52°12′39″N 0°06′44″E / 52.2107°N 0.1123°E / 52.2107; 0.1123 (Wesminster College Chapel)
Westfield House Chapel Resurrection Lutheran Church - geograph.org.uk - 836621.jpg Titus Evangelical Lutheran Church of England 52°12′55″N 0°06′34″E / 52.2152°N 0.1095°E / 52.2152; 0.1095 (Resurrection Lutheran) Used by the local Lutheran congregation, Resurrection Lutheran Church

Disused churches

Name Image Refs Founded Defunct Denomination Location Notes
Michaelhouse St Michael's, Cambridge, England - IMG 0673.JPG 1324 1908 Church of England 52°12′22″N 0°07′06″E / 52.2060°N 0.1183°E / 52.2060; 0.1183 (Michaelhouse) Combined with parish of St Mary the Great 1908. Now used as a cafe with occasional services.
St Peter's St Peter's Church, Cambridge.jpg c. 1150 Church of England 52°12′40″N 0°06′50″E / 52.21107°N 0.1139°E / 52.21107; 0.1139 (St Peter) Managed by Churches Conservation Trust. Forms the Parish of the Ascension with St Augustine's and St Giles's. Member of the 'Church at Castle' partnership with St Giles's, St Augustine's, St Luke's (C of E/URC) and Castle Street Methodist Church.
All Saints All Saints' Church Cambridge exterior.jpg 1863 1973 Church of England 52°12′30″N 0°07′24″E / 52.2082°N 0.1232°E / 52.2082; 0.1232 (All Saints) Previously stood opposite St John's College in what is now All Saints' Churchyard; pulled down and rebuilt in current location 1863. Redundant 1973. Not used for Anglican services; joint benefice with the Holy Sepulchre (Round Church) parish which meets in St Andrew the Great church building
Holy Sepulchre (The Round Church) Round Church, Cambridge - 02.jpg 1130 Church of England 52°12′30″N 0°07′08″E / 52.2084°N 0.1189°E / 52.2084; 0.1189 (Holy Sepulchre) Managed by Christian Heritage. Now a joint benefice with St Andrew the Great, where the parish's congregation meets
Leper Chapel (Chapel of St Mary Magdalene) LeperChapelCambridge.jpg 1125 c. 1125 Church of England 52°12′50″N 0°09′09″E / 52.2139°N 0.1526°E / 52.2139; 0.1526 (Leper Chapel) Defunct and managed by the Cambridge Preservation Society. Oldest complete surviving building in Cambridge. In a united benefice with Christ the Redeemer and used for occasional services.
St Andrew The Less Cambridge, St Andrew the Less - geograph.org.uk - 2989.jpg 1190 Church of England 52°12′32″N 0°08′23″E / 52.20895°N 0.1397°E / 52.20895; 0.1397 (St Andrew the Less) In a united benefice with Christ Church and rarely, if ever, used for services
Emmanuel United Reformed Church Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge color corrected.jpg 1874 2020 United Reformed 52°12′05″N 0°07′06″E / 52.2014°N 0.1182°E / 52.2014; 0.1182 (Emmanuel URC) Congregation merged with St Columba's to form Downing Place URC. Building now belongs to Pembroke College.
Trumpington Free Church Cambridge Community Church - geograph.org.uk - 644124.jpg 1899 52°10′36″N 0°06′52″E / 52.1767°N 0.1145°E / 52.1767; 0.1145 (Trumpington Free Church) Formerly used by the Cambridge Community Church (C3 Church).

Demolished churches

Name Image Refs Founded Defunct Denomination Location Notes
All Saints by the Castle Perhaps before 1050 c. 1365 The parish became depopulated after the Black Death and was united with St Giles in 1365. The church became dilapidated, with its ruins still noted on a map in 1635.
St John Zachary Before 1207 c. 1446 Parish church destroyed to make way for King's College Chapel. It was rebuilt nearby in 1458, but was last recorded in 1488, by when its parish was defunct due to houses being replaced by college buildings.
St Stephen's St Stephen's church, Brooks Road - geograph.org.uk - 702341.jpg 1962 c. 2015 Church of England 52°12′01″N 0°09′26″E / 52.2004°N 0.1572°E / 52.2004; 0.1572 (St Stephen) Begun as St Radegund's Hall. Name St Stephen's 1948. New building dedicated 1962. Church of England church closed c. 2010. Demolished c. 2015 and replaced by the C3 Church.

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