List of churches in Luton facts for kids
The following is a list of churches in Luton, a unitary authority in Bedfordshire, England.
Active churches
The borough has an estimated 117 churches for 216,800 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 1,853 people. This is a higher density than many other recently built urban areas due to the high number of Pentecostal churches in the town (an estimated 52 churches, nearly half of the total number).
| Name | Ward | Web | Dedication | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Hugh, Lewsey | Lewsey | Hugh of Lincoln (?) | 1959 | Church of England | First building 1961. Current building 1967 | ||
| St Martin de Porres, Luton | Lewsey | Martin de Porres | 1962 | Roman Catholic | |||
| Lewsey Pentecostal Church | Lewsey | Assemblies of God | |||||
| St Luke, Leagrave | Leagrave | Luke | pre-1956 | Church of England | Current building 1956 | ||
| High Street Methodist Church, Leagrave | Leagrave | Methodist | South Beds Methodist Circuit | ||||
| Assembly of the First Born, Luton | Leagrave | AFB | Meets in Methodist Church | ||||
| Christian Pilgrim Church | Leagrave | ? | Meets in St Luke's | ||||
| Luton Tabernacle | Leagrave | 2002 | ? | ||||
| Stanton Road Baptist Church | Challney | pre-1954 | Baptist Union | Current building 1954. Previously in Derby Road | |||
| Kingsway International Christian Centre | Challney | ? | Meets in Challney High School for Girls | ||||
| St John the Apostle, Luton | Sundon Park | John the Evangelist | 1966 | Roman Catholic | Holy Family & St John Parish | Merged into Holy Family parish 2001 | |
| Sundon Park Baptist Church | Sundon Park | Baptist Union | |||||
| Holy Cross, Marsh Farm | Northwell | Cross | 1960s | Church of England | Bishop of Richborough. Current building 1976 | ||
| Holy Family, Luton | Northwell | Holy Family | 1960s | Roman Catholic | Holy Family & St John Parish | Current building 1982-1983 | |
| Church of God of Prophecy, Luton | Northwell | CGP | |||||
| Bramingham Park Church | Bramingham | 1980 | Baptist Union | Daughter of Limbury Baptist. Current building 1990 | |||
| St Augustine of Canterbury, Limbury | Limbury | Augustine of Canterbury | pre-1964 | Church of England | Current building 1964 | ||
| Mount Pleasant Methodist Church | Limbury | Methodist | South Beds Methodist Circuit | ||||
| Born Again Bibleway Church | Limbury | Bible Way | Meets in Mt Pleasant Methodist Church | ||||
| Community Church Luton | Limbury | 1984 | Independent | ||||
| Christchurch Christian Centre | Limbury | ? | |||||
| Pentecostal Apostolic Church of Luton | Limbury | ? | Meets in St Augustine's Church | ||||
| St John's Methodist Church, Barton Road | Icknield | Methodist | South Beds Methodist Circuit | ||||
| Birdsfoot Gospel Hall | Icknield | Gospel Hall | |||||
| Luton North Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Icknield | 7th-Day Adventist | Meets in St John's Methodist Church | ||||
| Victory Life Chapel Luton | Icknield | RCCG | |||||
| Gospel Pentecostal Ministries | Icknield | ? | |||||
| Holy Trinity, Biscot | Saints | Trinity | 1867 | Church of England | |||
| St Joseph the Worker, Luton | Saints | Joseph | 1937 | Roman Catholic | |||
| Limbury Baptist Church | Saints | pre-1917 | Baptist Union | ||||
| The Olive Tree Church | Saints | pre-1937 | Baptist / Methodist | Blenheim Cresc. Baptist & St Margaret's Meth. merged, meeting at latter | |||
| Fellowship Baptist Church | Saints | 1982 | Ind. Baptist | Meets in William Austen Infant School | |||
| Selborne Gospel Hall | Saints | Gospel Hall | |||||
| Kingdom Builders Family Church | Saints | 2006 | RCCG | ||||
| Christ Divine Bible Church | Saints | ? | |||||
| Grace Springs Church | Saints | ? | Meets in Saints Community Centre | ||||
| New Covenant Church Luton | Saints | ? | |||||
| Christchurch, Bushmead | Barnfield | Jesus | 1992 | Church of England | New Wine. Current building 2003 | ||
| St Peter, Luton | Dallow | Peter | pre-1964 | Church of England | All Saints w St Peter | Original building closed in 1964. Current building 1972 | |
| All Saints, Luton | Dallow | All Saints | 1907 | Church of England | All Saints w St Peter | Current building 1923 | |
| Beech Hill Methodist Church | Dallow | 1908 | Methodist | South Beds Methodist Circuit | Current building 1933-1934 | ||
| Oakdale Methodist Church | Dallow | Methodist | South Beds Methodist Circuit | ||||
| Beulah Apostolic Church | Dallow | ||||||
| Mountain of Fire & Miracles Ministries | Dallow | MOFAM | Meets in Dallow Primary School | ||||
| Restoration Revival Fellowship, Luton | Dallow | RRF | |||||
| Asian Christian Fellowship, Luton | Dallow | ? | Meets in Beech Hill Methodist Church. Services in Punjabi | ||||
| First Born Church of the Living God | Dallow | ? | Meets in Oakdale Methodist | ||||
| Vision Gospel Church | Dallow | ? | |||||
| St Andrew, Luton | Biscot | Andrew | 1932 | Church of England | |||
| The Holy Ghost, Luton | Biscot | Holy Spirit | 1964-1965 | Roman Catholic | |||
| Bury Park United Reformed Church | Biscot | United Reformed | |||||
| German Lutheran Congregation | Biscot | Lutheran | Meets in St Andrew's | ||||
| Calvary Church of God in Christ, Luton | Biscot | COGIC | |||||
| AIRS Ministry Church | Biscot | ? | |||||
| St John the Baptist, Farley Hill | Farley | John the Baptist | pre-1969 | Church of England | New Wine. Current building 1969 | ||
| St Saviour, Luton | Farley | Jesus | 1897 | Church of England | Bishop of Richborough | ||
| St Margaret of Scotland, Luton | Farley | Margaret of Scotland | 1946 | Roman Catholic | |||
| Farley Hill Methodist Church | Farley | Methodist | South Beds Methodist Circuit | ||||
| New Life Assembly Luton | Farley | RCCG | |||||
| Grace Communion Church, Luton | Farley | Grace Communion | Meets in Farley Hill Methodist | ||||
| Shepherd's Voice Ministries, Luton | Farley | Shepherd's Voice | |||||
| St Paul, Luton | South | Paul | Church of England | Current building 1991 | |||
| St Mary, Luton | South | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | |||
| Our Lady Help of Christians, Luton | South | Mary | 1884 | Roman Catholic | Current building 1910 | ||
| Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church | South | Ukrainian Greek Cath. | |||||
| Central Baptist Church, Luton | South | Baptist Union | |||||
| Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel, Luton | South | 1873 | Gospel Standard | Current building 1906 | |||
| Strathmore Avenue Methodist Church | South | 1972 | Methodist | South Beds Methodist Circuit | |||
| Luton Salvation Army | South | Salvation Army | |||||
| Luton Christian Fellowship | South | 2013 | Elim | Planted from Elim Stevenage | |||
| RCCG Victory Centre for All Nations | South | 2000 | RCCG | ||||
| Apostolic Faith Mission Luton Assembly | South | Apost. Faith Mission | |||||
| New Covenant Fellowship Church | South | Avada Churches | |||||
| Luton Chinese Christian Church | South | pre-1994 | Chinese Overseas Miss. | ||||
| Christ Apostolic Church New Testament Assembly | South | 2005 | Christ Apostolic | ||||
| New Testament Church of God, Luton | South | NTCG | |||||
| Potter's House Christian Fellowship Church | South | Potter's House | |||||
| United Church of the Kingdom of God | South | UCKG | |||||
| Victorious Pentecostal Assembly Luton | South | VPA | |||||
| Word of Faith Centre | South | 1988 | Apostolic Church | ||||
| United Pentecostal Church of God | South | ? | Meets in Strathmore Avenue Methodist | ||||
| City Life Church Luton | South | ? | |||||
| True Vine Fellowship | South | 1997 | ? | ||||
| Four Winds Church of God Ministries | South | ? | |||||
| Gatehouse Apostolic Ministries International aka Kingdom Arena | South | 2006 | Pentecostal & Charismatic leanings | Meets at 6-8 Union Street, Luton LU1 3AN | |||
| Lighthouse Christian Centre Luton | South | ? | Meets in Park Town Community Centre | ||||
| Revelation Christian Centre | South | ? | |||||
| Rivers of Life | South | ? | |||||
| Watersprings Christian Centre | South | ? | |||||
| True Word Shabbat Assembly | South | ? | |||||
| St Matthew, High Town | High Town | Matthew | 1875 | Church of England | |||
| Hightown Baptist Church | High Town | 1906 | Ind. Baptist | Current building 1913 | |||
| High Town Methodist Church | High Town | Methodist | South Beds Methodist Circuit | ||||
| St Ninian's United Reformed Church | High Town | Ninian | United Reformed | ||||
| Luton Central Seventh-Day Adventist Ch. | High Town | 7th-Day Adventist | |||||
| Hope Church Luton | High Town | 2002 | Newfrontiers | ||||
| Christ Apostolic Church East of Luton | High Town | 2017 | Christ Apostolic | ||||
| Journey Church | High Town | ? | Meets in St Matthew's | ||||
| Haven of Glory Church | High Town | 2014 | ? | Nigerian | |||
| Luton Pentecostal Church | High Town | ? | |||||
| Celestial Church of Christ St-Emmanuel | High Town | ? | |||||
| Five Talent Church International | High Town | 2001 | ? | ||||
| Lighthouse Chapel International | High Town | ? | Meets in Hightown Community Centre | ||||
| Luton Worship Centre Church | High Town | ? | |||||
| St Christopher, Luton | Round Green | Christopher | 1914 | Church of England | St Anne w St Christopher | St John's until 1936 | |
| St Anne, Luton | Round Green | Anne | 1937 | Church of England | St Anne w St Christopher | ||
| Luton International Church | Round Green | c. 1993 | ? | Meets in Ashcroft School | |||
| St Thomas, Stopsley | Stopsley | Thomas | 1862 | Church of England | |||
| Sacred Heart of Jesus, Luton | Stopsley | Sacred Heart | 1946 | Roman Catholic | Current building 1950 | ||
| Stopsley Baptist Church | Stopsley | Baptist Union | |||||
| Cornerstone Church, Luton | Stopsley | 2011 | FIEC | Meets in Putteridge High School | |||
| RCCG Strong Tower Stopsley | Stopsley | c. 2015 | RCCG | ||||
| St Francis, Luton | Crawley | Francis of Assisi | 1959-1960 | Church of England | Benefice also includes Cockernhoe in Hertfordshire | ||
| Luton Quaker Meeting | Crawley | Quakers | |||||
| Luton Messianic Fellowship | Crawley | ? | Meets in Quaker Meeting House | ||||
| Ramridge Baptist Church | Wigmore | 1954 | Baptist Union | ||||
| Wigmore Church | Wigmore | 1980s | Methodist / URC | Roots in King St Congreg. Church, Luton (1864-1965) |
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