List of churches in Torbay facts for kids
The following is a list of churches in Torbay, Devon, England.
Active churches
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Willows Community Church | The Willows | Independent | |||||
| St Martin, Barton | Barton | Martin of Tours | 1928 | Church of England | Mission Community | Anglo-Catholic. Current building 1940, parished 1960 | |
| Barton Baptist Church | Barton | Baptist Union | |||||
| Hele Road Baptist Church | Hele | mid C19th | Baptist Union | ||||
| Together Church | Upton | Newfrontiers | Meets in The Echo Building | ||||
| St Mary the Virgin, St Marychurch | St Marychurch | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Mission Community | Bishop of Oswestry. Mostly destroyed by a WW2 bomb & rebuilt | |
| Our Lady Help of Christians & St Denis | St Marychurch | Mary & Denis | 1867-1881 | Roman Catholic | Grade I listed | ||
| All Saints, Babbacombe | Babbacombe | All Saints | 1865-1867 | Church of England | Mission Community | Grade I listed. Bishop of Ebbsfleet | |
| Furrough Road United Reformed Church | Babbacombe | 1852 | URC | Originated as a split from the local Anglican church | |||
| Christ Church, Ellacombe | Ellacombe | Jesus | 1868 | Church of England | Church closed for worship | ||
| Victoria Park Methodist Church, Torquay | Ellacombe | 1864 | Methodist | Torbay Methodist Circuit | |||
| St Matthias, Ilsham | Torquay | Matthias | 1857-1858 | Church of England | |||
| St John the Apostle, Torquay | Torquay | John the Evangelist | 1822 | Church of England | Mission Community | Began as Torquay Chapel of Ease. St John's built, parished 1862 | |
| St Luke, Torquay | Torquay | Luke | 1861 | Church of England | West Torquay Miss. Comm. | Parished 1869 | |
| St Mary Magdalene, Upton | Torquay | Mary Magdalene | 1849 | Church of England | |||
| Assumption of Our Lady, Torquay | Torquay | Assumption of Mary | 1853-1854 | Roman Catholic | |||
| St Andrew Greek Orth. Church, Torquay | Torquay | Andrew | 1972 | Greek Orthodox | Building was once St Saviour's CoE | ||
| St Petroc's British Orthodox Mission | Torquay | Petroc | British Orthodox | Meets in the Unitarian church | |||
| Upton Vale Baptist Church | Torquay | 1832 | Baptist Union | Current building 1862-1863 | |||
| Torbay Central Church | Torquay | 1807 | Methodist / URC | Torbay Methodist Circuit | URC & 2 Methodist churches united and built new building 1976 | ||
| Torquay Salvation Army | Torquay | Salvation Army | |||||
| Hebron Gospel Hall | Torquay | Hebron | Gospel Hall | ||||
| Riviera Christian Centre | Torquay | Elim | |||||
| Riviera Life Church | Torquay | c. 1970s | Assemblies of God | Planted from Living Waters Paignton | |||
| Engage Torbay | Torquay | Hillsong Network | |||||
| Torquay Quaker Meeting | Torquay | Quakers | |||||
| Torquay Adventist Church | Torquay | 7th-Day Adventist | |||||
| Torquay Unitarian Church | Torquay | pre-1912 | Unitarian | Current building 1912 | |||
| All Saints, Torre | Torre | 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 | ||
| Overcomers House Torquay | Shiphay | 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 | Angels | 1938 | 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 | Paul | c. 1900 | Church of England | Christ Church & St Paul's | First building 1909, rebuilt 1939 | |
| Christ Church, Paignton | Paignton | Jesus | 1888 | Church of England | Christ Church & St Paul's | First church 1886, now the church hall. | |
| Preston Baptist Church | Preston | 1927 | Baptist Union | Current building 1939-1940 | |||
| St Boniface, Paignton | Paignton | Boniface | Church of England | Paignton | |||
| St John the Baptist, Paignton | Paignton | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | Paignton | ||
| Bay Church St Andrew, Paignton | Paignton | Andrew | Church of England | Church plant by St Matts Plymouth and others. | |||
| Sacred Heart & St Teresa of the Child Jesus | Paignton | Sac Heart, Thérèse of Lis. | 1882 | Roman Catholic | Current building 1930-1931, reconsecrated 1992 | ||
| Paignton Baptist Church | Paignton | 1830 | Baptist Union | Current building 1882-1886 | |||
| Roselands Community Church | Paignton | 1990s | Baptist Union | Planted by local Baptist churches | |||
| Southfields Methodist Church, Paignton | Paignton | 1884 | Methodist | Torbay Methodist Circuit | Building dates from 1818, previously Congregational. Closed as a place of worship. Now called Southfield Christian Centre, home of the Paignton Community Larder. | ||
| Palace Avenue Methodist Church, Paignton | Paignton | 1820s | Methodist | Torbay Methodist Circuit | |||
| Paignton Salvation Army | Paignton | Salvation Army | |||||
| Living Waters Church, Paignton | Preston | 1965 | Assemblies of God | ||||
| Gerston Chapel | Paignton | 1888 | Independent | Of Brethren origin | |||
| Great Parks Chapel | Paignton | 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 | Methodist | Torbay Methodist Circuit | ||||
| Good Shepherd Chapel, Galmpton | Galmpton | Jesus | Church of England | Brixham | Benefice includes one church in Devon | ||
| Galmpton Evangelical Congregational Church | Galmpton | 1831 | EFCC | 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 | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Brixham | ||
| Our Lady Star of the Sea, Brixham | Brixham | Mary | 1967 | Roman Catholic | Only church with a car park on the roof | ||
| Brixham Baptist Church | Brixham | 1801 | Baptist Union | Rebuilt 1858 | |||
| Brixham Methodist Church | Brixham | pre-1816 | Methodist | Torbay Methodist Circuit | |||
| Brixham United Reformed Church | Brixham | URC | New building 2009 | ||||
| Brixham Community Church | Brixham | c. 1970s | Assemblies of God | ||||
| Brixham Salvation Army | Brixham | Salvation Army |
Defunct churches
| Name | Neighbourhood | Web | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Barnabas, Ellacombe | Ellacombe | Barnabas | 1878 | 1965 | Church of England | ||
| St Paul, Ellacombe | Ellacombe | Paul | 1890 | 1966 | Church of England | ||
| St Saviour, Torquay | Torquay | 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 | Michael & Angels | 1875-1877 | 1968 | Church of England | Demolished | |
| St Mark, Torwood | Torquay | 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 | James | 1891 | 1965 | Church of England | ||
| SS John Fisher & Thomas More, Hele Road | Torquay | John Fisher, Thomas More | 1935 | pre-2006 | Roman Catholic | Demolished pre-2006 | |
| Abbey Road Congregational Church | Torquay | 1847 | 1981 | Congregational | Demolished 1982. Merged with Furrough Road URC | ||
| Cary Street Independent Chapel | Torquay | 1833 | 1877 | Congregational | |||
| St Andrew's Scottish Presbyterian Church | Torquay | Andrew | 1863 | 1951 | |||
| St Michael's Church, Paignton | Paignton | Michael | 1939 | 1979 | Church of England | Preserved chapel still used for services | |
| St Peter Chanel, Foxhole Estate | Paignton | Peter Chanel | 1962 | 1988 | Roman Catholic | ||
| Foxhole Grace Baptist Church | Paignton | 2016 | |||||
| St Peter, Brixham | Brixham | Peter | mid C19th | 1977 | Church of England |
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