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.
NameNeighbourhoodWebDedicationFoundedDenominationBeneficeNotesThe Willows Community ChurchThe WillowsIndependentSt Martin, BartonBartonMartin of Tours1928Church of EnglandMission CommunityAnglo-Catholic. Current building 1940, parished 1960Barton Baptist ChurchBartonBaptist UnionHele Road Baptist ChurchHelemid C19thBaptist UnionTogether ChurchUptonNewfrontiersMeets in The Echo BuildingSt Mary the Virgin, St MarychurchSt MarychurchMaryMedievalChurch of EnglandMission CommunityBishop of Oswestry. Mostly destroyed by a WW2 bomb & rebuiltOur Lady Help of Christians & St DenisSt MarychurchMary & Denis1867-1881Roman CatholicGrade I listedAll Saints, BabbacombeBabbacombeAll Saints1865-1867Church of EnglandMission CommunityGrade I listed. Bishop of EbbsfleetFurrough Road United Reformed ChurchBabbacombe1852URCOriginated as a split from the local Anglican churchChrist Church, EllacombeEllacombeJesus1868Church of England Church closed for worshipVictoria Park Methodist Church, TorquayEllacombe1864MethodistTorbay Methodist CircuitSt Matthias, IlshamTorquayMatthias1857-1858Church of EnglandSt John the Apostle, TorquayTorquayJohn the Evangelist1822Church of EnglandMission CommunityBegan as Torquay Chapel of Ease. St John's built, parished 1862St Luke, TorquayTorquayLuke1861Church of EnglandWest Torquay Miss. Comm.Parished 1869St Mary Magdalene, UptonTorquayMary Magdalene1849Church of EnglandAssumption of Our Lady, TorquayTorquayAssumption of Mary1853-1854Roman CatholicSt Andrew Greek Orth. Church, TorquayTorquayAndrew1972Greek OrthodoxBuilding was once St Saviour's CoESt Petroc's British Orthodox MissionTorquayPetrocBritish OrthodoxMeets in the Unitarian churchUpton Vale Baptist ChurchTorquay1832Baptist UnionCurrent building 1862-1863Torbay Central ChurchTorquay1807Methodist / URCTorbay Methodist CircuitURC & 2 Methodist churches united and built new building 1976Torquay Salvation ArmyTorquaySalvation ArmyHebron Gospel HallTorquayHebronGospel HallRiviera Christian CentreTorquayElimRiviera Life ChurchTorquayc. 1970sAssemblies of GodPlanted from Living Waters PaigntonEngage TorbayTorquayHillsong NetworkTorquay Quaker MeetingTorquayQuakersTorquay Adventist ChurchTorquay7th-Day AdventistTorquay Unitarian ChurchTorquaypre-1912UnitarianCurrent building 1912All Saints, TorreTorreAll Saints1867Church of EnglandWest Torquay Miss. Comm.Bishop of Oswestry. Rebuilt 1886–89St John the Baptist, ShiphayShiphayJohn the Baptist1897Church of EnglandParished 1956St Andrew's Methodist Church, TorquayShiphayAndrew1952-1953MethodistTorbay Methodist CircuitOvercomers House TorquayShiphayRCCGMeets in Torquay Boys' Grammar SchoolSt Peter, ChelstonChelstonPeter1954Church of EnglandCockingtonCurrent building 1962St Matthew, ChelstonChelstonMatthew1884Church of EnglandCockingtonCurrent building 1895Holy Angels, ChelstonChelstonAngels1938Roman CatholicSS George & Mary, CockingtonCockingtonGeorge & MaryMedievalChurch of EnglandCockingtonOne of the three ancient medieval parishes of TorquaySt Paul, PaigntonPrestonPaulc. 1900Church of EnglandChrist Church & St Paul'sFirst building 1909, rebuilt 1939Christ Church, PaigntonPaigntonJesus1888Church of EnglandChrist Church & St Paul's First church 1886, now the church hall.Preston Baptist ChurchPreston1927Baptist UnionCurrent building 1939–1940St Boniface, PaigntonPaigntonBonifaceChurch of EnglandPaigntonChurch closed pending demolition for flats.St John the Baptist, PaigntonPaigntonJohn the BaptistMedievalChurch of EnglandPaigntonBay Church St Andrew, PaigntonPaigntonAndrewChurch of England Church plant by St Matts Plymouth and others.Sacred Heart & St Teresa of the Child JesusPaigntonSac Heart, Thérèse of Lis.1882Roman CatholicCurrent building 1930–1931, reconsecrated 1992Paignton Baptist ChurchPaignton1830Baptist UnionCurrent building 1882–1886Roselands Community ChurchPaignton1990sBaptist UnionPlanted by local Baptist churchesSouthfields Methodist Church, PaigntonPaignton1884MethodistTorbay Methodist CircuitBuilding 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, PaigntonPaignton1820sMethodistTorbay Methodist CircuitPaignton Salvation ArmyPaigntonSalvation ArmyLiving Waters Church, PaigntonPreston1965Assemblies of GodGerston ChapelPaignton1888IndependentOf Brethren originGreat Parks ChapelPaigntonPartnership UKSt Mary the Virgin, Collaton St MaryCollaton St MaryMary1864-1866Church of EnglandCollaton & GoodringtonSt George, GoodringtonGoodringtonGeorge1938Church of EnglandCollaton & GoodringtonGoodrington Methodist ChurchGoodringtonMethodistTorbay Methodist CircuitGood Shepherd Chapel, GalmptonGalmptonJesusChurch of EnglandBrixhamBenefice includes one church in DevonGalmpton Evangelical Congregational ChurchGalmpton1831EFCCBuilding called Flavel ChapelSt Mary the Virgin, Churston FerrersChurston FerrersMaryChurch of EnglandBrixhamAll Saints, BrixhamBrixhamAll Saints1815Church of EnglandBrixhamResidency of Henry LyteSt Mary, BrixhamBrixhamMaryMedievalChurch of EnglandBrixhamOur Lady Star of the Sea, BrixhamBrixhamMary1967Roman CatholicOnly church with a car park on the roofBrixham Baptist ChurchBrixham1801Baptist UnionRebuilt 1858Brixham Methodist ChurchBrixhampre-1816MethodistTorbay Methodist CircuitBrixham United Reformed ChurchBrixhamURCNew building 2009Brixham Community ChurchBrixhamc. 1970sAssemblies of GodBrixham Salvation ArmyBrixhamSalvation Army
Defunct churches NameNeighbourhoodWebDedicationFoundedRedundantDenominationNotesSt Barnabas, EllacombeEllacombeBarnabas18781965Church of EnglandSt Paul, EllacombeEllacombePaul18901966Church of EnglandSt Saviour, TorquayTorquayJesusMedieval1960sChurch of EnglandAncient parish church of Tormoham. Now Grk Orth. Once part of Torre AbbeySt Michael & All Angels, TorquayTorquayMichael & Angels1875-18771968Church of EnglandDemolishedSt Mark, TorwoodTorquayMark1856-18571979Church of EnglandHoly Trinity, TorquayTorquayTrinity1830-18311980Church of EnglandOriginally independent, joined CoE 1830s, rebuilt 1894–1896St James, UptonTorquayJames18911965Church of EnglandSS John Fisher & Thomas More, Hele RoadTorquayJohn Fisher, Thomas More1935pre-2006Roman CatholicDemolished pre-2006Abbey Road Congregational ChurchTorquay18471981CongregationalDemolished 1982. Merged with Furrough Road URCCary Street Independent ChapelTorquay18331877CongregationalSt Andrew's Scottish Presbyterian ChurchTorquayAndrew18631951St Michael's Church, PaigntonPaigntonMichael19391979Church of EnglandPreserved chapel still used for servicesSt Peter Chanel, Foxhole EstatePaigntonPeter Chanel19621988Roman CatholicFoxhole Grace Baptist ChurchPaignton2016St Peter, BrixhamBrixhamPetermid C19th1977Church of England
References
External links The Official online Guide to the English Riviera