List of places of worship in the City of Wakefield

This article lists open, former and demolished places of worship situated within the boundaries of the City of Wakefield.

Open places of worship Ackworth NameImage Location Denomination Grade OpenedNotesAll Saints' ChurchAckworth Moor TopChurch of EnglandSt Cuthbert's ChurchAckworthChurch of England

Badsworth NameImage Location Denomination Grade OpenedNotesSt Mary's ChurchBadsworthChurch of England

Castleford NameImage Location Denomination Grade OpenedNotesAll Saints' Church (Castleford town centre)Albion Street, Castleford town centreChurch of EnglandAll Saints' Church (Hightown)HightownChurch of EnglandCutsyke Christian ChurchLeeds Road, Cutsyke, Castleford WF10 5HA Cutsyke Christian Church, Find us, accessed 24 March 2023Gospel HallPontefract RoadGospelFormerly Pontefract Road Primitive Methodist ChurchHoly Cross ChurchAiredaleChurch of EnglandServes the Airedale estateSt Edmund's ChurchQueens Park Drive, AiredaleRoman CatholicServes the Airedale estateSt Joseph's ChurchPontefract RoadRoman CatholicSt Michael's ChurchSmawthorne LaneChurch of EnglandSt Paul the ApostlePontefract Road, GlasshoughtonChurch of EnglandSmawthorne Community ChurchBeancroft RoadEvangelicalTrinity Methodist ChurchPowell Street, Castleford town centreMethodist1964Townville Methodist ChurchTownvilleMethodist

Featherstone NameImage Location Denomination Grade OpenedNotesFeatherstone Methodist ChurchFeatherstoneMethodistSt Gerald MajellaFeatherstoneRoman CatholicSt ThomasFeatherstoneChurch of EnglandSouth Featherstone Gospel HallStation Lane, Featherstone

Horbury For details of current and former places of worship in Horbury, see Horbury#Religion

Knottingley NameImage Location Denomination Grade OpenedNotesElim Pentecostal ChurchTithe Barn RoadPentecostalKnottingley United Reformed ChurchKnottingleyUnited Reformed ChurchSalvation Army ChurchWeeland RoadSalvation ArmySt Botolph's ChurchKnottingleyChurch of England Normanton NameImage Location Denomination Grade OpenedNotesSt John the BaptistNewland LaneNormanton WF6 1BA St John the Baptist Parish NormantonRoman CatholicThe land where the church is built was formerly ownedby the Knights of St John of Jerusalem.St John the Baptist Parish, About us, accessed 24 December 2022

Ossett NameImage Location Denomination Grade OpenedNotesChrist ChurchOssettChurch of England1851Commissioners' churchHoly Trinity ChurchOssettChurch of EnglandThe King's Way ChurchOssettMethodistMount Zion ChapelQueen StreetMethodistSt IgnatiusStorrs Hill RoadRoman CatholicSouth Ossett Baptist ChurchJunction LaneBaptist

Pontefract NameImage Location Denomination Grade OpenedNotesAll Saints' ChurchNorth Bailey Gate, PontefactChurch of EnglandThe outer church was destroyed in the English Civil War, a new church was built within having been completed in 1967Central Methodist ChurchJubilee Way, PontefractMethodistPontefract Congregational ChurchFinkle Street, PontefractCongregationalThe Evangelical ChurchFinkle Street, PontefractEvangelicalHoly Family ChurchCarleton Crest, Chequerfield Estate, PontefractRoman CatholicKingdom Hall of the Jehovah's WitnessesOrchard Head LaneJehovah's WitnessesChapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPark Villas Drive, PontefractLatter-day SaintsMicklegate Methodist ChurchMicklegate, PontefractMethodist1969This replaced the former Tanshelf Methodist Church which burned down in 1965Salvation Army HallMaud's Yard, PontefractSalvation ArmySt Giles' ChurchMarket Place, PontefractChurch of EnglandSt Joseph's ChurchBack Street, PontefractRoman Catholic

Wakefield NameImage Location Denomination Grade OpenedNotesWakefield Cathedral (Cathedral Church of All Saints')Kirkgate, Wakefield City CentreChurch of EnglandDestiny ChurchChaloner Grove1859A former theatreEvangelical Free ChurchEastmoorEvangelicalFirst Church of Christ ScientistWentworth StreetFirst Church of Christ ScientistChurch of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day SaintsHorbury RoadMormonLight ^ Life ChurchClarion Street, Belle VueNon-denominationalNew Life Christian CentreGeorge StreetPentecostalOutwood Methodist ChurchOutwoodMethodistQuaker Meeting HouseThornhill Street, Wakefield City CentreQuakerSt Andrew's ChurchPeterson Road, WakefieldChurch of EnglandServes the East end of Wakefield and EastmoorSt Anne's ChurchWrenthorpeChurch of EnglandServes the Wrenthorpe districtSt Austin's ChurchWentworth TerraceRoman CatholicServes North WakefieldSt Catherine's ChurchDoncaster RoadChurch of EnglandSt George's ChurchSt George's Road, LupsetChurch of EnglandSt Helen's ChurchSandal MagnaChurch of EnglandServes the Sandal districtSt James ChurchDenby Dale Road, ThornesChurch of EnglandSt John's ChurchSt John's Square, Wakefield City CentreChurch of England1895Serves the areas to the north of Wakefield City CentreChantry Chapel of St Mary the VirginWakefield Bridge, Wakefield City CentreChurch of Englandc. 1350Forms part of the structure of Wakefield BridgeSt Mary Magdalene's ChurchOutwoodWF1 2DTChurch of England1858 Archbishops' Council, Outwood Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, A Church near you, accessed 8 June 2023Part of the benefice of North WakefieldSt Michael's ChurchWestgate End, WakefieldChurch of EnglandServes the west end of WakefieldSt Paul's ChurchSt Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe, WakefieldChurch of EnglandServes AlverthorpeSt Peter and St Paul ChurchStandbridge LaneRoman CatholicServes South WakefieldSandal Methodist ChurchSandal MagnaMethodistTrinity Methodist ChurchStanley RoadMethodistServes North WakefieldWakefield Baptist ChurchBarnsley RoadBaptistWakefield CitadelFrederick Street, Wakefield City CentreSalvation ArmyWakefield Spiritualist ChurchPeterston Road, WakefieldSpiritualistWestgate Unitarian ChapelWestgate, Wakefield City CentreUnitarianWest Wakefield Methodist ChurchThornes Road, WakefieldMethodist

Former places of worship Featherstone North Featherstone Gospel Hall (closed) North Featherstone Gospel Hall, accessed 28 December 2022

West Bretton NameImage Location Denomination Grade OpenedNotesSt Bartholomew's ChapelYorkshire Sculpture Park,WF4 4LGChurch of EnglandNow used for art and sculpture display purposes and known as YSP Chapel Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Rachel Kneebone: 399 Days, accessed 31 August 2022

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See also List of places of worship in the City of Leeds