List of churches in Luton

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	[1]	Hugh of Lincoln (?)	1959	Church of England		First building 1961. Current building 1967
St Martin de Porres, Luton	Lewsey	[2]	Martin de Porres	1962[3]	Roman Catholic
Lewsey Pentecostal Church	Lewsey	[4]			Assemblies of God
St Luke, Leagrave	Leagrave	[5]	Luke	pre-1956	Church of England		Current building 1956
High Street Methodist Church, Leagrave	Leagrave	[6]			Methodist	South Beds Methodist Circuit
Assembly of the First Born, Luton	Leagrave	[7]			AFB		Meets in Methodist Church
Christian Pilgrim Church	Leagrave	[8]			?		Meets in St Luke's
Luton Tabernacle	Leagrave	[9]		2002[10]	?
Stanton Road Baptist Church	Challney	[11]		pre-1954	Baptist Union		Current building 1954. Previously in Derby Road[note 1]
Kingsway International Christian Centre	Challney	[12]			?		Meets in Challney High School for Girls
St John the Apostle, Luton	Sundon Park	[13]	John the Evangelist	1966	Roman Catholic	Holy Family & St John Parish	Merged into Holy Family parish 2001
Sundon Park Baptist Church	Sundon Park	[14]			Baptist Union
Holy Cross, Marsh Farm	Northwell	[15]	Cross	1960s[3]	Church of England		Bishop of Richborough. Current building 1976
Holy Family, Luton	Northwell	[13]	Holy Family	1960s[3]	Roman Catholic	Holy Family & St John Parish	Current building 1982–1983
Church of God of Prophecy, Luton	Northwell				CGP
Bramingham Park Church	Bramingham	[16]		1980	Baptist Union		Daughter of Limbury Baptist. Current building 1990
St Augustine of Canterbury, Limbury	Limbury	[17]	Augustine of Canterbury	pre-1964	Church of England		Current building 1964
Mount Pleasant Methodist Church	Limbury	[6]			Methodist	South Beds Methodist Circuit
Born Again Bibleway Church	Limbury	[18]			Bible Way		Meets in Mt Pleasant Methodist Church
Community Church Luton	Limbury	[19]		1984	Independent
Christchurch Christian Centre	Limbury	[20]			?
Pentecostal Apostolic Church of Luton	Limbury	[21]			?		Meets in St Augustine's Church
St John's Methodist Church, Barton Road	Icknield	[6]			Methodist	South Beds Methodist Circuit
Birdsfoot Gospel Hall	Icknield	[22]			Gospel Hall
Luton North Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Icknield	[23]			7th-Day Adventist		Meets in St John's Methodist Church
Victory Life Chapel Luton	Icknield	[24]			RCCG
Gospel Pentecostal Ministries	Icknield	[25]			?
Holy Trinity, Biscot	Saints	[26]	Trinity	1867	Church of England
St Joseph the Worker, Luton	Saints	[27]	Joseph	1937[3]	Roman Catholic
Limbury Baptist Church	Saints	[28]		pre-1917	Baptist Union
The Olive Tree Church	Saints	[29]		pre-1937	Baptist / Methodist		Blenheim Cresc. Baptist & St Margaret's Meth. merged, meeting at latter
Fellowship Baptist Church	Saints	[30]		1982	Ind. Baptist		Meets in William Austen Infant School
Selborne Gospel Hall	Saints	[31]			Gospel Hall
Kingdom Builders Family Church	Saints	[32]		2006	RCCG
Christ Divine Bible Church	Saints	[33]			?
Grace Springs Church	Saints	[34]			?		Meets in Saints Community Centre
New Covenant Church Luton	Saints	[35]			?
Christchurch, Bushmead	Barnfield	[36]	Jesus	1992	Church of England		New Wine. Current building 2003
St Peter, Luton	Dallow	[37]	Peter	pre-1964	Church of England	All Saints w St Peter	Original building closed in 1964. Current building 1972
All Saints, Luton	Dallow	[37]	All Saints	1907	Church of England	All Saints w St Peter	Current building 1923
Beech Hill Methodist Church	Dallow	[38]		1908	Methodist	South Beds Methodist Circuit	Current building 1933–1934
Oakdale Methodist Church	Dallow	[6]			Methodist	South Beds Methodist Circuit
Beulah Apostolic Church	Dallow	[39]
Mountain of Fire & Miracles Ministries	Dallow	[40]			MOFAM		Meets in Dallow Primary School
Restoration Revival Fellowship, Luton	Dallow	[41]			RRF
Asian Christian Fellowship, Luton	Dallow	[42]			?		Meets in Beech Hill Methodist Church. Services in Punjabi
First Born Church of the Living God	Dallow	[43]			?		Meets in Oakdale Methodist
Vision Gospel Church	Dallow	[44]			?
St Andrew, Luton	Biscot		Andrew	1932	Church of England
The Holy Ghost, Luton	Biscot	[45]	Holy Spirit	1964–1965[3]	Roman Catholic
Bury Park United Reformed Church	Biscot				United Reformed
German Lutheran Congregation	Biscot	[46]			Lutheran		Meets in St Andrew's
Calvary Church of God in Christ, Luton	Biscot	[47]			COGIC
AIRS Ministry Church	Biscot	[48]			?
St John the Baptist, Farley Hill	Farley	[49]	John the Baptist	pre-1969	Church of England		New Wine. Current building 1969
St Saviour, Luton	Farley	[50]	Jesus	1897	Church of England		Bishop of Richborough
St Margaret of Scotland, Luton	Farley		Margaret of Scotland	1946[3]	Roman Catholic
Farley Hill Methodist Church	Farley	[6]			Methodist	South Beds Methodist Circuit
New Life Assembly Luton	Farley				RCCG
Grace Communion Church, Luton	Farley	[51]			Grace Communion		Meets in Farley Hill Methodist
Shepherd's Voice Ministries, Luton	Farley				Shepherd's Voice
St Paul, Luton	South	[52]	Paul		Church of England		Current building 1991
St Mary, Luton	South	[53]	Mary	Medieval	Church of England
Our Lady Help of Christians, Luton	South	[54]	Mary	1884[3]	Roman Catholic		Current building 1910
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church	South	[55]			Ukrainian Greek Cath.
Central Baptist Church, Luton	South	[56]			Baptist Union
Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel, Luton	South	[57]		1873	Gospel Standard		Current building 1906
Strathmore Avenue Methodist Church	South	[6]		1972	Methodist	South Beds Methodist Circuit
Luton Salvation Army	South	[58]			Salvation Army
Luton Christian Fellowship	South	[59]		2013	Elim		Planted from Elim Stevenage
RCCG Victory Centre for All Nations	South	[60]		2000	RCCG
Apostolic Faith Mission Luton Assembly	South	[61]			Apost. Faith Mission
New Covenant Fellowship Church	South	[62]			Avada Churches
Luton Chinese Christian Church	South	[63]		pre-1994	Chinese Overseas Miss.
Christ Apostolic Church New Testament Assembly	South	[64]		2005	Christ Apostolic
New Testament Church of God, Luton	South	[65]			NTCG
Potter's House Christian Fellowship Church	South	[66]			Potter's House
United Church of the Kingdom of God	South	[67]			UCKG
Victorious Pentecostal Assembly Luton	South	[68]			VPA
Word of Faith Centre	South	[69]		1988	Apostolic Church
United Pentecostal Church of God	South	[70]			?		Meets in Strathmore Avenue Methodist
City Life Church Luton	South	[71]			?
True Vine Fellowship	South	[72]		1997	?
Four Winds Church of God Ministries	South	[73]			?
Gatehouse Apostolic Ministries International aka Kingdom Arena	South	[74]		2006	Pentecostal & Charismatic leanings		Meets at 6-8 Union Street, Luton LU1 3AN
Lighthouse Christian Centre Luton	South	[75]			?		Meets in Park Town Community Centre
Revelation Christian Centre	South	[76]			?
Rivers of Life	South	[77]			?
Watersprings Christian Centre	South	[78]			?
True Word Shabbat Assembly	South	[79]			?
St Matthew, High Town	High Town	[80]	Matthew	1875	Church of England
Hightown Baptist Church	High Town	[81]		1906	Ind. Baptist		Current building 1913
High Town Methodist Church	High Town	[82]			Methodist	South Beds Methodist Circuit
St Ninian's United Reformed Church	High Town		Ninian		United Reformed
Luton Central Seventh-Day Adventist Ch.	High Town	[83]			7th-Day Adventist
Hope Church Luton	High Town	[84]		2002	Newfrontiers
Christ Apostolic Church East of Luton	High Town			2017	Christ Apostolic
Journey Church	High Town	[85]			?		Meets in St Matthew's
Haven of Glory Church	High Town	[86]		2014	?		Nigerian
Luton Pentecostal Church	High Town	[87]			?
Celestial Church of Christ St-Emmanuel	High Town	[88]			?
Five Talent Church International	High Town	[89]		2001	?
Lighthouse Chapel International	High Town	[90]			?		Meets in Hightown Community Centre
Luton Worship Centre Church	High Town	[91]			?
St Christopher, Luton	Round Green	[92]	Christopher	1914	Church of England	St Anne w St Christopher	St John's until 1936[93]
St Anne, Luton	Round Green	[92]	Anne	1937	Church of England	St Anne w St Christopher
Luton International Church	Round Green	[94]		c. 1993	?		Meets in Ashcroft School
St Thomas, Stopsley	Stopsley	[95]	Thomas	1862	Church of England
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Luton	Stopsley	[96]	Sacred Heart	1946[3]	Roman Catholic		Current building 1950
Stopsley Baptist Church	Stopsley	[97]			Baptist Union
Cornerstone Church, Luton	Stopsley	[98]		2011	FIEC		Meets in Putteridge High School
RCCG Strong Tower Stopsley	Stopsley	[99]		c. 2015	RCCG
St Francis, Luton	Crawley	[100]	Francis of Assisi	1959–1960	Church of England		Benefice also includes Cockernhoe in Hertfordshire
Luton Quaker Meeting	Crawley	[101]			Quakers
Luton Messianic Fellowship	Crawley	[102]			?		Meets in Quaker Meeting House
Ramridge Baptist Church	Wigmore	[103]		1954	Baptist Union
Wigmore Church	Wigmore	[104]		1980s	Methodist / URC		Roots in King St Congreg. Church, Luton (1864–1965)

Notes

1. also runs Hadrian Christian Fellowship in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire