List of churches in Torbay

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	[1]			Independent
St Martin, Barton	Barton	[2]	Martin of Tours	1928	Church of England	Mission Community	Anglo-Catholic. Current building 1940, parished 1960
Barton Baptist Church	Barton	[3]			Baptist Union
Hele Road Baptist Church	Hele	[4]		mid C19th	Baptist Union
Together Church	Upton	[5]			Newfrontiers		Meets in The Echo Building
St Mary the Virgin, St Marychurch	St Marychurch		Mary	Medieval	Church of England	Mission Community[2]	Bishop of Oswestry. Mostly destroyed by a WW2 bomb & rebuilt
Our Lady Help of Christians & St Denis	St Marychurch	[6]	Mary & Denis	1867-1881	Roman Catholic		Grade I listed
All Saints, Babbacombe	Babbacombe	[7]	All Saints	1865-1867	Church of England	Mission Community[2]	Grade I listed. Bishop of Ebbsfleet
Furrough Road United Reformed Church	Babbacombe	[8]		1852	URC		Originated as a split from the local Anglican church
Christ Church, Ellacombe	Ellacombe		Jesus	1868[9]	Church of England		Church closed for worship
Victoria Park Methodist Church, Torquay	Ellacombe			1864[10]	Methodist	Torbay Methodist Circuit[11]
St Matthias, Ilsham	Torquay	[12]	Matthias	1857-1858	Church of England
St John the Apostle, Torquay	Torquay	[13]	John the Evangelist	1822	Church of England	Mission Community[2]	Began as Torquay Chapel of Ease. St John's built, parished 1862
St Luke, Torquay	Torquay	[14]	Luke	1861	Church of England	West Torquay Miss. Comm.	Parished 1869
St Mary Magdalene, Upton	Torquay	[15]	Mary Magdalene	1849	Church of England
Assumption of Our Lady, Torquay	Torquay	[16]	Assumption of Mary	1853-1854	Roman Catholic
St Andrew Greek Orth. Church, Torquay	Torquay	[17]	Andrew	1972	Greek Orthodox		Building was once St Saviour's CoE
St Petroc's British Orthodox Mission	Torquay	[18]	Petroc		British Orthodox		Meets in the Unitarian church
Upton Vale Baptist Church	Torquay	[19]		1832	Baptist Union		Current building 1862-1863[20]
Torbay Central Church	Torquay	[21]		1807	Methodist / URC	Torbay Methodist Circuit[11]	URC & 2 Methodist churches united and built new building 1976[22]
Torquay Salvation Army	Torquay	[23]			Salvation Army
Hebron Gospel Hall	Torquay		Hebron		Gospel Hall		[24]
Riviera Christian Centre	Torquay	[25]			Elim
Riviera Life Church	Torquay	[26]		c. 1970s	Assemblies of God		Planted from Living Waters Paignton
Engage Torbay	Torquay	[27]			Hillsong Network
Torquay Quaker Meeting	Torquay	[28]			Quakers
Torquay Adventist Church	Torquay	[29]			7th-Day Adventist
Torquay Unitarian Church	Torquay	[30]		pre-1912	Unitarian		Current building 1912
All Saints, Torre	Torre	[31]	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[11]
Overcomers House Torquay	Shiphay	[32]			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	[33]	Angels	1938[34]	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	[35]	Paul	c. 1900	Church of England	Christ Church & St Paul's	First building 1909, rebuilt 1939
Christ Church, Paignton	Paignton	[35]	Jesus	1888	Church of England	Christ Church & St Paul's	First church 1886, now the church hall.
Preston Baptist Church	Preston	[36]		1927	Baptist Union		Current building 1939-1940
St Boniface, Paignton	Paignton		Boniface		Church of England	Paignton
St John the Baptist, Paignton	Paignton	[37]	John the Baptist	Medieval	Church of England	Paignton
Bay Church St Andrew, Paignton	Paignton	[38]	Andrew		Church of England		Church plant by St Matts Plymouth and others.[38]
Sacred Heart & St Teresa of the Child Jesus	Paignton	[39]	Sac Heart, Thérèse of Lis.	1882	Roman Catholic		Current building 1930-1931, reconsecrated 1992
Paignton Baptist Church	Paignton	[40]		1830	Baptist Union		Current building 1882-1886
Roselands Community Church	Paignton	[41]		1990s	Baptist Union		Planted by local Baptist churches
Southfields Methodist Church, Paignton	Paignton			1884	Methodist	Torbay Methodist Circuit[11]	Building dates from 1818, previously Congregational. Closed as a place of worship. Now called Southfield Christian Centre, home of the Paignton Community Larder.[42]
Palace Avenue Methodist Church, Paignton	Paignton	[43]		1820s	Methodist	Torbay Methodist Circuit[11]
Paignton Salvation Army	Paignton	[44]			Salvation Army
Living Waters Church, Paignton	Preston	[45]		1965	Assemblies of God
Gerston Chapel	Paignton	[46]		1888	Independent		Of Brethren origin
Great Parks Chapel	Paignton	[47]			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	[48]			Methodist	Torbay Methodist Circuit[11]
Good Shepherd Chapel, Galmpton	Galmpton		Jesus		Church of England	Brixham	Benefice includes one church in Devon
Galmpton Evangelical Congregational Church	Galmpton			1831	EFCC[49]		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	[50]	Mary	Medieval	Church of England	Brixham
Our Lady Star of the Sea, Brixham	Brixham	[51]	Mary	1967	Roman Catholic		Only church with a car park on the roof
Brixham Baptist Church	Brixham	[52]		1801[53]	Baptist Union		Rebuilt 1858
Brixham Methodist Church	Brixham			pre-1816	Methodist	Torbay Methodist Circuit[11]
Brixham United Reformed Church	Brixham	[54]			URC		New building 2009
Brixham Community Church	Brixham	[55]		c. 1970s	Assemblies of God
Brixham Salvation Army	Brixham	[56]			Salvation Army

Defunct churches

Name	Neighbourhood	Web	Dedication	Founded	Redundant	Denomination	Notes
St Barnabas, Ellacombe	Ellacombe	[9]	Barnabas	1878	1965	Church of England
St Paul, Ellacombe	Ellacombe	[9]	Paul	1890	1966	Church of England
St Saviour, Torquay	Torquay	[57]	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	[58]	Michael & Angels	1875-1877	1968	Church of England	Demolished
St Mark, Torwood	Torquay	[59]	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	[60]	James	1891	1965	Church of England
SS John Fisher & Thomas More, Hele Road	Torquay	[34]	John Fisher, Thomas More	1935	pre-2006	Roman Catholic	Demolished pre-2006
Abbey Road Congregational Church	Torquay	[61]		1847	1981	Congregational	Demolished 1982. Merged with Furrough Road URC
Cary Street Independent Chapel	Torquay	[61]		1833	1877	Congregational
St Andrew's Scottish Presbyterian Church	Torquay	[62]	Andrew	1863	1951
St Michael's Church, Paignton	Paignton	[63][64]	Michael	1939	1979	Church of England	Preserved chapel still used for services
St Peter Chanel, Foxhole Estate	Paignton	[65]	Peter Chanel	1962	1988	Roman Catholic
Foxhole Grace Baptist Church	Paignton	[66]			2016
St Peter, Brixham	Brixham	[67]	Peter	mid C19th	1977	Church of England