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.
NameNeighbourhoodWebDedicationFoundedDenominationBeneficeNotes
The Willows Community ChurchThe WillowsIndependent
St Martin, BartonBartonMartin of Tours1928Church of EnglandMission CommunityAnglo-Catholic. Current building 1940, parished 1960
Barton Baptist ChurchBartonBaptist Union
Hele Road Baptist ChurchHelemid C19thBaptist Union
Together ChurchUptonNewfrontiersMeets in The Echo Building
St Mary the Virgin, St MarychurchSt MarychurchMaryMedievalChurch of EnglandMission CommunityBishop of Oswestry. Mostly destroyed by a WW2 bomb & rebuilt
Our Lady Help of Christians & St DenisSt MarychurchMary & Denis1867-1881Roman CatholicGrade I listed
All Saints, BabbacombeBabbacombeAll Saints1865-1867Church of EnglandMission CommunityGrade I listed. Bishop of Ebbsfleet
Furrough Road United Reformed ChurchBabbacombe1852URCOriginated as a split from the local Anglican church
Christ Church, EllacombeEllacombeJesus1868Church of EnglandChurch closed for worship
Victoria Park Methodist Church, TorquayEllacombe1864MethodistTorbay Methodist Circuit
St Matthias, IlshamTorquayMatthias1857-1858Church of England
St John the Apostle, TorquayTorquayJohn the Evangelist1822Church of EnglandMission CommunityBegan as Torquay Chapel of Ease. St John's built, parished 1862
St Luke, TorquayTorquayLuke1861Church of EnglandWest Torquay Miss. Comm.Parished 1869
St Mary Magdalene, UptonTorquayMary Magdalene1849Church of England
Assumption of Our Lady, TorquayTorquayAssumption of Mary1853-1854Roman Catholic
St Andrew Greek Orth. Church, TorquayTorquayAndrew1972Greek OrthodoxBuilding was once St Saviour's CoE
St Petroc's British Orthodox MissionTorquayPetrocBritish OrthodoxMeets in the Unitarian church
Upton Vale Baptist ChurchTorquay1832Baptist UnionCurrent building 1862-1863
Torbay Central ChurchTorquay1807Methodist / URCTorbay Methodist CircuitURC & 2 Methodist churches united and built new building 1976
Torquay Salvation ArmyTorquaySalvation Army
Hebron Gospel HallTorquayHebronGospel Hall
Riviera Christian CentreTorquayElim
Riviera Life ChurchTorquayc. 1970sAssemblies of GodPlanted from Living Waters Paignton
Engage TorbayTorquayHillsong Network
Torquay Quaker MeetingTorquayQuakers
Torquay Adventist ChurchTorquay7th-Day Adventist
Torquay Unitarian ChurchTorquaypre-1912UnitarianCurrent building 1912
All Saints, TorreTorreAll Saints1867Church of EnglandWest Torquay Miss. Comm.Bishop of Oswestry. Rebuilt 1886-89
St John the Baptist, ShiphayShiphayJohn the Baptist1897Church of EnglandParished 1956
St Andrew's Methodist Church, TorquayShiphayAndrew1952-1953MethodistTorbay Methodist Circuit
Overcomers House TorquayShiphayRCCGMeets in Torquay Boys' Grammar School
St Peter, ChelstonChelstonPeter1954Church of EnglandCockingtonCurrent building 1962
St Matthew, ChelstonChelstonMatthew1884Church of EnglandCockingtonCurrent building 1895
Holy Angels, ChelstonChelstonAngels1938Roman Catholic
SS George & Mary, CockingtonCockingtonGeorge & MaryMedievalChurch of EnglandCockingtonOne of the three ancient medieval parishes of Torquay
[St Paul's Church, Preston, Devon|Preston, Paignton|St Paul, Paignton]PrestonPaulc. 1900Church of EnglandChrist Church & St Paul'sFirst building 1909, rebuilt 1939
Christ Church, PaigntonPaigntonJesus1888Church of EnglandChrist Church & St Paul'sFirst church 1886, now the church hall.
Preston Baptist ChurchPreston1927Baptist UnionCurrent building 1939-1940
St Boniface, PaigntonPaigntonBonifaceChurch of EnglandPaignton
St John the Baptist, PaigntonPaigntonJohn the BaptistMedievalChurch of EnglandPaignton
Bay Church St Andrew, PaigntonPaigntonAndrewChurch of EnglandChurch 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 1992
Paignton Baptist ChurchPaignton1830Baptist UnionCurrent building 1882-1886
Roselands Community ChurchPaignton1990sBaptist UnionPlanted by local Baptist churches
Southfields 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 Circuit
Paignton Salvation ArmyPaigntonSalvation Army
Living Waters Church, PaigntonPreston1965Assemblies of God
Gerston ChapelPaignton1888IndependentOf Brethren origin
Great Parks ChapelPaigntonPartnership UK
St Mary the Virgin, Collaton St MaryCollaton St MaryMary1864-1866Church of EnglandCollaton & Goodrington
St George, GoodringtonGoodringtonGeorge1938Church of EnglandCollaton & Goodrington
Goodrington Methodist ChurchGoodringtonMethodistTorbay Methodist Circuit
Good Shepherd Chapel, GalmptonGalmptonJesusChurch of EnglandBrixhamBenefice includes one church in Devon
Galmpton Evangelical Congregational ChurchGalmpton1831EFCCBuilding called Flavel Chapel
St Mary the Virgin, Churston FerrersChurston FerrersMaryChurch of EnglandBrixham
All Saints, BrixhamBrixhamAll Saints1815Church of EnglandBrixhamResidency of Henry Lyte
St Mary, BrixhamBrixhamMaryMedievalChurch of EnglandBrixham
Our Lady Star of the Sea, BrixhamBrixhamMary1967Roman CatholicOnly church with a car park on the roof
Brixham Baptist ChurchBrixham1801Baptist UnionRebuilt 1858
Brixham Methodist ChurchBrixhampre-1816MethodistTorbay Methodist Circuit
Brixham United Reformed ChurchBrixhamURCNew building 2009
Brixham Community ChurchBrixhamc. 1970sAssemblies of God
Brixham Salvation ArmyBrixhamSalvation Army