The following is a list of churches in Exeter.
Active churches
The city has an estimated 64 churches for 129,800 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 2,028 people.
Name | Ward | Web | Dedication | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
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New Hope Baptist Church | Exwick | https://www.newhopebaptist.co.uk/ | 1993 | Independent Baptist | Formerly "Riverside Baptist Church" | ||
St Andrew, Exeter | Alphington | Andrew | Church of England | West Exe Ministry Team | |||
St Michael & All Angels, Alphington | Alphington | Michael & Angels | Medieval | Church of England | Shillingford, Alphington, Ide | ||
Westgate Christian Fellowship | City Centre | http://westgatechristianfellowship.org.uk | Independent Evangelical | ||||
St Sidwell, Exeter | Duryard & St James | Sidwell | Medieval | Church of England | SS Matthew, Mark, Sidwell | ||
Sidwell Street Methodist Church | Duryard & St James | 1830s | Methodist | Exeter, Coast & Country Circ | Current building 1896 | ||
Exeter Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Duryard & St James | 7th-Day Adventist | |||||
Calvary Chapel Exeter | Duryard & St James | Calvary Chapel | Recently planted to Plymouth | ||||
Beacon Heath Church | Beacon Heath | https://www.beaconheathchurch.org.uk/ | 1961 | Independent Evangelical | |||
Mary Harris Memorial Chapel, Exeter Uni | Duryard & St James | Trinity | 1958 | ||||
St Andrew, Exwick | Exwick | Andrew | 1841-1842 | Church of England | |||
Exwick Community Church | Exwick | 1993 | Baptist Union | Plant from St Thomas Baptist, independent 1996. Affiliated to BU | |||
St Michael & All Angels, Heavitree | Heavitree | Michael & Angels | Medieval | Church of England | Heavitree Parish | ||
Blessed Sacrament, Heavitree | Heavitree | Blessed Sacrament | 1931-1932 | Roman Catholic | |||
Heavitree United Reformed Church | Heavitree | URC | |||||
Exeter Independent Evangelical Church | Heavitree | 1999 | Independent | Reformed and Baptist. Meets in Heavitree Evangelical Church | |||
City Community Church Exeter | Heavitree | Independent | |||||
St Boniface, Exeter | Mincinglake & Whipton | Boniface | 1958 | Church of England | |||
Whipton Chapel | Mincinglake & Whipton | Gospel Hall | |||||
Isca Church | Beacon Heath | 1960s | Synergy | Meets at the Beacon Community Centre and online | |||
St Matthew, Exeter | Newtown & St Leonard's | Matthew | 1882 | Church of England | SS Matthew, Mark, Sidwell | ||
St Leonard, Exeter | Newtown & St Leonard's | Leonard of Noblac | Medieval | Church of England | Conservative evangelical. Rebuilt 1833, 1876 | ||
Exeter Network Church | Newtown & St Leonard's | 2005 | Church of England | 2005 plant by Bishop's Mission Order. Meets in Maynard School | |||
Chapel of St Luke, St Luke's College | Newtown & St Leonard's | Luke | 1863 | Church of England | St Luke's College chapel. Rebuilt 1952 after bombing | ||
Christ Church, Exeter | Newtown & St Leonard's | https://www.facebook.com/Christ-Church-Exeter-UK-104322978008132/ | Jesus | 1844 | |||
Holy Prophet Elias, Exeter | Newtown & St Leonard's | Elijah | 1980s | Greek Orthodox | |||
Belmont Chapel | Newtown & St Leonard's | Gospel Hall | |||||
Exeter Vineyard Church | Newtown & St Leonard's | 1995 | Vineyard | Meets in St Leonard's Primary School | |||
Grace Church Exeter | Newtown & St Leonard's | 2003 | Newfrontiers | Meets in Maynard School. Named Frontiers Church Exeter till 2014 | |||
Glory of God Parish Exeter | Newtown & St Leonard's | RCCG | |||||
St James, Exeter | Pennsylvania | James | pre-WW2 | Church of England | Rebuilt 1956 after bombing | ||
St Mark, Exeter | Pennsylvania | Mark | 1936 | Church of England | SS Matthew, Mark, Sidwell | ||
Pinhoe Road Baptist Church | Pennsylvania | 1933 | Baptist Union | ||||
Holy Trinity, Beacon Heath | Pinhoe | Trinity | Church of England | Daughter church of St Boniface's | |||
St Michael & All Angels, Pinhoe | Pinhoe | Michael & Angels | Medieval | Church of England | Clyst Mission Community | ||
Hall Church, Pinhoe | Pinhoe | Church of England | Clyst Mission Community | Services also held in the local school | |||
Pinhoe United Reformed Church | Pinhoe | URC | |||||
Maranatha Church Exeter | Pinhoe | Partners in Harvest | |||||
St Luke, Countess Wear | Priory | Luke | 1837 | Church of England | Topsham & Wear | ||
Wonford Methodist Church | Priory | Methodist | Exeter, Coast & Country Circ | ||||
St Peter's Cathedral, Exeter | St David's | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Cathedral since 1050 | ||
St David, Exeter | St David's | David of Wales | Medieval | Church of England | SS David & Michael | Rebuilt 1816, burnt down 1890, rebuilt 1900 | |
St Michael & All Angels, Mount Dinham | St David's | Michael & Angels | 1865-1868 | Church of England | SS David & Michael | Anglo-Catholic | |
St Pancras, Exeter | St David's | Pancras of Rome | Medieval | Church of England | Central Exeter | ||
St Stephen, Exeter | St David's | Stephen | Medieval | Church of England | Central Exeter | ||
St Mary Arches, Exeter | St David's | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Central Exeter | ||
St Petrock, Exeter | St David's | Petroc | Medieval | Church of England | Central Exeter | ||
St Olave, Exeter | St David's | Olaf II of Norway | Medieval | Church of England | Central Exeter | ||
St Mary Steps, Exeter | St David's | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Heavitree Parish | ||
Unlimited Church Exeter | St David's | 2007 | Church of England | Meets in St Mary Arches church. Bishop's Mission Order 2012 | |||
Sacred Heart, Exeter | St David's | Sacred Heart | 1883-1884 | Roman Catholic | |||
South Street Baptist Church Exeter | St David's | pre-1823 | Baptist Union | Rebuilt 1823 | |||
The Mint Methodist Church | St David's | 1813 | Methodist | Exeter, Coast & Country Circ | |||
Southernhay United Reformed Church | St David's | C18th | URC | Current building 1868, rebuilt after WW2 bombing | |||
Exeter Temple Salvation Army | St David's | 1881 | Salvation Army | ||||
Exeter Quaker Meeting | St David's | Quakers | |||||
Rediscover Church Exeter | St David's | 1928 | Elim | Renamed 2016. Planted to Plymouth 2011 | |||
City Life Church Exeter | St David's | 2012 | Independent | ||||
St Lawrence, Exeter | St Loyes | Lawrence | post-WW2 | Church of England | Heavitree Parish | Named after city centre St Lawrence's destroyed in WW2 | |
Holy Trinity, Exeter | St Loyes | Trinity | 2003 | Church of England | Conservative evangelical. Plant from St Leonard's | ||
St Thomas the Apostle, Exeter | St Thomas | Thomas | Medieval | Church of England | Anglo-Catholic | ||
St Thomas Baptist Church | St Thomas | 1940 | Baptist Union | Moved to current site 1963. Plant from Bartholomew Baptist (closed) | |||
St Thomas Methodist Church | St Thomas | Methodist | Exeter, Coast & Country Circ | ||||
Riverside Church Exeter | St Thomas | Assemblies of God | |||||
St Margaret, Topsham | Topsham | Margaret the Virgin | Medieval | Church of England | Topsham & Wear | ||
Holy Cross, Topsham | Topsham | Cross | 1936-1937 | Roman Catholic | |||
St Nicholas Methodist Church, Topsham | Topsham | Nicholas | 1867 | Methodist | Exeter, Coast & Country Circ |
Defunct churches
Name | Ward | Ref | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
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Emmanuel, Exeter | Exwick | Jesus | 1887 | 2014 | Church of England | Permanent building 1895-1897. Now empty | |
St Clare Proprietary Chapel, Exeter | Heavitree | Clare? | Medieval | Church of England | |||
St Anne's Chapel, Blackboy Road | Newtown & St Leonard's | Anne | Medieval | Church of England | Building now used by an Orthodox church since 1980s | ||
St Paul, Burnthouse Lane | Priory | Paul | Church of England | Demolished, plans afoot for rebuilding | |||
All Hallows-on-the-Wall, Bartholomew Yard | St David's | All Saints | Medieval | C20th | Church of England | Demolished 1770, rebuilt 1845, demolished 1951 | |
All Hallows, Goldsmith Street | St David's | All Saints | Medieval | 1905 | Church of England | Demolished | |
Holy Trinity, South Street | St David's | Trinity | Medieval | 1969 | Church of England | Rebuilt 1820. Now a club house | |
St Edmund, Exeter | St David's | Edmund the Martyr | Medieval | 1956 | Church of England | Demolished | |
St George, South Street | St David's | George | Medieval | 1843 | Church of England | Demolished | |
St Mary Major, Exeter | St David's | Mary | Medieval | 1971 | Church of England | Rebuilt 1866-1867. Demolished, now a lawn | |
St Martin, Exeter | St David's | Martin of Tours | Medieval | Church of England | Churches Conservation Trust 1995 | ||
St Paul de Leon, Exeter | St David's | Paul Aurelian | Medieval | 1936 | Church of England | Demolished 1936 | |
St John, Fore Street | St David's | John? | Medieval | 1937 | Demolished | ||
St Lawrence, Exeter | St David's | Lawrence | Medieval | 1942 | Church of England | Destroyed by WW2 bombing | |
George's Chapel, Exeter | St David's | 1760 | 1987 | Presbyterian | Now a Wetherspoon's pub | ||
St David's Hele Road | ? | ||||||
Buller Road Evangelical Church | Gospel Hall |
External links
Further reading
- Orme, Nicholas (2014) The Churches of Medieval Exeter, Impress Books, ISBN 9781907605512.
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