The following is a list of churches in Exeter.
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 [1] [2] | 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 | [3] | 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[4] | ||
Sidwell Street Methodist Church | Duryard & St James | [5] | 1830s | Methodist | Exeter, Coast & Country Circ[6] | Current building 1896 | |
Exeter Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Duryard & St James | [7] | 7th-Day Adventist | ||||
Calvary Chapel Exeter | Duryard & St James | [8] | 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 | [9] | Trinity | 1958 | |||
St Andrew, Exwick | Exwick | [10] | Andrew | 1841-1842 | Church of England | ||
Exwick Community Church | Exwick | [11] | 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[12] | ||
Blessed Sacrament, Heavitree | Heavitree | [13] | Blessed Sacrament | 1931-1932 | Roman Catholic | ||
Heavitree United Reformed Church | Heavitree | URC | |||||
Exeter Independent Evangelical Church | Heavitree | [14] | 1999 | Independent | Reformed and Baptist. Meets in Heavitree Evangelical Church | ||
City Community Church Exeter | Heavitree | [15] | Independent | ||||
St Boniface, Exeter | Mincinglake & Whipton | Boniface | 1958 | Church of England | |||
Whipton Chapel | Mincinglake & Whipton | Gospel Hall[16] | |||||
Isca Church | Beacon Heath | [17] | 1960s | Synergy | Meets at the Beacon Community Centre and online | ||
St Matthew, Exeter | Newtown & St Leonard's | [18] | Matthew | 1882 | Church of England | SS Matthew, Mark, Sidwell[4] | |
St Leonard, Exeter | Newtown & St Leonard's | [19] | Leonard of Noblac | Medieval | Church of England | Conservative evangelical. Rebuilt 1833, 1876 | |
Exeter Network Church | Newtown & St Leonard's | [20] | 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 | [21] | 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 | [22] | Elijah | 1980s | Greek Orthodox | ||
Belmont Chapel | Newtown & St Leonard's | [23] | Gospel Hall[16] | ||||
Exeter Vineyard Church | Newtown & St Leonard's | [24] | 1995 | Vineyard | Meets in St Leonard's Primary School | ||
Grace Church Exeter | Newtown & St Leonard's | [25] | 2003 | Newfrontiers | Meets in Maynard School. Named Frontiers Church Exeter till 2014 | ||
Glory of God Parish Exeter | Newtown & St Leonard's | [26] | RCCG | ||||
St James, Exeter | Pennsylvania | [27] | James | pre-WW2 | Church of England | Rebuilt 1956 after bombing | |
St Mark, Exeter | Pennsylvania | [28] | Mark | 1936 | Church of England | SS Matthew, Mark, Sidwell[4] | |
Pinhoe Road Baptist Church | Pennsylvania | [29] | 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[30] | ||
Hall Church, Pinhoe | Pinhoe | Church of England | Clyst Mission Community[30] | Services also held in the local school | |||
Pinhoe United Reformed Church | Pinhoe | [31] | URC | ||||
Maranatha Church Exeter | Pinhoe | [32] | Partners in Harvest[33] | ||||
St Luke, Countess Wear | Priory | Luke | 1837 | Church of England | Topsham & Wear[34] | ||
Wonford Methodist Church | Priory | [35] | Methodist | Exeter, Coast & Country Circ[6] | |||
St Peter's Cathedral, Exeter | St David's | [36] | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Cathedral since 1050 | |
St David, Exeter | St David's | [37] | 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 | [38] | 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[39] | ||
St Stephen, Exeter | St David's | Stephen | Medieval | Church of England | Central Exeter[39] | ||
St Mary Arches, Exeter | St David's | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Central Exeter[39] | ||
St Petrock, Exeter | St David's | Petroc | Medieval | Church of England | Central Exeter[39] | ||
St Olave, Exeter | St David's | Olaf II of Norway | Medieval | Church of England | Central Exeter[39] | ||
St Mary Steps, Exeter | St David's | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Heavitree Parish[12] | ||
Unlimited Church Exeter | St David's | [40] | 2007 | Church of England | Meets in St Mary Arches church. Bishop's Mission Order 2012 | ||
Sacred Heart, Exeter | St David's | [41] | Sacred Heart | 1883-1884 | Roman Catholic | ||
South Street Baptist Church Exeter | St David's | [42] | pre-1823 | Baptist Union | Rebuilt 1823 | ||
The Mint Methodist Church | St David's | [43] | 1813 | Methodist | Exeter, Coast & Country Circ[6] | ||
Southernhay United Reformed Church | St David's | [44] | C18th | URC | Current building 1868, rebuilt after WW2 bombing | ||
Exeter Temple Salvation Army | St David's | 1881 | Salvation Army[45] | ||||
Exeter Quaker Meeting | St David's | Quakers[46] | |||||
Rediscover Church Exeter | St David's | [47] | 1928 | Elim | Renamed 2016. Planted to Plymouth 2011 | ||
City Life Church Exeter | St David's | [48] | 2012 | Independent | |||
St Lawrence, Exeter | St Loyes | Lawrence | post-WW2 | Church of England | Heavitree Parish[12] | Named after city centre St Lawrence's destroyed in WW2 | |
Holy Trinity, Exeter | St Loyes | [49] | Trinity | 2003 | Church of England | Conservative evangelical. Plant from St Leonard's | |
St Thomas the Apostle, Exeter | St Thomas | [50] | Thomas | Medieval | Church of England | Anglo-Catholic | |
St Thomas Baptist Church | St Thomas | [51] | 1940 | Baptist Union | Moved to current site 1963. Plant from Bartholomew Baptist (closed) | ||
St Thomas Methodist Church | St Thomas | [52] | Methodist | Exeter, Coast & Country Circ[6] | |||
Riverside Church Exeter | St Thomas | [53] | Assemblies of God | ||||
St Margaret, Topsham | Topsham | Margaret the Virgin | Medieval | Church of England | Topsham & Wear[34] | ||
Holy Cross, Topsham | Topsham | [54] | Cross | 1936-1937 | Roman Catholic | ||
St Nicholas Methodist Church, Topsham | Topsham | [55] | Nicholas | 1867 | Methodist | Exeter, Coast & Country Circ[6] |
Name | Ward | Ref | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
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Emmanuel, Exeter | Exwick | [56] | Jesus | 1887 | 2014 | Church of England | Permanent building 1895-1897. Now empty |
St Clare Proprietary Chapel, Exeter | Heavitree | [57] | Clare? | Medieval | Church of England | ||
St Anne's Chapel, Blackboy Road | Newtown & St Leonard's | [58] | 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[59] | |||
All Hallows-on-the-Wall, Bartholomew Yard | St David's | [60] | All Saints | Medieval | C20th | Church of England | Demolished 1770, rebuilt 1845, demolished 1951 |
All Hallows, Goldsmith Street | St David's | [61] | All Saints | Medieval | 1905 | Church of England | Demolished |
Holy Trinity, South Street | St David's | [62] | Trinity | Medieval | 1969 | Church of England | Rebuilt 1820. Now a club house |
St Edmund, Exeter | St David's | [63] | Edmund the Martyr | Medieval | 1956 | Church of England | Demolished |
St George, South Street | St David's | [64] | George | Medieval | 1843 | Church of England | Demolished |
St Mary Major, Exeter | St David's | [65] | Mary | Medieval | 1971 | Church of England | Rebuilt 1866-1867. Demolished, now a lawn |
St Martin, Exeter | St David's | [66] | Martin of Tours | Medieval | Church of England | Churches Conservation Trust 1995 | |
St Paul de Leon, Exeter | St David's | [67] | Paul Aurelian | Medieval | 1936 | Church of England | Demolished 1936 |
St John, Fore Street | St David's | [68] | John? | Medieval | 1937 | Demolished | |
St Lawrence, Exeter | St David's | [69] | 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 | [70] | ? | |||||
Buller Road Evangelical Church | [71] | Gospel Hall[16] |