List of churches in Exeter

The following is a list of churches in Exeter.

## Active churches

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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] |

## Defunct churches

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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] |

## External links

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* Map of medieval churches
* Histories of individual churches

## Further reading

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* Orme, Nicholas (2014) The Churches of Medieval Exeter, Impress Books, ISBN 9781907605512.

## References

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