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.
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!Name
!Neighbourhood
!Web
!Dedication
!Founded
!Denomination
!Benefice
!Notes |
| The Willows Community Church
|The Willows
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.willowscommunitychurch.co.uk/index.htm|title=The Willows Community Church|website=Willowscommunitychurch.co.uk|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
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|Independent
|
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| St Martin, Barton
|Barton
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.saintmartinsbarton.btck.co.uk/|title=Saint Martin's Church, Barton, Torquay - Home|website=Saintmartinsbarton.btck.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|Martin of Tours
|1928
|Church of England
|Mission Community
|Anglo-Catholic. Current building 1940, parished 1960 |
| Barton Baptist Church
|Barton
|[{{Cite web|url=https://bartonbaptistchurch.co.uk/|title=Welcome to Barton Baptist Church|website=Bartonbaptistchurch.co.uk|access-date=2023-11-17}}]
|
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|Baptist Union
|
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| Hele Road Baptist Church
|Hele
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.heleroadbaptist.org/|title=Home|website=Hele Road Baptist Church|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|
|mid C19th
|Baptist Union
|
| |
| Together Church
|Upton
|[{{Cite web|url=https://togetherchurch.co.uk//|title=togetherchurch|website=togetherchurch|access-date=2021-09-09}}]
|
|
|Newfrontiers
|
|Meets in The Echo Building |
| St Mary the Virgin, St Marychurch
|St Marychurch
|
|Mary
|Medieval
|Church of England
|Mission Community
|Bishop of Oswestry. Mostly destroyed by a WW2 bomb & rebuilt |
| Our Lady Help of Christians & St Denis
|St Marychurch
|[{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/view/ourladyandstdenistorquay|title=Our Lady Help of Christians & St Denis|website=sites.google.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|Mary & Denis
|1867-1881
|Roman Catholic
|
|Grade I listed |
| All Saints, Babbacombe
|Babbacombe
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.allsaintsbabbacombe.co.uk/|title=All Saints Church|website=Allsaintsbabbacombe.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|All Saints
|1865-1867
|Church of England
|Mission Community
|Grade I listed. Bishop of Ebbsfleet |
| Furrough Road United Reformed Church
|Babbacombe
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.furroughcross.org/|title=Furrough Cross United Reformed Church|website=Furroughcross.org|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|
|1852
|URC
|
|Originated as a split from the local Anglican church |
| Christ Church, Ellacombe
|Ellacombe
|
|Jesus
|1868[{{Cite web|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/terryleaman/Tiscali/churches%202/Ellacombe.htm|title=Parish of Ellacombe & its churches|website=myweb.tiscali.co.uk|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|Church of England
|
| Church closed for worship |
| Victoria Park Methodist Church, Torquay
|Ellacombe
|
|
|1864[{{Cite web|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/terryleaman/Tiscali/churches%202/Methodist.htm|title=Methodist chapels in Torquay|website=myweb.tiscali.co.uk|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|Methodist
|Torbay Methodist Circuit[{{Cite web|url=http://www.torbaymethodistchurches.org.uk/|title=Home Page|website=Torbaymethodistchurches.org.uk|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
| |
| St Matthias, Ilsham
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.st-matthias-church.org/|title=St Matthias Church|website=St-matthias-church.org|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|Matthias
|1857-1858
|Church of England
|
| |
| St John the Apostle, Torquay
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.stjohntheapostle.org.uk/|title=St. John the Apostle - Home Page|website=Stjohntheapostle.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|John the Evangelist
|1822
|Church of England
|Mission Community
|Began as Torquay Chapel of Ease. St John's built, parished 1862 |
| St Luke, Torquay
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.stlukeschurchtorquay.co.uk/|title=The Parish Church of St Luke in Torquay, Devon|website=Stlukeschurchtorquay.co.uk|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|Luke
|1861
|Church of England
|West Torquay Miss. Comm.
|Parished 1869 |
| St Mary Magdalene, Upton
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.stmarymagdalene.org.uk/|title=St Mags :: St Mary Magdalene Church - Torquay|website=Stmarymagdalene.org.uk|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|Mary Magdalene
|1849
|Church of England
|
| |
| Assumption of Our Lady, Torquay
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.assumptionofourlady.org/|title=The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady – Like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual church…|website=Assumptionofourlady.org|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|Assumption of Mary
|1853-1854
|Roman Catholic
|
| |
| St Andrew Greek Orth. Church, Torquay
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/standrewtorquay/|title=Greek Orthodox Church of St. Andrew - Torquay|website=Facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|Andrew
|1972
|Greek Orthodox
|
|Building was once St Saviour's CoE |
| St Petroc's British Orthodox Mission
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://britishorthodox.org/directory/torbay-st-petrocs-mission/|title=Torbay: St. Petroc's Mission - The British Orthodox Church|website=britishorthodox.org|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|Petroc
|
|British Orthodox
|
|Meets in the Unitarian church |
| Upton Vale Baptist Church
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.uptonvale.org.uk/|title=Home - Upton Vale Baptist Church - Torquay|website=Uptonvale.org.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|
|1832
|Baptist Union
|
|Current building 1862-1863[{{Cite web|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/terryleaman/Tiscali/churches%202/Baptist.htm|title=Torquay Baptist Churches|website=myweb.tiscali.co.uk|access-date=2017-09-05}}] |
| Torbay Central Church
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.centralchurchtorquay.org/|title=Central Church Torquay|website=Central Church Torquay|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|
|1807
|Methodist / URC
|Torbay Methodist Circuit
|URC & 2 Methodist churches united and built new building 1976[{{Cite web|url=http://www.torbaymethodistchurches.org.uk/news/blueplaque.html|title='Chapel in the Meadow'|website=Torbaymethodistchurches.org.uk|access-date=2017-09-04}}] |
| Torquay Salvation Army
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/torquay|title=Torquay {{!}} The Salvation Army|website=Salvationarmy.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
|
|Salvation Army
|
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| Hebron Gospel Hall
|Torquay
|
|Hebron
|
|Gospel Hall
|
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.findachurch.co.uk/view/torquay/49269.htm|title=Hebron Gospel Hall, Torquay - Find a Church|website=Findachurch.co.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-09-06}}] |
| Riviera Christian Centre
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.rivieracc.org.uk/|title=Riviera Christian Centre - Home|website=Rivieracc.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
|
|Elim
|
| |
| Riviera Life Church
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.rivieralife.co.uk/|title=Riviera Life Church - Torquay, Devon|website=Rivieralife.co.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
|c. 1970s
|Assemblies of God
|
|Planted from Living Waters Paignton |
| Engage Torbay
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.engagetorbay.co.uk/|title=Engage Torbay Church {{!}} Hillsong Network {{!}} Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Plymouth, Exeter|website=ENGAGE TORBAY {{!}} HILLSONG NETWORK CHURCH {{!}} WELCOME HOME {{!}} Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Dawlish, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Exeter, Plymouth|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
|
|Hillsong Network
|
| |
| Torquay Quaker Meeting
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.swquakers.org.uk/meetings/devon/torbay|title=Torbay {{!}} Devon and Cornwall Quakers|website=Swquakers.org.uk|access-date=2017-09-06}}]
|
|
|Quakers
|
| |
| Torquay Adventist Church
|Torquay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://torquay.adventistchurch.org.uk/|title=Torquay Adventist Church - Home|last=Church|first=Torquay Adventist|website=torquay.adventistchurch.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
|
|7th-Day Adventist
|
| |
| Torquay Unitarian Church
|Torquay
|[{{cite web|url=http://www.ukunitarians.org.uk/torquay/index.htm|title=Torquay Unitarian Church|website=Ukunitarians.org.uk|accessdate=10 September 2017}}]
|
|pre-1912
|Unitarian
|
|Current building 1912 |
| All Saints, Torre
|Torre
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.sagart.force9.co.uk/index.html|title=All Saints Torre Torquay in Torbay.Agatha Christie was baptised here|last=McDowall|first=Roger|website=Sagart.force9.co.uk|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|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
| |
| Overcomers House Torquay
|Shiphay
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.rccgovercomerstorquay.uk/|title=Overcomers House TorquayRccg Overcomers House TorquayRCCG l Overcomers House, Torquay|website=Rccgovercomerstorquay.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
|
|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
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.holy-angels.co.uk/|title=Holy Angels Catholic Church Torquay|website=Holy Angels Catholic Church Torquay|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|Angels
|1938[{{Cite web|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/terryleaman/Tiscali/churches%202/Roman%20Catholic.htm|title=Roman Catholic Churches in Torquay|website=myweb.tiscali.co.uk|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|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
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.christchurchpaignton.org.uk/|title=Christ Church - Christ Church & St Paul's Together in Paignton|website=Christchurchpaignton.org.uk|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|Paul
|c. 1900
|Church of England
|Christ Church & St Paul's
|First building 1909, rebuilt 1939 |
| Christ Church, Paignton
|Paignton
|
|Jesus
|1888
|Church of England
|Christ Church & St Paul's
| First church 1886, now the church hall. |
| Preston Baptist Church
|Preston
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.prestonbaptistchurch.com/|title=Preston Baptist Church of Paignton, South Devon|website=Prestonbaptistchurch.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|
|1927
|Baptist Union
|
|Current building 1939-1940 |
| St Boniface, Paignton
|Paignton
|
|Boniface
|
|Church of England
|Paignton
| |
| St John the Baptist, Paignton
|Paignton
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.paigntonparishchurch.co.uk/|title=Paignton Parish Church - The Church of England in Devon - information on the church and church life|website=Paigntonparishchurch.co.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|John the Baptist
|Medieval
|Church of England
|Paignton
| |
| Bay Church St Andrew, Paignton
|Paignton
|
|Andrew
|
|Church of England
|
| Church plant by St Matts Plymouth and others.[{{cite web |title=Bay Church |url=https://www.bay.church/about |website=Bay Church |access-date=2 September 2023}}] |
| Sacred Heart & St Teresa of the Child Jesus
|Paignton
|[{{Cite web|url=https://sacredheartpaignton.org.uk/|title=The Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart & St Thérèse of the Child Jesus|website=The Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart & St Thérèse of the Child Jesus|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|Sac Heart, Thérèse of Lis.
|1882
|Roman Catholic
|
|Current building 1930-1931, reconsecrated 1992 |
| Paignton Baptist Church
|Paignton
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.paigntonbaptistchurch.org.uk/|title=Paignton Baptist Church|website=Paigntonbaptistchurch.org.uk|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|
|1830
|Baptist Union
|
|Current building 1882-1886 |
| Roselands Community Church
|Paignton
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.roselandscommunitychurch.org.uk/|title=Roselands Community Church Homepage|website=Roselandscommunitychurch.org.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|
|1990s
|Baptist Union
|
|Planted by local Baptist churches |
| Southfields Methodist Church, Paignton
|Paignton
|
|
|1884
|Methodist
|Torbay Methodist Circuit
|Building dates from 1818, previously Congregational. Closed as a place of worship. Now called Southfield Christian Centre, home of the Paignton Community Larder.[{{cite web |title=Paignton Community Larder |url=https://paigntoncommunitylarder.org.uk/images/newsletters/Newsletter-iss10.pdf |access-date=2 September 2023}}] |
| Palace Avenue Methodist Church, Paignton
|Paignton
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.palaceavenue-methodist.org.uk/|title=Paignton (Palace Avenue) Methodist Church - Home Page|website=Palaceavenue-methodist.org.uk|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|
|1820s
|Methodist
|Torbay Methodist Circuit
| |
| Paignton Salvation Army
|Paignton
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/paignton|title=Paignton {{!}} The Salvation Army|website=Salvationarmy.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
|
|Salvation Army
|
| |
| Living Waters Church, Paignton | Preston
|[{{Cite web|url=http://lwchurch.org.uk/|title=Living Waters Church|website=lwchurch.org.uk|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
|1965
|Assemblies of God
|
| |
| Gerston Chapel
|Paignton
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.findachurch.co.uk/details/paignton/49076.htm|title=Gerston Chapel, Paignton - Find a Church|website=Findachurch.co.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
|1888
|Independent
|
|Of Brethren origin |
| Great Parks Chapel
|Paignton
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatparkschapel.co.uk/|title=Home {{!}} Great Parks Chapel {{!}} Paignton|website=Home {{!}} Great Parks Chapel {{!}} Paignton|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
|
|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
|[{{cite web|url=http://www.goodringtonmethodist.co.uk/|title=Goodrington Methodist Church|first=Andrew|last=Stead|website=Goodringtonmethodist.co.uk|accessdate=10 September 2017}}]
|
|
|Methodist
|Torbay Methodist Circuit
| |
| Good Shepherd Chapel, Galmpton
|Galmpton
|
|Jesus
|
|Church of England
|Brixham
|Benefice includes one church in Devon |
| Galmpton Evangelical Congregational Church
|Galmpton
|
|
|1831
|EFCC[{{Cite web |url=http://www.efcc.org.uk/publications/YearBook_2016-12web.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 September 2017 |archive-date=14 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914034708/http://www.efcc.org.uk/publications/YearBook_2016-12web.pdf |url-status=dead }}]
|
|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
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.stmarysbrixham.org.uk/|title=St Marys Church Brixham: St Marys Church Brixham Home Page|website=Stmarysbrixham.org.uk|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|Mary
|Medieval
|Church of England
|Brixham
| |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea, Brixham
|Brixham
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.brixhamrcchurch.org/|title=Our Lady Star of the Sea – The Catholic Parish of Brixham|website=Brixhamrcchurch.org|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|Mary
|1967
|Roman Catholic
|
|Only church with a car park on the roof |
| Brixham Baptist Church
|Brixham
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.brixhambaptist.org.uk/|title=Brixham Baptist Church |website=Brixhambaptist.org.uk|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|
|1801[{{Cite web|url=http://www.newtonabbot24.co.uk/item-211-brixham-churches|title=Brixham Churches|website=NewtonAbbot24|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|Baptist Union
|
|Rebuilt 1858 |
| Brixham Methodist Church
|Brixham
|
|
|pre-1816
|Methodist
|Torbay Methodist Circuit
| |
| Brixham United Reformed Church
|Brixham
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.brixhamurc.org/|title=Brixham United Reformed Church, Brixham, Devon, UK|last=URC|first=Brixham|website=Brixhamurc.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-09-04}}]
|
|
|URC
|
|New building 2009 |
| Brixham Community Church
|Brixham
|[{{Cite web|url=http://www.brixham.church/|title=Home - Brixham Community Church|website=Brixham Community Church|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
|c. 1970s
|Assemblies of God
|
| |
| Brixham Salvation Army
|Brixham
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/brixham|title=Brixham {{!}} The Salvation Army|website=Salvationarmy.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-09-05}}]
|
|
|Salvation Army
|
| |