# List of churches in Exeter

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 |
| 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 | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
| 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 | |