# List of places of worship in Barrow-in-Furness

This article lists places of worship in the English town of Barrow-in-Furness. Barrow was a town built on industry and up until the late 19th century was only a small village. The population skyrocketed in a matter of decades to a peak of over 70,000, as a result the majority of the town's places of worship were built in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Many were only temporary timber structures and soon replaced by the present buildings. According to the 2001 UK Census, 81.03% of Barrow's population identified as Christian with 0.58% of individuals stating another religion (the majority being Muslims and Buddhists). However these figures are currently outdated, as even in 2001 7.59% of individuals didn't state a religion (as opposed to stating 'no religion') as well as the fact that between 2001 and 2007, the ethnic minority population of Barrow has almost trebled in size. All current places of worship in Barrow belong to denominations of Christianity, although three Jewish Synagogues were sited in the town in the early 20th century. Despite this, the Kadampa Buddhist Temple and Manjushri Mahayana Centre which are located on the outskirts of the borough are amongst the oldest Buddhist centres in the western world. The nearest Mosque to the town is sited in Lancaster, the nearest Synagogue in Blackpool and Gurudwara in Preston.
This list also includes churches in the wider former Borough of Barrow-in-Furness area.

## Existing places of worship

Below is a list of current buildings that were purpose built as places of worship in Barrow-in-Furness.

### Christian churches

The borough has an estimated 33 active churches for 67,300 inhabitants, a ratio of one church for every 2,039 people.
| Name | Ward | Dedication | Year | Denomination Christian | Grade | Benefice | Notes |
| Grace Church Barrow | Roosecote | | 2017 | CoE Plant | | South Barrow Team | Planted in the Holbeck & Roose area in 2017. |
| St Peter, Ireleth with Askam | Askam and Ireleth | Peter | 1865 | CoE | | Askam and Dalton | Chapel (to Dalton parish church) existed since 1608 |
| Askam Methodist Church | Askam and Ireleth | | | Methodist | | SW Cumbria United Area | |
| St Mary, Dalton-in-Furness | Dalton Town with Newton | Mary | Medieval | CoE | | Askam and Dalton | Present church built 1883-1885 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary & St Margaret of Scotland, Dalton | Dalton Town with Newton | Mary & Margaret | | Roman Catholic | | Ulverston & Dalston | |
| Dalton Community Church | Dalton Town with Newton | | | Methodist / URC | | SW Cumbria United Area | |
| St Peter, Lindal and Marton | Lindal and Marton | Peter | 1875 | CoE | | Pennington, Lindal, Bardsea | Current building 1886. Benefice includes two churches in South Lakeland |
| St Francis, Barrow | Ormsgill | Francis of Assisi | 1955 | CoE | | North Barrow Team | |
| St Pius' Roman Catholic Church | Ormsgill | Pope Pius X | 1955 | Roman Catholic | | | |
| St Paul, Newbarns & Hawcoat | Hawcoat | Paul | 1871 | CoE | | | Current church and front facade extended in the 20th century. |
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Hawcoat | | 1998 | Latter Day Saint | | |
| St James, Barrow | Hindpool | James | 1869 | CoE | II* | North Barrow Team | Barrow's 2nd oldest Anglican church. Holds 1,000 worshippers. 150 ft spire |
| St Mark, Barrow | Hindpool | Mark | 1989 | CoE | | | Original church completed in 1877. Restored after WWII bombing. |
| St Mary of Furness, Barrow | Hindpool | Mary | 1858 | Roman Catholic | II | Our Lady of Furness Parish | The spire of the church was added in 1888. |
| Hartington St Methodist Church | Hindpool | | 1874 | Methodist | | SW Cumbria United Area | Originally known as Bethel Primitive Methodist. |
| The Salvation Army | Hindpool | | 1910 | Salvation Army | | | |
| Trinity Church Centre | Parkside | Trinity | 1902 | Methodist / URC | | SW Cumbria United Area | AKA Abbey Road Wesleyan Methodist. Original church completed 1876. |
| Abbey Road Baptist Church | Parkside | | 1958 | Baptist Union | | | |
| Spring Mount Christian Fellowship | Parkside | | | Independent | | | |
| St Aidan, Barrow | Newbarns | Aidan of Lindisfarne | 1967 | CoE | | South Barrow Team | Original hall (now vicarage) completed in 1952, extended 1967. |
| Holy Family Roman Catholic Church | Newbarns | Holy Family | 1951 | Roman Catholic | | Our Lady of Furness Parish | |
| Beacon Hill Methodist Church | Newbarns | | 1956 | Methodist | | SW Cumbria United Area | |
| St George, Barrow | Central | George | 1860 | CoE | II | South Barrow Team | Barrow's oldest existing Anglican church. |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church | Central | Sacred Heart | 1929 | Roman Catholic | | Our Lady of Furness Parish | Original chapel opened 1902 |
| Ramsden Street United Reformed Church | Central | | 1864 | URC | | SW Cumbria United Area | |
| Emmanuel Community Church | Central | Jesus | 1995 | Independent | | | |
| Risedale Gospel Hall | Risedale | | | Gospel Hall | | | |
| St John, Barrow | Barrow Island | John the Evangelist | 1935 | CoE | II | | Original church completed in 1876 |
| St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church | Barrow Island | Patrick | 1933 | Roman Catholic | | Our Lady of Furness Parish | Original church completed 1885 |
| Vickerstown Methodist Church | Walney North | | | Methodist | | SW Cumbria United Area | |
| St Columba's Roman Catholic Church | Walney South | Columba | 1958 | Roman Catholic | | Our Lady of Furness Parish | |
| St Mary the Virgin, Walney | Walney South | Mary | 1930 | CoE | II | | A church has existed on the site since 1577 |

### Churches belonging to groups not universally recognised as Christian

| Name | Image | Ward/parish | Web | Founded | Denomination | Notes |
| Harley St Spiritualist Church | | Hindpool | | | Spiritualism | |
| Spiritualists Psychological Hall | | | | | Spiritualism | |

## Former places of worship

Below is a list of current or former buildings that were purpose built as places of worship in Barrow-in-Furness, but no longer serve this purpose.
| Name | Ward | Denomination | Built | Grade | Notes |
| Abbey Road/ Ainslie Street Synagogue | Parkside | Judaism | 1900 | | Barrow's first synagogue was built in 1902 and closed in 1913. |
| Christ Church | Hindpool | Methodism | 1875 | | Opened in 1875, the Christ Church Methodist New Connexion was almost completely destroyed by World War II bombing, small parts of the lower church still stand today and house a gym. |
| Crellin Street Synagogue | Hindpool | Judaism | 1920 | | Barrow's growing Ashkenazi Jewish population relocated to a larger synagogue between 1918 and 1925. |
| Emmanuel Church | Parkside | Congregationalist | 1900 | | A small chapel opened on the site in 1876 and was extended in 1900. Rising maintenance costs lead to the building being abandoned, it was demolished in 1993 and an elderly home is now on the site. |
| Forshaw Street Primitive Methodist | Hindpool | Methodism | 1866 | | Opened in 1866 and closed in 1953, the site of the former church is now home to a furniture store and part of Debenhams, Portland Walk. |
| Greengate Street Wesleyan Methodist | Central | Methodism | 1876 | | Opened in 1876 and closed around 1996, before construction of new buildings began on the site in 2001. |
| Hindpool Road Congregational | Central | Congregationalist | 1863 | | The first church to be built on the site opened in 1857, the current building was completed in 1863 although it closed in 1931. The current building houses a garage. |
| Hindpool Road Wesleyan Methodist | Central | Methodism | 1862 | | Opened in 1862 and closed in 1935, the former church building is now 'Scorpio' nightclub. |
| King's Hall Wesleyan Methodist | Hindpool | Methodism | 1907 | | From construction in 1907 until 1951, King's Hall served as a church although it has served various purposes since. |
| Marsh Street Primitive Methodist | Central | Methodism | 1875 | | Opened in 1875 and closed in 1953, the church building is currently derelict. |
| Roose Methodist Church | Roosecote | Methodism | | | Closed 2016 |
| Roose Road Bible Christian | Risedale | Methodism | 1875 | | Opened in 1875 and closed in 1976, the church building has served various purposes since. |
| School Street Synagogue | Hindpool | Judaism | | | 62 School Street functioned as Barrow's only synagogue between 1925 and 1974 when the local Jewish population dwindled to around a dozen. |
| St Luke, Barrow | Risedale | CoE | 1964 | | Original church 1877. Redundant 2008 and demolished 2017. |
| St Matthew, Barrow | Ormsgill | CoE | 1967 | | Original church completed 1877. Closed 2015 |
| St Michael, Rampside | Roosecote (Rampside) | CoE | 1840 | | Benefice includes three churches in South Lakeland. Chapel of ease on site dates back to 1621. Closed 2016 |
| St Perran, Roose | Roosecote | CoE | 1967 | | Closed 2014 |
| St Mary of Furness monastery | Newbarns | Cistercian | 1123 | I | Founded in 1123 and disestablished and destroyed in 1537 by Henry VII's Reformation. Better known as Furness Abbey it was once the second richest and most powerful cistercian monastery in the country. |
| Stonedyke Methodist Chapel | Roose | Methodism | 1877 | | Opened in 1877 and closed in 1991, the church building is derelict. |
| Storey Square United Methodist Free Church | Central | Methodism | 1894 | | The first church on the site opened in 1874, and the current building was completed in 1894, the church closed in 1952 and was demolished in 2010. |
| Trinity Church | Hindpool | Presbyterianism | 1867 | II | Once one of Barrow's largest functioning churches, Trinity church was closed in 1971 and has been derelict since. In 2005, a fire destroyed the abandoned building even more and it was ultimately demolished in 2013. |