List of churches in Bournemouth

The following is a list of churches in Bournemouth, a coastal resort town on the south coast of England.

Active

Name Civil parish (settlement) Image Dedication Web Founded Denomination Architecture Notes
Bournemouth Central Christadelphian Church Town Centre 20th century Christadelphians
Bournemouth First Church of Christ Scientist East Cliff Church of Christ, Scientist [1] 1926 The First Church of Christ, Scientist
Bournemouth Spiritualist Church Town Centre N/A [2] 20th century Spiritualist church
Breath of Life Church (St. Mary's Church) Springbourne Mary [3][4] 1926-34 Non-denominational Grade II listed, deconsecrated circa 2003, returned to being used as a church in 2018[5]
Chapel of the Resurrection (now Bournemouth Unitarian Church) Town Centre N/A 1925–26 Unitarian Churchyard of St Peter's
Christ Church Westbourne Jesus [6] 1913 Evangelical
Church of All Saints Southbourne All Saints [7] 1913-14 Anglican Grade II listed
Church of the Annunciation Charminster Annunciation [8] 1905-6 Catholic Grade II* listed
Cornerstone Church West Howe N/A [9][10] 1956 Baptist
Corpus Christi Church Boscombe Body of Christ [11] 1895 Catholic Grade II listed
East Cliff Church East Cliff N/A [12] 1879 United Reform Grade II listed
Elim Church Springbourne N/A [13] 1909 Evangelical
Elim Church Winton, Dorset N/A Evangelical
Holy Epiphany Church Muscliff Epiphany [14] 20th century Anglican
Howeth Road Evangelical Church Ensbury Park N/A [15] 20th century Evangelical
Immanuel Church Southbourne Francis Immanuel [16] 1930 United Reformed Church
Liberal Catholic Church of St. Raphael Lansdowne Saint Raphael the Archangel [17] 20th century Liberal Catholic Church
New Life Christian Fellowship Church Northbourne N/A [18] 20th century New Life Christian Fellowship
Redeemed Christian Church of God (formerly Pokesdown United Reformed Church) Pokesdown N/A [19] 1820 Redeemed Christian Church of God
Richmond Park Church (former Salvation Army Citadel) Richmond Park N/A [20] Late 1800s Evangelical
Rosebery Park Baptist Church Pokesdown N/A [21] 1891 Baptist
Sacred Heart Church Richmond Hill N/A [22] 1874 Catholic English Gothic Grade II listed
Strouden Park Chapel Strouden Park N/A [23] 1950s Non-denominational Brutalist
St Alban's Church Charminster Alban [24] 1907-09 Anglican Grade II listed
St Andrew's Church Boscombe Andrew [25] 1907-08 Anglican Grade II listed
St Andrew's Church

(Bennett Road)

Malmesbury Park Andrew [26] 1891-1900 Anglican Grade II listed
St. Andrew's Church Kinson Andrew [27] 13th century Anglican Middle Ages Grade II* listed
St. Andrew's Church Richmond Hill Andrew [28] 1891 United Reformed Church Grade II listed
St Augustin's Church Charminster Augustin [29] 1891-92 Anglican Grade II listed
St Clement's Church Boscombe Clement [30] 1871-73 Anglican Grade I listed
St Edmund Campion Church Strouden Park Edmund Campion 20th century Catholic The only original building that survived the construction of the Castlepoint Shopping Centre in 2003
St Francis of Assisi's Church, Bournemouth Charminster Francis of Assisi [31] 1930 Anglican Romanesque Revival Grade II listed
St James's Church, Pokesdown Pokesdown James [32] 1858 Anglican English Gothic Grade II listed
St John the Baptist's Church, Moordown Moordown St John the Baptist [33] 1874 Anglican English Gothic Grade II listed
St John the Evangelist's Church, Boscombe Boscombe John the Evangelist [34] 1893-95 Anglican English Gothic Grade II* listed
St Katharine's Church, Southbourne Southbourne Katherine [35] 1881-82; 1899-1900 Anglican English Gothic Grade II listed
St Michael's Church, Bournemouth Town Centre Michael [36] 1875-76 Anglican English Gothic Grade II* listed
St Saviour's Church, Iford Iford Jesus as Saviour [37] 1936 Anglican Romanesque Revival
St Stephen's Church, Bournemouth Town Centre Stephen [38] 1881 Anglican Gothic Revival Grade II listed
St Ambrose Church, Westbourne Westbourne Ambrose [39] 1898 Anglican Gothic Revival Grade II* listed
St Swithun's Church, Bournemouth East Cliff Swithun [40] 1876 Anglican Gothic Revival Grade II listed
Turning Point Church and Bournemouth Deaf Centre Pokesdown N/A [41] 1995 Gospel Deconsecrated in 1995 but still used for Christian worship
West Cliff Baptist Church Westbourne N/A [42] 1879 Baptist English Gothic Grade II listed
  • Moordown Baptist
  • Moordown, Church of the Nazarene
  • Northbourne, New Life Christian Fellowship
  • St Christopher's Church, Southbourne
  • St Nicholas' Church, Southbourne
  • Church of St Francis of Assisi, Charminster
  • St Ambrose Church, Westbourne
  • St Barnabas' Church, Bournemouth
  • St Luke's Church, Winton
  • St Mark's Church, Bournemouth
  • St Peter's Church, Bournemouth[43]
  • St Thomas's Church, Bournemouth
  • Church of St Thomas More, Iford
  • Church of Our Lady of Victories and St Bernadette, Bournemouth
  • Victoria Park Methodist Church
  • Winton, Christadelphian Church
  • Winton Baptist Church
  • Winton, Church of Christ the Saviour
  • Winton Methodist Church
  • Winton, Bournemouth Community Church Centre
  • Winton, United Reformed church

Former

Name Civil parish (settlement) Image Dedication Built Closed Denomination Architecture Notes
Bournemouth Unitarian Church Town Centre N/A 20th-century 21st-century Unitarian English Gothic Grade II listed; used as offices
East Howe Methodist Church East Howe N/A 20th-century 2013 Methodist Vernacular Demolished and replaced with a Co-op[44]
Ensbury Park Methodist Church Ensbury Park

N/A 1926 2008 Methodist English Gothic Demolished and replaced with flats
Lansdowne Baptist Church Lansdowne N/A 1892 2015 Baptist English Gothic Demolished and rebuilt.[45][46]
Moordown Congregational Church Moordown N/A 1860 2002 Non-denominational English Gothic Disused
Mount Zion Baptist Chapel Town Centre
N/A 20th-century 2007 Baptist English Gothic Demolished
Punshon Memorial Methodist Church, Exeter Road Town Centre N/A 1958 2008 Methodist Brutalist Demolished pending redevelopment[47]
Saint Andrews, Exeter Road Town Centre St Andrew 19th-century Pending redevelopment
St John's Mission Church Moordown St John 1853 21st-century Redeveloped into commercial and later residential use
Wallisdown Road Methodist Church Wallisdown
N/A 20th-century 2009 Methodist Brutalist Used as a pre-school nursery

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