List of churches in Oxford explained

This list of churches in Oxford records churches in the city of Oxford, England. Oxford's "Dreaming Spires" refer to the medieval churches and colleges that continue to dominate the city.

Church of England

Christ Church Cathedral, St Aldate's
All Saints, Lime Walk, Headington
Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry
Pusey House, St Giles' Street
St Alban the Martyr, Charles Street
St Aldate's, St Aldate's Street
St Andrew, St Andrew's Road, Headington
St Andrew, Linton Road
St Barnabas, Cardigan Street, Jericho
St Bartholomew's Chapel, Bartlemas, Cowley Road
St Clement, Marston Road
St Ebbe's, Pennyfarthing Place
St Francis of Assisi, Hollow Way, Cowley
St Frideswide, Botley Road
St Giles, Woodstock Road
St James, Beauchamp Lane, Cowley
St John the Evangelist, Iffley Road
St John the Evangelist, Vicarage Road
St Luke, Canning Crescent
St Margaret's, St Margaret's Road
St Mary Magdalen, Magdalen Street
St Mary, Bayswater Road, Barton
St Mary and St John, Cowley Road
St Mary the Virgin, Iffley
St Matthew, Marlborough Road
St Michael and All Angels, Lonsdale Road, Summertown
St Michael and All Angels, Marston Road, New Marston
St Michael at the Northgate, Cornmarket Street
St Thomas the Martyr, Becket Street
University Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Street

Roman Catholic

St Aloysius Gonzaga, (The Oxford Oratory), 25 Woodstock Road
St Anthony of Padua, 115 Headley Way
Blackfriars, 64 St Giles'
Corpus Christi, 88 Wharton Road, Headington
Blessed Dominic Barberi, Oxford Road, Littlemore
Our Lady Help of Christians, 59 Hollow Way, Cowley
Sacred Heart, Sawpit Road, Blackbird Leys
St Edmund of Abingdon and St Frideswide, (Greyfriars), 182 Iffley Road
SS Gregory and Augustine, 322 Woodstock Road
Holyrood Church (Hinksey Parish), Abingdon Road
Catholic Chaplaincy, Rose Place, St Aldate's
Oxford Brookes Catholic Chaplaincy, 62 London Road, Headington

Evangelical (affiliated to Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches)

Magdalen Road Church,^[1] Magdalen Road, Oxford.
Marston Neighbourhood Church,^[2] Marston Road, Oxford.
Trinity Church Oxford,^[3] A new evangelical church plant (September 2013 launch).
Woodstock Road Baptist Church, 198 Woodstock Road, Oxford.

Baptist

New Road Baptist Church, Bonn Square
Headington Baptist Church
Botley Baptist, Westminster Way, Botley
John Bunyan Baptist Church, Crowell Road
Oxford Baptist Chapel, a Christ-centered, Gospel preaching church (Albert Street, Jericho)
Woodstock Road Baptist Church, an evangelical church, 198 Woodstock Road, Oxford
People's Baptist Church (International Baptist Church) Crowell Road

Methodist

Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, New Inn Hall Street^[4]
The Methodist Church, Lime Walk^[5]
Rose Hill Methodist Church^[6]
Cowley Road Methodist Church^[7]

Presbyterian

Christ Church Headington^[8]
Oxford Presbyterian Church^[9]

United Reformed

Collinwood Road United Reformed Church, Risinghurst
Marston United Reformed Church, Marston Road
St Columba's United Reformed Church, Alfred Street^[10]
Summertown United Reformed Church
Temple Cowley United Reformed Church

Ecumenical

Holy Family Church, 1 Cuddesdon Way (Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, United Reformed, Moravian)

Non-denominational churches

Beersheba International Faith Church^[11]
Sword for the Lord.Oxford, West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, Oxford

Other denominations

Apostolic Faith Church of Oxford, United Pentecostal Church in Oxford ^[12]
Bethel Gospel Church, The Holy Family Church, 1 Cuddesdon Way, Blackbird Leys
Cornerstone Church Assemblies of God, Quarry High Street, Headington, Oxford
Calvary Chapel, meets in Botley Primary school
Chinese Christian Church, 15 Gorse Leas
Christ Embassy Oxford Church^[13]
Christian Life Centre Church^[14] ^[15]
Deeper Life Bible Church^[16]
Elim Pentecostal, Botley Road
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Oxford, 36a St Giles'
German Lutheran services at St Mary the Virgin, High Street
Grace Springs Church
Greater World Spiritualist Church, Cowley Road, Cowley, Oxford
Jesus Army^[17]
Hillsong Church, meets in Odeon Cinema, Magdalen Street
James Street Church Open Brethren^[18]
Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) Oxford Branch. The Barn, Nightingale Avenue
Living Faith international
Oxford Unitarians at Harris Manchester College Chapel, Mansfield Road
Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity and the Annuciation, 1 Canterbury Road (off Banbury Road)
St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 34 Ferry Road^[19]
Oxford Bible Church
Oxford Christadelphian Church, Tyndale Road.^[20]
Oxford Community Church (OCC),^[21] Osney Mead
Oxford Vineyard
People's Baptist Church (International Baptist Church)
Redeemed Christian Church of God, Barton Neighbourhood Centre, Headington, Oxford.^[22]
Oxford Quaker Meeting (Religious Society of Friends), 43 St Giles ^[23]
Pentecostal Church in Oxford, Victory Worship Centre, Malayalam Church Oxford, Tamil Church Oxford, Kanada Church Oxford, Telugu Church Oxford Pentecostal church, Oxford Services at Cherwell School, North Site^[24]
RCCG Lighthouse Parish, at Abingdon, Oxford and Witney^[25] ^[26]
Rivers of Life Church,^[27] Marston Road
The Salvation Army, Oxford Citadel, Lytham Street
Word Fountain Christian Ministries, Hollow Way, Cowley

Former churches

St John the Baptist, Middle Way, Summertown (demolished 1924)
St Martin's Church, Carfax (part demolished, only Carfax Tower survives)
Chapel of St Mary at Smith Gate (now the Middle Common Room of Hertford College)
St Paul's, Walton Street (deconsecrated, now "Freud's" bar)
St Philip and St James Church, Woodstock Road (now the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies)

One church has been converted to a college chapel:

St Peter-le-Bailey, New Inn Hall Street, now the chapel of St Peter's College, Oxford

Three churches have been converted into college libraries:

All Saints, High Street, now the library of Lincoln College
St Cross, St Cross Road, now the historic collections centre (i.e. archive of manuscripts, rare books etc.) of Balliol College
St Peter-in-the-East, Queen's Lane, now the library of St Edmund Hall

External links

Diocese of Oxford information. Anglicans Online official website. Retrieval date: 5 December 2007.
Oxford Diocesan website. Retrieval date: 5 December 2007.
Church listings, Google Maps

Notes and References

http://www.mrc-oxford.org Magdalen Road Church
http://marstonneighbourhoodchurch.org Marston Neighbourhood Church (MNC)
http://www.trinitychurchoxford.com/ Trinity Church Oxford
http://www.wesleymem.org.uk Wesley Memorial church
http://www.limewalk.org.uk/ Lime Walk Methodist Church
http://www.rosehillmethodists.org.uk/ Rose Hill Methodist Church
http://www.cowleyroadmethodists.org.uk Cowley Road Methodist Church
http://christchurchheadington.org Christ Church Headington
http://oxfordpres.co.uk Oxford Pres
http://www.saintcolumbas.org St. Columba's URC, Oxford
Web site: Beersheba International Faith Church . Oxford . 25 February 2014 .
https://www.afcoxford.com Apostolic Faith Church of Oxford
http://christembassy-oxford.org/ Christ Embassy Oxford
Web site: Who We Are . CLC Oxford . 4 February 2022.
Web site: Grady Reid – Pastor of Christian Life Centre, Oxford . Stewardship . 4 February 2022.
http://www.dclm.org Deeper Christian Life Ministries
http://www.jesus.org.uk/oxford Jesus Army - Jesus Fellowship, Oxford
http://www.jamesstreetchurch.co.uk/wordpress/ James Street Church
https://www.stnicholas-oxford.org/ St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
http://www.oxfordchristadelphians.org.uk Oxford Christadelphian Church
http://www.occ.org.uk/oxford Oxford Community Church
http://www.oxrccg.org.uk Redeemed Christian Church of God
http://www.oxfordquakers.org/ Oxford Quaker Meeting
Web site: Victory Worship Centre . 25 February 2014 .
http://rccglighthouseabingdon.org Redeemed Christian Church of God
http://rccglighthouseoxford.co.uk Redeemed Christian Church of God
http://www.riversoflife.co.uk/ Rivers of Life Church