List of churches in the London Borough of Barnet explained

This is a list of cathedrals, churches and chapels in the London Borough of Barnet within the Greater London. The list focuses on the more permanent churches and buildings which identify themselves as places of Christian worship. The denominations appended are those by which they self-identify.

History

London's churches and chapels are extraordinarily numerous and diverse. Anglican and nonconformist churches and chapels are most numerous, but there are also many Catholic churches as well as places of worship for non-Christian religions.

Most of the Anglican churches lie within the Anglican dioceses of London to the north and Southwark to the south. A few Anglican churches in the Barnet area fall into the Diocese of St Albans, reflecting the historical association of Barnet with Hertfordshire. As London expanded during the early 19th century, many new churches and chapels were built independently by the growing nonconformist urban population.

Churches in this list belong to various denominations, as indicated.

List of churches

Church name	Location	Dedication	Web	Founded	Denomination	Notes
St Mary, Hendon	Hendon	Mary	^[1]	C11th	Anglican	Hendon Parish
St Mary the Virgin, East Barnet	East Barnet	Mary	^[2]	C11th
St Mary-at-Finchley	Finchley	Mary	^[3]	C12th
St Mary the Virgin, Monken Hadley	Monken Hadley	Mary	^[4]	Medieval
St Andrew, Totteridge	Totteridge	Andrew	^[5]	C13th		Rebuilt 1790s
St John the Baptist, Chipping Barnet	Chipping Barnet	John the Baptist	^[6]	C13th		Chipping Barnet Team. Rebuilt 1400
St Margaret of Antioch, Edgware	Edgware	Margaret the Virgin	^[7]	C13th		Edgware Parish
St John the Apostle, Whetstone	Whetstone	John the Evangelist	^[8]	1832
St Paul, Mill Hill	Mill Hill	Paul	^[9]	1833
St Peter, Arkley	Arkley	Peter	^[10]	1840		Chipping Barnet Team Ministry
Holy Trinity, East Finchley	East Finchley	Trinity	^[11]	1846
		Jesus		1845–1852
All Saints, Child's Hill		All Saints	^[12]	1857
		Jesus		1864		Building 1869–1891
Holy Trinity, Lyonsdown	New Barnet	Trinity	^[13]	1866
St John the Evangelist, West Hendon	Hendon	John the Evangelist	^[14]	1866		Building 1896. United with St Matthias Colindale
St Peter-le-Poer, Friern Barnet	Friern Barnet	Peter	^[15]	1866		First building 1884, current building 1909
St Paul, New Southgate	New Southgate	Paul		1870		Building 1873. Bishop of Fulham
Christ Church, Hendon		Jesus	^[16]	1881		Hendon Parish
		All Saints	^[17]	1883
St Barnabas, Woodside Park	Woodside Park	Barnabas	^[18]	1885
St Paul, Finchley	Finchley	Paul	^[19]	1885–1886
St John, Friern Barnet	Friern Barnet	John the Evangelist	^[20]	1890
		All Saints	^[21]	1891		Bishop of Fulham
St Stephen, Bell's Hill	Chipping Barnet	Stephen	^[22]	1897		Chipping Barnet Team Ministry
St Mark, Barnet Vale	Barnet Vale	Mark	^[23]	1902		Chipping Barnet Team Ministry
St Alphage, Burnt Oak	Burnt Oak	Ælfheah of C'bury	^[24]	1904		Current building 1927
St Matthias, Colindale	Colindale	Matthias		1905		Building 1934, rebuilt 1970s
St Jude-on-the-Hill	Hampstead Garden	Jude	^[25]	1908		Building 1911
St Michael & All Angels, Mill Hill	Mill Hill	Michael & Angels	^[26]	1909		Building 1922
Golders Green Parish Church	Golders Green	Alban the Martyr	^[27]	1910		Rebuilt 1933
John Keble Church, Mill Hill	Mill Hill	John Keble	^[28]	1932		Building 1936. Unique dedication
St Andrew, Edgware	Edgware	Andrew		1937		Edgware Parish
St Peter's Community Church, Stonegrove	Edgware	Peter	^[29]	1962		Edgware Parish
St Augustine, Grahame Park	Grahame Park	Augustine of C'bury	^[30]	1975		Bishop of Fulham
Oakleigh Community Church	Whetstone		^[31]			Satellite church of St Barnabas, Woodside Park
Faith House	Colindale		^[32]			A church plant of St Barnabas, Woodside Park
St James, New Barnet	New Barnet	James	^[33]
Mary Immaculate & St Gregory the Great	Barnet	Mary & Gregory I	^[34]	1849	Roman Catholic
Mary Immaculate and St Peter, New Barnet	New Barnet	Mary & Peter	^[35]	1870		First building 1904, current building 1938
Sacred Heart & Mary Immaculate, Mill Hill	Mill Hill	Sacred Heart, Mary	^[36]	1889		Building 1905, rebuilt 1922–1923. Served by Cong of the Mission
St Mary, East Finchley	East Finchley	Mary	^[37]	1898		Rebuilt 1952
St Alban, North Finchley	North Finchley	Alban	^[38]	1903		Building 1909
St Edward the Confessor, Golders Green	Temple Fortune	Edw the Confessor	^[39]	1915
St Philip the Apostle, Finchley	Finchley Church End	Philip	^[40]	1919		Building 1925
St Anthony of Padua, Edgware	Edgware	Anthony of Padua	^[41]	1931
St Patrick, West Hendon	West Hendon	Patrick	^[42]	1964
Annunciation, Burnt Oak		Annunciation	^[43]
St Mary Magdalen, Whetstone	Whetstone	Mary Magdalene	^[44]
Our Lady of Dolours, Hendon	Hendon	Mary	^[45]
St Agnes, Cricklewood	Cricklewood	Agnes of Rome	^[46]
St Margaret Clitherow, Grahame Park	Grahame Park	Margaret Clitherow	^[47]
St Cyril of Turau & the Belarusian Patron Sts	Woodside Park	Kirill of Turov etc.	^[48]	2015–2016	Belarusian Catholic	First wooden church built in London since 1666
Holy Cross & Archangel Michael, Golders Gn	Golders Green	Cross & Michael	^[49]	pre-1970	Greek Orthodox	Moved into current building (St Michael's) 1970
St Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church	Whetstone	Catherine of Alex				Building previously St James the Great, Friern Barnet
St Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Church	Temple Fortune	Mary & Michael	^[50]	1996	Coptic Orthodox	Building was St Barnabas' CoE
Hendon Baptist Church	Hendon		^[51]	1873	Baptist Union	Building 1886
Barnet Underhill Baptist Church			^[52]	1936	Baptist
High Barnet Baptist Church	High Barnet		^[53]
East Barnet Baptist Church			^[54]
Finchley Baptist Church			^[55]
				1822	Methodist	Building 1829, current building 1897
Barnet Brookside Methodist Church			^[56]	1857		Two sites
Manor Drive Methodist Church	Whetstone		^[57]	1938
Edgware Methodist Church	Edgware
Finchley Methodist Church	Finchley		^[58]
Hendon Methodist Church	Hendon
Trinity Church North Finchley	North Finchley	Trinity	^[59]	1864	Baptist / URC	Baptist and URC churches united 1980
Mill Hill East Church	Mill Hill East		^[60]		Baptist / URC
Hampstead Garden Suburb Free Church	Hampstead Garden		^[61]	1909	Baptist? / URC	Building 1911
Trinity Church Golders Green	Golders Green	Trinity			Methodist / URC	Methodist and URC churches united 1979^[62]
Trinity Church Mill Hill	Mill Hill	Trinity	^[63]	1886	Methodist / URC	Methodist and URC churches united 2008
		Jesus	^[64]	1788	URC
St John's United Ref Church, New Barnet	New Barnet	John	^[65]	1870		1963 union of Presbyterian and Congregational churches
St Margaret's United Reformed Church	Finchley		^[66]	1893		Finchley Presbyterian & Congregational churches merged 1969
Barnet United Reformed Church	Barnet		^[67]
Chesterfield Road United Reformed Church			^[68]
The Hyde United Reformed Church	Colindale		^[69]
Union Church Totteridge	Totteridge		^[70]
Wood Street United Reformed Church	Chipping Barnet		^[71]	1669		Current building 1893
			^[72]	1877	FIEC	New building 1889, 1902, 1931
Trinity Church			^[73]	2003	Catalyst
				1873
				1873
Golders Green Quaker Meeting	Hampstead Garden			1913	Quakers
Edgware Quaker Meeting	Edgware			c. 1930s	Quakers
Finchley Quaker Meeting				1945		Building 1967^[74]
Our Lady of Lourdes	Friern Barnet				Roman Catholic
St Matthias	Edgware		http://www.rcdow.org.uk/edgwarebroadfields/		Roman Catholic
St Michael and All Angels	Edgware				Anglican
St Paul	Edgware				Anglican

Defunct churches

Church name	Neighbourhood	Dedication	Founded	Ended	Denomination	Notes
St James the Great, Friern Barnet	Friern Barnet	James	C12th		Anglican	Closed, now St Katherine's Greek Orthodox
St Luke, Finchley	Finchley	Luke	1905	1985	Anglican
St Michael, Golders Green	Golders Green	Michael	1910	1979	Anglican	Building 1914, closed 1979 & given to Greek Orthodox
St Barnabas, Temple Fortune	Temple Fortune	Barnabas	1890s		Anglican	Building 1915. Closed, now Coptic Orthodox
St Peter, Cricklewood	Cricklewood	Peter	1882	1971	Anglican	Building 1891
New Barnet Baptist Church	New Barnet		1872		Baptist	Demolished 1982
New Barnet Congregational Church	New Barnet			1967
New Barnet Methodist Chapel	New Barnet				Methodist	Closed

Related lists

• List of churches in London
• List of Christopher Wren churches in London
• List of places of worship in London, 1804
• Union of Benefices Act 1860
• Commission for Building Fifty New Churches

External links/sources

• Anglican Diocese of London
• Baptist Union Churches
• Church of England Parish Finder
• Church of England churches in central London
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• The History Files Churches of the British Isles
• Congregational Churches in London
• Friends of the City Churches
• Gospel Hall Finder
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
• Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London
• Methodist Church of Great Britain Church Search
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood Parishes A-Z
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster – Virtual Diocese
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark – Parish Directory
• Seventh-day Adventist Churches in London
• United Reformed Church Find A Church
• Redeemed Christian Church of God

Notes and References

1. Web site: St Mary and Christ Church Hendon. www.hendonparish.org.uk. 2017-10-10.
2. Web site: St Mary the Virgin – east barnet parish church. www.stmarys-eastbarnet.org.uk. 2017-10-10.
3. News: home. St Mary at Finchley. 2017-10-10. en-GB.
4. Web site: St Mary the Virgin, Monken Hadley – The Beacon Church – V1. www.monkenhadley.church. 2017-10-09.
5. Web site: St Andrew's Parish Church Totteridge LONDON N20 8PR UK. St Andrew's Parish Church Totteridge LONDON N20 8PR UK. 2017-10-10.
6. Web site: St. John the Baptist Church, Barnet. www.barnetparishchurch.org.uk. en. 2017-10-10.
7. Web site: About Edgware Parish – Edgware Parish. www.edgwareparish.org.uk. en. 2017-10-10.
8. Web site: St John the Apostle Whetstone. www.stjohntheapostlewhetstone.org.uk. 2017-10-10.
9. Web site: St Pauls church Mill Hill – built by William Wilberforce. www.stpaulschurchmillhill.co.uk. 2017-10-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20080705211101/http://www.stpaulschurchmillhill.co.uk/. 2008-07-05. dead.
10. Web site: St Peter's Church, Arkley. St Peter's Church, Arkley. 2017-10-10.
11. Web site: Holy Trinity East Finchley Praying and Worshipping God in East Finchley. www.holytrinityeastfinchley.org.uk. en. 2017-10-09.
12. Web site: All Saints' Church. All Saints' Church. en-GB. 2017-10-09.
13. Web site: Home. Lyonsdown. en-GB. 2017-10-09.
14. Web site: St John, West Hendon and St Matthias,Colindale. churchnw9.blogspot.co.uk. 2017-10-10.
15. Web site: St Peter Le Poer A Church of England Parish in Muswell Hill. www.saintpeterlepoer.org.uk. en. 2017-10-10.
16. Web site: St Mary and Christ Church. www.hendonparish.org.uk. 2017-10-09.
17. Web site: All Saints N20 – Reaching Out, Making Disciples, Growing in God. www.allsaints.uk.com. en-GB. 2017-10-09.
18. Web site: St Barnabas : St Barnabas Church. www.stbarnabas.co.uk. 2017-10-09.
19. Web site: Home St Paul's Finchley. Finchley. St Paul's. www.stpaulsfinchley.org.uk. 2017-10-10.
20. Web site: Parish of Friern Barnet. Parish of Friern Barnet. en-US. 2017-10-09.
21. Web site: All Saints' Church, East Finchley. Hardy. Christopher. www.allsaints-eastfinchley.org.uk. en. 2017-10-09.
22. Web site: St Stephen's Church Bells Hill Barnet Herts UK. St Stephens Church, Bells Hill, Barnet. 2017-10-10.
23. Web site: The Parish Church of
    St Mark, Barnet Vale. The Parish Church of
    St Mark, Barnet Vale. 2017-10-10.
24. Web site: St Alphage Burnt Oak. St Alphage Burnt Oak. 2017-10-10.
25. Web site: The Parish Church of Hampstead Garden Suburb London NW11 7AH – st jude on the hill. st jude on the hill. en-GB. 2017-10-10.
26. Web site: Worship at SMMH, St Michaels, Mill Hill. Worship at SMMH, St Michaels, Mill Hill. 2017-10-10.
27. Web site: Golders Green Parish Church : Golders Green Parish Church. www.gg-pc.co.uk. 2017-10-09.
28. Web site: John Keble Church – Good News for Mill Hill. www.johnkeble.org.uk. en-US. 2017-10-09.
29. Web site: St. Peter's Community Church, Stonegrove. St. Peter's Community Church, Stonegrove. 2017-10-10.
30. Web site: SAINT AUGUSTINE'S, GRAHAME PARK. SAINT AUGUSTINE'S, GRAHAME PARK. 2017-10-10.
31. Web site: St Barnabas : Oakleigh Community Church. www.stbarnabas.co.uk. 2017-10-09.
32. Web site: Faith House : A Charismatic Anglican Church in Colindale. www.faithhouse.co.uk. 2022-10-09.
33. Web site: St James New Barnet – Making Jesus Known. www.stjamesnewbarnet.com. en-GB. 2017-10-10.
34. Web site: Roman Catholic Church of Mary Immaculate & St Gregory. parish.rcdow.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-09.
35. Web site: Roman Catholic Church of Mary Immaculate and St Peter, New Barnet. www.stpetersnewbarnet.org.uk. en-US. 2017-10-09.
36. Web site: Sacred Heart and Mary Immaculate, Mill Hill. www.shmi.info. 2017-10-10.
37. Web site: St Mary's East Finchley. St Mary's East Finchley. 2017-10-10.
38. Web site: Roman Catholic Church of St Alban. parish.rcdow.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-10.
39. Web site: St Edward the Confessor Catholic Church Golders green. St Edward the confessor. en-GB. 2017-10-09.
40. Web site: home page. www.stphilipsfinchley.org.uk. 2017-10-10.
41. Web site: Catholic Edgware. www.catholicedgware.org. en-GB. 2017-10-10.
42. Web site: St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church ·. www.stpatrickschurch.org.uk. en-US. 2017-10-10.
43. Web site: Annunciation Church – Home. Annunciation Church – Home. 2017-10-09.
44. Web site: Home . 2019-07-16 . 2019-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190228231025/http://www.stmarymagdalens.com/ . dead .
45. Web site: Our Lady of Dolours. Our Lady of Dolours. en-US. 2017-10-10.
46. Web site: Roman Catholic Church of St Agnes. parish.rcdow.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-10.
47. Web site: Roman Catholic Church of St Margaret Clitherow. parish.rcdow.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-10.
48. Web site: Belarusian Church in London. Belarusian Church in London. en-US. 2017-10-10.
49. Web site: The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St. Michael. The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St. Michael. en-US. 2017-10-09.
50. Web site: St. Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, London. www.smaam.church. en-US. 2017-10-10.
51. Web site: Hendon Baptist Church. www.hendonbaptistchurch.org.uk. 2017-10-09.
52. Web site: Underhill Baptist Church, Barnet, Herts, EN5 2EA. Webmaster. UBC. underhillbc.org.uk. en-gb. 2017-10-09.
53. Web site: Home – High Barnet Baptist Church. highbarnetbaptist.com. en-GB. 2017-10-09.
54. Web site: Welcome – East Barnet Baptist Church. www.ebarnetbaptist.org.uk. 2017-10-09.
55. Web site: Finchley Baptist Church. www.finchleybaptistchurch.org.uk. 2017-10-09.
56. Web site: Barnet Brookside Methodist. www.barnetbrookside.co.uk. 2017-10-09.
57. Web site: Manor Drive Methodist Church Friern Barnet / Whetstone. www.manordrivemethodistchurch.co.uk. 2017-10-09.
58. Web site: Finchley Methodist Church Ballards Lane N3 1NB. www.finchleymethodist.co.uk. 2017-10-10.
59. Web site: Trinity Church. trinitychurchnorthfinchley.co.uk. en. 2017-10-10.
60. Web site: Welcome. Mill Hill East Church. en-GB. 2017-10-09.
61. Web site: Hampstead Garden Suburb Free Church – A member of the United Reformed Church. www.hgsfreechurch.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-09.
62. Web site: Golders Green Methodist Church. Read. Chris. www.barnetmethodist.co.uk. 2017-10-10.
63. Web site: Home. Hill. Trinity Church Mill. www.trinitymillhill.org.uk. en. 2017-10-10.
64. Web site: Christchurch at Whetstone URC, NEW WEB SITE. christchurchwhetstone.org.uk. en-gb. 2017-10-09.
65. Web site: St John's Church (United Reformed), New Barnet. www.stjohnsnewbarnet.org.uk. 2017-10-09.
66. Web site: Home. stmargaretsfinchleyurc.co.uk. en. 2017-10-10.
67. Web site: Barnet URC Wood Street. urc-barnet.org. 2017-10-09.
68. Web site: United Reformed Church
    Chesterfield Road
    Barnet. EN5 2RE. United Reformed Church
    Chesterfield Road
    Barnet. EN5 2RE. 2017-10-09.
69. Web site: The Hyde URC : Welcome. www.thehydechurch.org.uk. 2017-10-10.
70. Web site: Welcome – Union Church (URC), Totteridge. www.totteridgeunion.org.uk. 2017-10-10.
71. Web site: Welcome to Barnet United Reformed Church, Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4BW. www.urc-barnet.org. en. 2017-10-10.
72. Web site: East Finchley Baptist Church : East Finchley Baptist Church. www.eastfinchleybc.org.uk. 2017-10-09.
73. Web site: Trinity Church : Colindale Newfrontiers Church - part of Catalyst. www.trinitylondon.org. 2017-10-09.
74. News: More about Finchley Quaker Meeting. 2016-02-13. Quakers in North West London. 2017-10-10. en-US.