The following is a list of churches in Cambridge, England.
Cambridge had sixteen medieval parish churches: All Saints by the Castle, All Saints by the Jewry, St Andrew the Great, St Andrew the Less, St Bene't, St Botolph, St Clement, St Edward, St Giles, St John Zachary, St Mary, St Michael, St Peter by the Castle, St Peter outside Trumpington Gates (later renamed St Mary the Less), St Radegund?, Holy Sepulchre and Holy Trinity. Three of these have been demolished, while a further four remain standing but do not hold regular services. The other nine (StAG, St Bene't, St Botolph, St Clement, St Edward, St Giles, St Mary the Great, St Mary the Less, Holy Trinity) are still in operation, a high rate of survival attributable partly to the presence of the university and the resultant preponderance of both clergy and money.
The growth of the town in the 19th and 20th centuries necessitated the building of further Anglican churches, in addition to the medieval parish churches of Chesterton (St Andrew's), Cherry Hinton (St Andrew's), and Trumpington (SS Mary & Michael's) which were swallowed up by the urban sprawl: Christ Church (1839), St Paul's (1841), St Luke's (1863), St Matthew's (1866), St Barnabas' (1869), St Mark's (1870), St Philip's (1891), St John the Evangelist's (1896), St Augustine's (1898), St Martin's (1932), St George's (1938), St Stephen's (1940s), Holy Cross (C20th), St James's (1955), Good Shepherd (1958), St Thomas's (1980) and St John's Orchard Park (2013). In addition All Saints' Church (formerly All Saints by the Jewry) was resited and rebuilt in 1863. St Stephen's has closed, as has the resited All Saints, but the others are still active. There was also a mission chapel of St John's, Wellington Street, from 1874 until the 1940s.
Active churches and chapels, other than college and school chapels NameImageRefsDedicationFoundedDenomination Location NotesChrist Church Jesus1837-1839Church of England Received a church graft from St Andrew the Great 2004Christ the RedeemerJesusChurch of England/Methodist 2004 merger of Meadowlands Methodist Church (founded in or before 1953) and Holy Cross, Fen Ditton The Good Shepherd Jesus1958 Church of England Holy Trinity Trinity1189 Church of England St Andrew's, Cherry HintonAndrewc. 1200Church of England St Andrew's, ChestertonAndrewc. 1200Church of England St Andrew the Great Andrew Church of England Medieval church demolished 1842, rebuilt in Victorian style. Redundant 1984; home to the congregation of Holy Sepulchre since 1994.St Augustine of CanterburyAugustine of CanterburyChurch of England Forms the Parish of the Ascension with St Giles's and St Peter's. Member of the 'Church at Castle' partnership St Barnabas Barnabas1869 Church of England St Bene't's Benedict of Nursia – on the 'About St Benedict' tab. Church of England Oldest church in Cambridgeshire as well as the oldest building in Cambridge. St Botolph's Botwulf of Thorney Church of England St Clement's ?c. 1225 Church of England St Edward King and Martyr Edward the Martyrc. 1250 Church of England Rebuilt 1400. Royal Peculiar St Giles' Giles1092 Church of England Forms the Parish of the Ascension with St Augustine's and St Peter's. Member of 'Church at Castle' partnershipSt GeorgeGeorge1938 Church of England St JamesJames1955Church of England The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsJesus1965 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints St John the Evangelist John the Evangelist1891 Church of England St Luke's Luke1863 URC / CoE Current structure erected 1873-1874. Local ecumenical partnership. Member of the 'Church at Castle' partnership St Mark's Mark1870 Church of England Smaller wooden structure on site of current building in use until 1901 St Martin's Martin of Tours1932 Church of England Services took place in temporary structures on the site of the current building until 1961 St Mary the Great Mary1205 Church of England St Mary the Less Mary1352 Church of England SS Mary and MichaelMary & Michael1200-1330 Church of England St Matthew's Matthew1866 Church of England Received a church graft from St Andrew the Great 2008 St Paul's Paul1841 Church of England St Philip's Philip1889 Church of England St Thomas's HallThomas1980Church of England Part of St Martin's parish; used regularly for services Our Lady and the English Martyrs Mary & Forty Martyrs1885-1890 Catholic Church St Laurence's Lawrence of Rome1947 Catholic Church Permanent structure built 1958 St Philip HowardPhilip Howard1978 Catholic Church St Vincent de PaulVincent de Paul1958Catholic Church Parish of Our Lady and the English Martyrs. Current building was old St Laurence's until 1958 when it was moved to Ditton Lane.Fisher House University Catholic ChaplaincyJohn Fisher1925Catholic Church St AthanasiosAthanasius of Alexandria1902Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the building was formerly the Cherry Hinton Road United Reformed ChurchArbury Road Baptist Church1842Baptist Union Originally called the Ebenezer. Moved to current site 1930. New chapel built 1966.Barnwell Baptist ChurchBaptist Union Cherry Hinton Baptist ChurchBaptist Union Mill Road Baptist Church 1881Baptist Union St Andrew's Street Baptist Church1721Baptist Union Rebuilt 1836, 1903Zion Baptist ChurchZion1837Baptist Union Rebuilt 1879Eden Baptist ChurchEden1823FIEC Originally a Strict and Particular Baptist chapel. Rebuilt 1874, 1982Castle Street Methodist Church1823Methodist Church Member of the 'Church at Castle' partnership. Built as a Primitive Methodist church; rebuilt 1841, 1863, 1914.Chesterton Methodist ChurchMethodist Church Wesley Methodist ChurchJohn Wesley1913Methodist Church Downing Place United Reformed Church 1687 United Reformed Founded from a merger of Emmanuel (1687) and St Columba's (c.1891); building dates from 1891Jesus Lane Quaker Meeting House1776–7, 1884Religious Society of Friends of Britain Yearly MeetingOriginally found a meeting house in 1777, discontinued as meeting house in 1795, and then reused as a meeting in 1884. Hartington Grove Quaker Meeting House1983Religious Society of Friends of Britain Yearly MeetingGerman Lutheran Church? Aligned with the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD)Cambridge Salvation Army1914Salvation Army Cambridge Seventh-Day Adventist Church1920Seventh-day Adventist Church Permanent building 1962North Arbury Chapel1976Partnership UK Roseford Chapel1959? Queen Edith Chapelc. 1960Partnership UK King's Church CambridgeAssemblies of God Building originally Tenison Road Baptist Chapel (opened 1897). Previously Living Waters Church.C3 Churchc. 2015? Formerly Cambridge Community Church. New church built on the site of St Stephen's Church, previously used the Free Church in Trumpington. Memorial Unitarian Church 1904 Unitarian Church Permanent building 1927, designed by Ronald Potter JonesCambridge Chinese Christian Church Castle End Mission (URC) until 2014. Built 1884Christadelphian Hall1954 City of David Church 2005Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pentecostal Worship Centre located on Cherry Hinton RoadFirst Church of Christ ScientistChristian Science The building shows the date 1866Kingdom HallJehovah's Witnesses
College and school chapels NameImageRefsDedicationFoundedDenomination Location Notes King's College Chapel Mary & Nicholas1446-1515 Church of England Queens' College Chapel Margaret the Virgin & Bernard of Clairvaux1450sChurch of England Rebuilt in a different part of the college 1891Christ's College Chapelc. 1440Church of England Enlarged and reconsecrated 1510 when God's-house was refounded as Christ'sChapel at Churchill College 1967 Clare College ChapelMary1363Church of England Rebuilt 1535. Current structure was built in 1763-1769Corpus Christi College Chapel1577Church of England Previously the college used the nearby St Bene't's church. New chapel built 1827 by William WilkinsDowning College Chapel1950–1953Church of England The college spent over 150 years attempting to obtain a purpose-built chapel Emmanuel College Chapelc. 1590Church of England Original chapel (previously dining hall of Dominican friary) became library. Current Christopher Wren structure 1677.Fitzwilliam College Chapel1991 Girton College Chapel1899–1902Church of England Gonville and Caius College Chapel1393Church of England Oldest college chapel in either Oxford or Cambridge which has been in continuous use as suchJesus College Chapel1157–1245Church of England Oldest university building in Cambridge still in use. Previously chapel of St Radegund's Priory until college was founded c. 1500Magdalene College Chapel1470–1472Church of England Pembroke College Chapelc. 1350Church of England Original chapel (first bespoke college chapel in town) now Old Library; current chapel designed by Christopher Wren consecrated 1665 Peterhouse Chapel1628Church of England College previously employed St Mary the Less as its chapelRobinson College Chapel1981 St Catharine's College ChapelChurch of England Rebuilt and reconsecrated 1704St Edmund's College Chapel1916Catholic Church St John's College Chapelc. 1300Church of England Current structure constructed 1866-1869, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. Tallest structure in CambridgeSelwyn College Chapel1895Church of England Sidney Sussex College Chapelc. 1600Church of England Previously a friary building; rebuilt 1776Trinity College Chapel1554–1567Church of England Trinity Hall Chapel1366Church of England Memorial Chapel, The Leys School 1905Methodist Ridley Hall Chapel After 1891 Church of England Wesley House Chapel 1930Methodist Westcott House Chapel Church of England Westminster College Chapel 1897–1899United Reformed Westfield House ChapelTitusEvangelical Lutheran Church of EnglandUsed by the local Lutheran congregation, Resurrection Lutheran Church
Disused churches NameImage RefsFoundedDefunctDenomination Location NotesMichaelhouse13241908Church of England Combined with parish of St Mary the Great 1908. Now used as a cafe with occasional services.St Peter'sc. 1150Church of England Managed by Churches Conservation Trust. Forms the Parish of the Ascension with St Augustine's and St Giles's. Member of the 'Church at Castle' partnership with St Giles's, St Augustine's, St Luke's (C of E/URC) and Castle Street Methodist Church.All Saints18631973Church of England Previously stood opposite St John's College in what is now All Saints' Churchyard; pulled down and rebuilt in current location 1863. Redundant 1973. Not used for Anglican services; joint benefice with the Holy Sepulchre (Round Church) parish which meets in St Andrew the Great church buildingHoly Sepulchre (The Round Church)1130Church of England Managed by Christian Heritage. Now a joint benefice with St Andrew the Great, where the parish's congregation meetsLeper Chapel (Chapel of St Mary Magdalene)Church of England Defunct and managed by the Cambridge Preservation Society. Oldest complete surviving building in Cambridge. In a united benefice with Christ the Redeemer and used for occasional services.St Andrew The Less1190Church of England In a united benefice with Christ Church and rarely, if ever, used for servicesEmmanuel United Reformed Church18742020United Reformed Congregation merged with St Columba's to form Downing Place URC. Building now belongs to Pembroke College.Trumpington Free Church1899 Formerly used by the Cambridge Community Church (C3 Church).
Demolished churches