This is a list of churches in Flintshire, Wales.
Name | Community (settlement) | Dedication | Web | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
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St. Cecilia's Church | Argoed (Mynydd Isa) | Cecilia | [1] | 1892 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | Unique dedication in Wales |
Village Temple Congregational Church | Argoed (Mynydd Isa) | [2] | 1912 | EFCC-AECW | |||
St James' Church, New Brighton | Argoed (New Brighton) | James | [3] | Church in Wales | Mold Mission Area | ||
SS Mary & Peter, Bagillt | Bagillt | Mary & Peter | 1837-1838 | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | ||
Bretton Methodist Church | Broughton & Bretton (Bretton) | Methodist | Chester & Delamere Forest MC | ||||
St. Mary's Church | Broughton & Bretton (Broughton) | Mary | [4] | 1823-1824 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | |
St Michael, Brynford | Brynford | Michael | 1851-1853 | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | ||
Capel Coffa Cynfaen | Brynford (Calcoed) | Methodist | Cymru | ||||
Emmanuel Church | Buckley | Jesus | [1] | 1839-1842 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | |
St Matthew, Buckley | Buckley | Matthew | [1] | 1821-1822 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | Commissioners' church. Parish church 1874 |
All Saints, Buckley | Buckley | All Saints | [1] | pre-1892 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | Current building 1892 |
Our Lady of the Rosary, Buckley | Buckley | Mary | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Buckley | Moved from a church on Brunswick Road 2000 [5] | |
Buckley Cross Methodist Church | Buckley | Methodist | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | ||||
Bistre English Methodist Church | Buckley | Methodist | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | ||||
Pentrobin English Methodist Church | Buckley | Methodist | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | ||||
St John's United Reformed Church, Buckley | Buckley | John ? | URC | ||||
Bryn Methodist Church | Buckley (Alltami) | Methodist | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | First Primitive Methodist chapel in North Wales | |||
The Good Shepherd, Drury | Buckley (Drury) | Jesus | [1] | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | ||
Drury Lane Methodist Church | Buckley (Drury) | Methodist | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | ||||
St Michael's Church | Caerwys | Michael | Church in Wales | Denbigh Mission Area | |||
Bethel Chapel | Caerwys | Bethel | Presbyterian | Gofalaeth Prestatyn | |||
St Mary, Cilcain | Cilcain | Mary | [6] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Mold Mission Area | |
Capel Gad, Cilcain | Cilcain | Gad ? | Presbyterian | ||||
St John the Evangelist, Rhydymwyn | Cilcain (Rhydymwyn) | John the Evangelist | [7] | 1861-1864 | Church in Wales | Mold Mission Area | |
St Mark, Connah's Quay | Connah's Quay | Mark | [1] | 1836-1837 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | |
St David, Connah's Quay | Connah's Quay | David | [1] | 1914-1915 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | |
Blessed Sacrament, Connah's Quay | Connah's Quay | Blessed Sacrament | [8] | 1888 | Roman Catholic | Connah's Quay & Queensferry | Building 1910-1911 |
St Andrew's English Methodist Church | Connah's Quay | Andrew | Methodist | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | |||
Golftyn Presbyterian Church, Connah's Quay | Connah's Quay | Presbyterian | |||||
Quaystone Presbyt. Church, Connah's Quay | Connah's Quay | Presbyterian | |||||
Connah's Quay Salvation Army | Connah's Quay | [9] | Salvation Army | ||||
SS Mary & David, Flint | Flint | Mary & David | Medieval | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | Rebuilt 1846-1848 by Poynter | |
Immaculate Conception, Flint | Flint | Immaculate Conception | [10] | 1885 | Roman Catholic | Flint Parish | |
Emaus Methodist Church, Flint | Flint | Emmaus | Methodist | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | |||
Capel Caersalem, Flint | Flint | Jerusalem | Presbyterian | ||||
St John's URC, Flint with Bagillt | Flint | URC | |||||
Flint Evangelical Church | Flint | [11] | 1974 | AECW | |||
RiverDee Community Church | Flint | [12] | Assemblies of God | ||||
St Thomas, Flint Mountain | Flint (Flint Mountain) | Thomas | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | |||
Capel Bethel, Flint Mountain | Flint (Flint Mountain) | Bethel | Methodist | Cymru | |||
Capel Bethel, Nant y Fflint | Flint (Nant y Fflint) | Bethel | Presbyterian | ||||
Holy Trinity, Gwernaffield | Gwernaffield & Pantymwyn (Gwernaffield) | Trinity | [3] | 1838 | Church in Wales | Mold Mission Area | Rebuilt 1872 |
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Pantymwyn | Gwernaffield & Pantymwyn (Pantymwyn) | [13] | FIEC | Offshoot of Ebenezer Baptist, Mold | |||
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Halkyn | Halkyn | Mary | Medieval | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | Current building 1878 | |
Capel Salem, Pentre Halkyn | Halkyn (Pentre Halkyn) | Jerusalem | Methodist | Cymru | |||
Christ Church, Rhes-y-cae | Halkyn (Rhes-y-cae) | Jesus | 1846 | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | ||
St Paul, Rhosesmor | Halkyn (Rhosesmor) | Paul | 1874-1876 | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | ||
St Deiniol, Hawarden | Hawarden | Deiniol | [1] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | Restored after a fire 1859 |
Sacred Heart, Hawarden | Hawarden | Sacred Heart | 1966-1967 | Roman Catholic | Hawarden | Congregation probably older | |
Holy Spirit, Ewloe | Hawarden (Ewloe) | Holy Spirit | [14] | 1937-1938 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | |
Highway Methodist Church, Ewloe | Hawarden (Ewloe) | Methodist | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | ||||
Ewloe Green Presbyterian Church | Hawarden (Ewloe Green) | Presbyterian | |||||
Mancot Presbyterian Church | Hawarden (Mancot) | Presbyterian | |||||
St Francis, Sandycroft | Hawarden (Sandycroft) | Francis of Assisi | [1] | 1876 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | In school until building 1913. Serves Queensferry |
All Saints, Higher Kinnerton | Higher Kinnerton | All Saints | 1893 | Church of England | |||
St James the Apostle, Holywell | Holywell | James | Medieval | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | Rebuilt 1769 & dedication changed from St Winifred | |
St Peter, Holywell | Holywell | Peter | [15] | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | ||
St Winefride, Holywell | Holywell | Winifred | [16] | 1832 | Roman Catholic | Holywell | Founded by the Jesuits |
Capel Bethel, Holywell | Holywell | Bethel | [17] | Founded c1814 Current building 1820 | Baptist Union | ||
Capel Penbryn, Holywell | Holywell | Presbyterian | |||||
Capel Carmel, Holywell | Holywell | Mount Carmel | Presbyterian | ||||
Moriah Presbyterian Church, Holywell | Holywell | Moriah | Presbyterian | Uses building of Welsh-speaking Capel Penbryn | |||
Tabernacle United Ref. Church, Holywell | Holywell | Tabernacle | URC | ||||
Holywell Evangelical Church | Holywell | [18] | Independent | ||||
Holy Trinity, Greenfield | Holywell (Greenfield) | Trinity | [15] | 1870-1871 | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | |
St Cynfarch, Hope | Hope | Cynfarch | [19] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | |
Caergwrle Methodist Church | Hope (Caergwrle) | [20] | Methodist | Wrexham Circuit | |||
Caergwrle Presbyterian Church | Hope (Caergwrle) | Presbyterian | |||||
Caergwrle Evangelical Church | Hope (Caergwrle) | [21] | 1972 | AECW | |||
Bethania Baptist Church, Leeswood | Leeswood & Pontblyddyn (Leeswood) | Bethany | [22] | Baptist Union GB | Listed on both BUGB and BUW websites | ||
Leeswood Methodist Church | Leeswood & Pontblyddyn (Leeswood) | Methodist | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | ||||
Christ Church, Pontblyddyn | Leeswood & Pontblyddyn (Pontblyddyn) | Jesus | [3] | 1836 | Church in Wales | Mold Mission Area | |
SS Asaph & Cyndeyrn, Llanasa | Llanasa | Asaph & Mungo | Medieval | Church in Wales | Llanasa & Ffynnongroew | ||
All Saints, Ffynnongroew | Llanasa (Ffynnongroew) | All Saints | 1881 | Church in Wales | Llanasa & Ffynnongroew | ||
Capel Bethel, Gronant | Llanasa (Gronant) | Bethel | Methodist | Cymru | |||
St Michael, Llanfynydd | Llanfynydd | Michael | [1] | 1843 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | Rebuilt 1892, dedication changed from Christ Church |
All Saints, Cymau | Llanfynydd (Cymau) | All Saints | [1] | 1870 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | |
Capel Bethesda, Cymau | Llanfynydd (Cymau) | Pool of Bethesda | Presbyterian | ||||
St Mary, Mold | Mold | Mary | [3] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Mold Mission Area | |
St David, Mold | Mold | David of Wales | [23] | 1862-1863 | Roman Catholic | Mold | Current building 1966 |
Mold Methodist Church | Mold | [24] | Methodist | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | |||
Capel Bethesda, Mold | Mold | Pool of Bethesda | Presbyterian | ||||
Tyddyn Street United Church, Mold | Mold | [25] | 1857 | URC / PCW | 1997 merger of URC and PCW churches | ||
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Mold | Mold | Eben-Ezer | [26] | FIEC | |||
King's Christian Centre | Mold | [27] | pre-2000 | Independent | Bought Capel Pendref (prev. Methodist, 1828) in 2000 | ||
Hebron United Reformed Church, Mostyn | Mostyn | Hebron | URC | ||||
Christ Church, Mostyn | Mostyn (Glan-y-don) | Jesus | 1844-1845 | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | ||
St Michael & All Angels, Nannerch | Nannerch | Michael & Angels | [28] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Mold Mission Area | Rebuilt 1852-1853 |
St Mary, Nercwys | Nercwys | Mary | [29] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Mold Mission Area | |
Capel Soar, Nercwys | Nercwys | Zoara | Presbyterian | ||||
SS Eurgain & Peter, Northop | Northop | Eigen & Peter | [30] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Mold Mission Area | |
Northop United Reformed Church | Northop | URC | |||||
St Mary, Northop Hall | Northop Hall | Mary | [30] | 1911-1912 | Church in Wales | Mold Mission Area | |
Northop Hall Methodist Church | Northop Hall | Methodist | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | ||||
Northop Hall Presbyterian Church | Northop Hall | Presbyterian | |||||
Emmanuel, Penyffordd | Penyffordd | Jesus | [19] | 1881 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | Current building 1959 |
St John the Baptist, Penmynydd | Penyffordd | John the Baptist | [31] | 1843 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | Product of the Camden Society |
Trinity Church, Penyffordd | Penyffordd | Trinity | Methodist / PCW | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | |||
Capel Gwynfa, Penyffordd | Penyffordd | 1898 | Presbyterian | First building 1905 | |||
The Blessed Trinity, Queensferry | Queensferry | Trinity | Roman Catholic | Connah's Quay & Queensferry | |||
Sandycroft Methodist Church | Queensferry (Sandycroft) | Methodist | Buckley & Deeside Circuit | ||||
St Anthony of Padua, Saltney | Saltney | Anthony of Padua | [32] | 1862 | Roman Catholic | Saltney & Broughton | First building (school chapel) 1878, new building 1914 |
St Bartholomew, Sealand | Sealand | Bartholomew | [33] | 1865-1867 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | |
St Andrew, Queensferry | Sealand (Garden City) | Andrew | [1] | pre-1900 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | Current building 1962 |
St Ethelwold, Shotton | Shotton | Ethelwold ? | [1] | 1898-1902 | Church in Wales | Borderlands Mission Area | |
Bethel Baptist Church, Shotton | Shotton | Bethel | Baptist Union GB | ||||
Rivertown United Reformed Church | Shotton | [34] | URC | ||||
Christ Church Deeside | Shotton | Jesus | [35] | 1975 | AECW | ||
St Michael & All Angels, Trelawnyd | Trelawnyd & Gwaenysgor | Michael & Angels | [36] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Dyserth, Trelawnyd, Cwm | Present structure 1724 |
Capel Nasareth, Trelawnyd | Trelawnyd & Gwaenysgor | Nazareth | Presbyterian | Gofalaeth Prestatyn | |||
St Mary Magdalene, Gwaenysgor | Trelawnyd & Gwaenysgor | Mary Magdalene | Church in Wales | Meliden & Gwaenysgor | |||
Capel Rehoboth, Gwaenysgor | Trelawnyd & Gwaenysgor | Rehoboth | Methodist | Cymru | |||
St Mary, Treuddyn | Treuddyn | Mary | [3] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Mold Mission Area | Rebuilt 1874-1875 |
Capel Ebeneser, Treuddyn | Treuddyn | Eben-Ezer | Methodist | Cymru | |||
Capel y Rhos, Treuddyn | Treuddyn | Presbyterian | |||||
SS Mary & Beuno, Whitford | Whitford | Mary & Beuno | [37] | Medieval | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | |
Capel Sion, Lloc | Whitford (Carmel) | Methodist | Cymru | ||||
St Paul, Gorsedd | Whitford (Gorsedd) | Paul | 1852-1853 | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | ||
St David, Pantasaph | Whitford (Pantasaph) | David of Wales | [38] | 1849-1852 | Roman Catholic | Pantasaph | Part of Pantasaph Franciscan Friary |
St Mary, Ysceifiog | Ysceifiog | Mary | 1836-1837 | Church in Wales | Estuary & Mountain Mission Area | ||
Capel y Berthen, Lixwm | Ysceifiog (Lixwm) | 1776 | Presbyterian |
Name | Community (settlement) | Dedication | Web | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
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Our Lady of Lourdes, Bagillt | Bagillt | Mary | [39] | Roman Catholic | |||
St John's Methodist Church, Connah's Quay | Connah's Quay | John ? | [40] | pre-2013 | Methodist | Flats planning application 2013 | |
St Michael & All Angels, Mancot Royal | Hawarden (Mancot) | Michael & Angels | [41] | Church in Wales | |||
New Life Church, Holywell | Holywell | [42] | Sudden collapse after failed building project & pastor's departure, 2014 [43] [44] | ||||
St John the Evangelist, Mold | Mold | John the Evangelist | 1878-1879 | Church in Wales | |||
St Matthew, Saltney | Saltney | Matthew | 1911 | 2004 | Church of England | Burned down 2008. Parent church St Mark's Saltney is in England |
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