This is a list of cathedrals, churches and chapels in the London Borough of Bromley 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.
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. For historical reasons, the Anglican churches in London north of the Thames but east of the River Lea fall within the Diocese of Chelmsford, and those in the London Boroughs of Bexley and Bromley fall within the Diocese of Rochester. As London expanded during the early 19th century, many new churches and chapels were built independently by the growing nonconformist urban population.[ citation needed ]
Although many churches and chapels were entirely or partly lost to 19th-century demolitions and to bombing in the Second World War, many historic, architecturally significant and religiously significant buildings remain. Churches in this list belong to various denominations, as indicated.
The borough has an estimated 135 churches for 326,900 inhabitants, a ratio of one to every 2,421 people.
Church name | Location | Dedication | Web | Founded | Denomination | Notes |
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SS Peter & Paul, Cudham | Cudham | Peter & Paul | [1] | C11th | Anglican | United with St Mary, Downe |
All Saints, Orpington | Orpington | All Saints | [2] | C11th | ||
St Mary, Downe | Downe | Mary | [1] | C11th | United with SS Peter & Paul, Cudham | |
Keston Parish Church | Keston | None | [3] | C11th | ||
St Giles the Abbot, Farnborough | Farnborough | Giles | [4] | C11th | ||
St John, West Wickham | West Wickham | John the Baptist | [5] | C11th | Rebuilt C15th | |
St Nicholas, Chislehurst | Chislehurst | Nicholas | [6] | C11th | Rebuilt C15th | |
St Martin of Tours, Chelsfield | Chelsfield | Martin of Tours | [7] | C11th | ||
St George, Beckenham | Beckenham | George | [8] | C12th | Rebuilt 1885–1887 | |
SS Peter & Paul, Bromley | Bromley | Peter & Paul | [9] | C12th | Rebuilt 1327, 1824, 1949–1952 | |
St Mary the Virgin, Hayes | Old Hayes | Mary | [10] | C12th | ||
St Botolph's Church, Ruxley | Ruxley | Botwulf of Thorney | C13th | Deconsecrated in 1557 | ||
St Mary, St Mary Cray | St Mary Cray | Mary | [11] | Medieval | ||
Holy Trinity, Bromley Common | Bromley Common | Trinity | [12] | 1839 | ||
St John the Evangelist, Penge | Penge | John the Evangelist | [13] | 1847 | ||
St Mary, Bromley | Bromley | Mary | [14] | 1862–1863 | ||
St George, Bickley | Bickley | George | [15] | 1864 | ||
St Paul, Anerley | Anerley | Paul | [16] | 1865 | Anerley Team. Building 1978 | |
St Mary, Shortlands | Shortlands | Mary | [17] | 1868 | ||
Annunciation, Chislehurst | Chislehurst | Annunciation | [18] | 1870 | ||
Christ Church, Chislehurst | Chislehurst | Jesus | [19] | 1872 | ||
St Paul, Beckenham | Beckenham | Paul | [20] | 1872? | ||
All Souls, Pratt's Bottom | Pratt's Bottom | All Souls | [21] | late C19th | United with St Mary's Green St Green | |
Christ Church, Beckenham | Beckenham | Jesus | [22] | 1875–1876 | ||
St Michael & All Angels, Beckenham | Beckenham | Michael & Angels | [23] | 1877 | Rebuilt 1890, 1900 | |
Holy Trinity, Beckenham | Penge | Trinity | [24] | 1878 | ||
St James, Beckenham | Beckenham | James | [25] | 1879 | ||
St John the Evangelist, Bromley | Bromley | John the Evangelist | [26] | 1880 | ||
St Edward the Confessor, Mottingham | Mottingham | Edward the Confessor | [27] | 1880 | Renamed from St Andrew's and rebuilt 1936 | |
Christ Church, Bromley | Bromley | Jesus | [28] | 1886 | ||
St Luke, Bromley Common | Bromley Common | Luke | 1887 | |||
St Paul, Crofton | Crofton | Paul | [29] | 1888 | ||
St Andrew, Orpington | Orpington | Andrew | 1893 | |||
St Mark, Bromley | Bromley | Mark | [30] | 1898 | Rebuilt 1952 | |
St Mark, Biggin Hill | Biggin Hill | Mark | [31] | 1904 | Building 1952–1959, was redundant All Saints North Peckham | |
St Augustine, Bromley Common | Bromley Common | Augustine? | [32] | |||
St Barnabas, Beckenham | Beckenham | Barnabas | [33] | |||
St Andrew, Bromley | Bromley | Andrew | 1929–1931 | |||
St Francis, West Wickham | West Wickham | Francis of Assisi | [34] | 1933 | Building 1936. United with St Mary, West Wickham | |
St Mary of Nazareth, West Wickham | West Wickham | Mary | [35] | 1934 | Building 1954 | |
St Francis of Assisi, Petts Wood | Petts Wood | Francis of Assisi | [36] | 1935 | ||
St Mary, Green Street Green | Green Street Green | Mary | [21] | 1937 | United with All Souls Pratts Bottom | |
St Barnabas, St Paul's Cray | St Paul's Cray | Barnabas | [37] | 1950 | Building 1962–1964 | |
St Nicholas, Orpington | Orpington | Nicholas | [38] | 1957–1958 | ||
Unity Church Orpington | Orpington | [39] | 1969 | Merger of three churches 2012 | ||
Christ Church, Orpington | Orpington | Jesus | [40] | One part of Unity Church Orpington? | ||
Park Langley Church | Beckenham | [41] | 2007 | Plant from Christ Church Bromley | ||
Christ Church, Anerley | Anerley | Jesus | [16] | Anerley Team. Building 1990 | ||
St John, Eden Park | Eden Park | John the Baptist | [42] | |||
St Andrew, St Mary Cray | St Mary Cray | Andrew | [43] | |||
St George's RAF Chapel | Biggin Hill | George | [44] | 1943 | Inter-denominational | Rebuilt 1951 |
St Mary, Chislehurst | Chislehurst | Mary | 1852 | Roman Catholic | Building 1853–1854 | |
Our Lady of the Crays | St Mary Cray | Mary | [45] | 1873 | Was St Joseph's. Building 1895, rebuilt 1950s, 2010 | |
St Anthony of Padua, Anerley | Anerley | Anthony of Padua | [46] | 1878 | Rebuilt 1898, 1927 | |
St Edmund of Canterbury, Beckenham | Beckenham | Edmund of Abingdon | [47] | 1891 | Building 1891, new buildings 1927, 1938 | |
St Joseph, Bromley | Bromley | Joseph | [48] | 1892 | Current building 1912 | |
Holy Innocents, Orpington | Orpington | Holy Innocents | [49] | 1909 | ||
St Swithun, Bromley Common | Bromley Common | Swithun | [50] | 1910 | ||
St Theresa, Biggin Hill | Biggin Hill | Thérèse of Lisieux | [51] | 1925 | Building 1930 | |
St Mark, West Wickham | West Wickham | Mark | 1936 | Building 1938, current 1962–1963 | ||
St James the Great, Petts Wood | Petts Wood | James | [52] | 1937 | First building 1939, current 1964 | |
Our Lady of the Rosary, Hayes | Hayes | Mary | 1938 | Building 1956 | ||
St Patrick, West Chislehurst | Chislehurst | Patrick | [53] | 1953 | Building 1961 (was previously a cinema) | |
St Michael & All Angels, Farnborough | Farnborough | Michael & Angels | [54] | 1961–1964 | ||
St John's Coptic Orthodox Church | Beckenham | John? | [55] | Coptic Orthodox | ||
Bromley Baptist Church | Bromley | [56] | 1863 | Baptist | ||
Bromley Common Baptist Church | Bromley Common | [57] | Baptist Union | |||
Penge Baptist Church | Penge | [58] | 1865 | Baptist Union | ||
Beckenham Baptist Church | Beckenham | [59] | 1883 | Baptist Union | ||
Poverest Road Baptist Church | Orpington | [60] | 1930s | Baptist | Building 1960s | |
Coney Hill Baptist Church | Coney Hill | [61] | 1940s | Baptist | ||
Avenue Baptist Church, Beckenham | Beckenham | [62] | Baptist Union | |||
Chislehurst Baptist Church | Chislehurst | Baptist | ||||
Crofton Baptist Church | Crofton | [63] | Baptist | |||
Orpington Baptist Church | Orpington | [64] | Baptist | |||
Green Street Green Baptist Church | Green Street Green | [65] | Baptist | |||
Southborough Lane Baptist Church | Bromley | [66] | Baptist | |||
Hayesford Park Baptist Church | Hayes | [67] | Baptist | |||
Elmstead Baptist Church | Chislehurst | [68] | Baptist | |||
New Life Church Biggin Hill | Biggin Hill | [69] | 1923 | Baptist / Newfrontiers | Renamed 1985, 2009 | |
Anerley Methodist Church | Anerley | [70] | 1865 | Methodist | Blackheath & Crystal Palace circuit | |
Chislehurst Methodist Church | Chislehurst | [71] | 1868–1870 | |||
Beckenham Methodist Church | Beckenham | [72] | Bromley Circuit. Two church buildings | |||
Bromley Common Methodist Church | Bromley Common | [73] | ||||
Bromley Methodist Church | Bromley | [74] | Bromley Circuit | |||
Hawes Lane Methodist Church | West Wickham | [75] | Bromley Circuit | |||
Orpington Methodist Church | Orpington | [76] | 1909 | New building 1953 | ||
Petts Wood Methodist Church | Petts Wood | [77] | ||||
Mottingham Methodist Church | Mottingham | [78] | Orpington & Chislehurst Circuit | |||
Beckenham United Reformed Church | Beckenham | [79] | 1875 | URC | Began as Beckenham Congregational | |
Bromley United Reformed Church | Bromley | [80] | Shared pastor with Trinity Bromley URC | |||
Hayes Free Church | Hayes | [81] | ||||
St John's URC, Orpington | Orpington | John? | [82] | |||
Temple URC, St Mary Cray | St Mary Cray | Temple | [83] | 1853 | Rebuilt 1955 | |
Emmanuel United Reformed Church | West Wickham | Jesus | [84] | 1886 | ||
Elmers End Free Church | Elmers End | [85] | 1880 | Shares pastor with Emmanuel URC West Wickham | ||
Trinity Bromley United Reformed Church | Bromley | Trinity | [86] | 1895 | Founded as Trinity Presbyterian | |
Christ Church URC, Petts Wood | Petts Wood | Jesus | [87] | 1939 | Began as Petts Wood Congregational | |
Giggs Hill Church | St Paul's Cray | [88] | 1958 | Began as St Paul's Congregational | ||
Christ Lutheran Church | Petts Wood | Jesus | [89] | Evangelical Lutheran | ||
Bromley Temple Corps | Bromley | [90] | 1886 | Salvation Army | ||
St Mary Cray Salvation Army | St Mary Cray | Salvation Army [91] | ||||
Penge Salvation Army | Penge | Salvation Army [92] | ||||
Penge Congregational Church | Penge | 1912 | Cong Federation | May predate building | ||
Elmstead Baptist Church | Chislehurst | [93] | FIEC | |||
Downe Baptist Church | Downe | [94] | 1851 | Grace Baptist SE | ||
Hayes Lane Baptist Church | Bromley | [95] | 1893 | Grace Baptist SE | ||
Bromley Quaker Meeting | Bromley | Quakers [96] | Building 1962 | |||
Orpington Quaker Meeting | Orpington | Quakers [97] | Began following closure of Petts Wood meeting | |||
Holmcroft Church | Bromley | [98] | 1986 | Assemblies of God | ||
BCC Church | Bromley | [99] | Assemblies of God | |||
Hope Church Bromley | Bromley Common | [100] | Newfrontiers | Meets in St Luke's Bromley Common | ||
Hope Church Chislehurst | Chislehurst | [100] | ||||
Hope Church Downham | Downham | [100] | ||||
Hope Church Orpington | Orpington | [100] | One part of Unity Church Orpington? | |||
Hope Church West Wickham | West Wickham | [100] | ||||
King's Church St Paul's Cray | St Paul's Cray | [101] | 1997 | |||
King's Church London – Downham | Downham | [102] | Prev. Downham Way Family Church. Joined KCL 2011 | |||
Ichthus Chislehurst | Chislehurst | [103] | 1980s | Ichthus | ||
Bromley Vineyard Church | Bromley | [104] | Vineyard | |||
RCCG Inner Court | Beckenham | [105] | RCCG | |||
RCCG His Royal Majesty's House | St Paul's Cray | [106] | 2003 | RCCG | ||
Mountain of Fire & Miracles Ministries | Beckenham | MOFAM [107] | ||||
Citygate Church | Beckenham | [108] | Christian Outreach Ctr | |||
Jubilee Church Bromley | Bromley Common | [109] | 1970s | Pioneer Network | EA | |
Neighbourhood Church Beckenham | Beckenham | [110] | Independent | |||
New Creation Church London | Chislehurst | [111] | ||||
Bromley Town Church | Bromley | [112] | EA | |||
Vineyard Chapel Bromley | Bromley | [113] | ||||
Brook Lane Community Church | Downham | [114] | 1928 | EA | ||
The Oak Community Church | St Paul's Cray | [115] | EA | |||
Cornerstone Christian Centre | Bromley | Jesus | [116] | 1982 | ||
The River Church | St Paul's Cray | [117] | ||||
Fullness of Christ Ministries | Orpington | [118] | 2010 | |||
Amazing Grace Church | Bromley | [119] |
Church name | Location | Dedication | Founded | Ended | Denomination | Notes |
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SS Peter & Paul, St Paul's Cray | St Paul's Cray | Peter & Paul | 1950s | 2008 | Roman Catholic | Merged into St Joseph's St Mary Cray (renamed St Mary of the Crays) |
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