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How Many Churches Are in the United Kingdom?

385Christian churches mapped in our open directory (a growing sample, not a national census)

The short answer

The Living Bread maps 385 Christian churches in the United Kingdom in its open, verifiable directory. This is a growing sample from open data, not a national total, so the real number is far higher.

the United Kingdom in context

67.3 millionpopulation
46.5%Christian (UK national censuses, 2021-2022)
31.3 millionChristians (approx.)
385churches we map

The churches of the United Kingdom are the Church of England and other Protestant traditions, with Roman Catholic.

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Browse the 385 churches we map, by city, with denomination and location where the open data records it.

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Whoever you are, you are welcome

Behind every number is a family. If you are looking for a church, or looking for God, you are welcome. Meet Jesus, or ask for prayer.

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Population from Wikidata; Christian share from UK national censuses (2021-2022); church directory from OpenStreetMap, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. A growing directory, not a national census. We never invent totals.