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
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.
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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The Living Bread. “How Many Churches Are in the United Kingdom?” living-bread.org/how-many-churches-in-the-united-kingdom.
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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.
