Places of worship

There are many different faiths that are celebrated in Newcastle. You can find a number of places of worship and communities:

• Baha’i
• Buddhist
• Christian:
  • Anglican and Protestant
  • Baptist
  • Catholic
  • Independent
  • Methodist
  • Orthodox : Greek and Russian
  • Quakers
  • Salvation Army
• Coptic
• German Speaking Church
• Hare Krishna
• Hindu
• Independent Evangelical Churches
• Islam
• Jehovah’s Witness
• Judaism
• Mormon
• Pentecostal
• Sikh

Where’s my local place of worship?

Churches and other religious groups play a large role in the community. They may run lunch clubs, coffee mornings, health and wellbeing sessions and offer advice and support. Why not get in touch to find out what is happening locally.

Please see the handy A-Z list of ‘Useful Organisations’ down the right side of this page. Contact them for more information.

 Baha’i

• Newcastle Baha’i

Buddhist

• Compassion Buddhist Centre
• Diamond Way Buddhist Centre
• Newcastle Buddhist Centre

Christian: Anglican and Protestant

• St Nicholas Cathedral Church, City
• Christ Church, Shieldfield
• Holy Trinity, Jesmond
• Jesmond Parish Church
• St Andrew’s, City Centre
• St Andrew’s Church of Scotland, Jesmond
• St Bartholomew’s, Benton
• St Gabriel’s, Heaton
• St George’s, Jesmond
• St Hilda’s, Jesmond
• St James’ & St Basil’s, Fenham
• St John the Baptist, City Centre
• St Luke’s, Spital Tongues
• St Nicholas, Gosforth
• St Peter’s, Fenham
• St Silas, Byker
• St Thomas the Martyr, City Centre
• The Venerable Bede Church

Christian: Baptist

• Heaton Baptist
• Westgate Baptist

Christian: Catholic

• Bede House (Newcastle and Northumbria Universities)
• Holy Name, Jesmond
• Holy Spirit, Denton
• Our Lady of Czestochowa
• St Andrew’s, City Centre
• St Charles’, Gosforth
• St Mary’s Cathedral, City Centre
• St Robert’s, Fenham
• St Teresa’s, Heaton

Christian: Independent

• Blakelaw Community Church
• Christ Church, Heaton
• City Church
• Destiny Church
• Elim Pentecostal, Heaton
• Hillsong, Westgate
• Life Vineyard Church, Gosforth
• Northern Lights Metropolitan (see St James’ URC below)
• Regent Chapel, Gosforth
• King’s Castle, Byker (Czech Slovak)
• St George’s United Reformed Church, Jesmond
• St James’ United Reformed Church (Chinese Christian and Northern Lights MCC)
• St Thomas the Martyr, Haymarket
• Welbeck Road Evangelical Church
• United Reformed Church, Jesmond

Christian: Methodist

• Brunswick Methodist Church
• Jesmond Methodist Church

Christian: Orthodox

• St George & St Athansius, Fenham
• St George Russian Orthodox,Jesmond

Christian: Quaker

• Society of Friends, Gosforth

Christian: Salvation Army

• Newcastle City Temple

Hare Krishna

• ISKCON Newcastle, Fenham

Hindu

•  Hindu Temple, Fenham

Jehovah Witnesses

• Jehovah Witnesses, Gosforth

Jewish

• Newcastle Reform Synagogue, Gosforth
• United Hebrew Congregation

Muslim

• Heaton Mosque
• Madina Masjid
• Newcastle Central Mosque

Mormon

• Mormon

Sikh

• Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Fenham

University Chaplaincy

• Newcastle University Chaplaincy, City

Last updated: February 7, 2019