List of places of worship in Worthing
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The borough of Worthing, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex, has 43 extant, operating churches and other places of worship. Twenty-one other former places of worship are still in existence but are no longer in religious use. The district, on the south coast of England, is mostly urban:[3] it consists of the seaside resort of Worthing, established in the 19th century, and its residential suburbs, ranging from ancient villages absorbed by the growing town to housing estates built after World War II.[4]
Although not forming a majority, the largest proportion of the borough are Christians, and there is only one non-Christian place of worship, a mosque. The Church of England, the country's officially established church, is represented by more churches than any other denomination, but Worthing's first church was an Independent chapel. Protestant Nonconformism flourished in the early 19th century during the town's early development, while Roman Catholic worship (after the Catholic Emancipation) took root somewhat later.
English Heritage has awarded listed status to 12 of Worthing's extant churches and two former church buildings. A building is defined as "listed" when it is placed on a statutory register of buildings of "special architectural or historic interest" in accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.[5] The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, a Government department, is responsible for this; English Heritage, a non-departmental public body, acts as an agency of the department to administer the process and advise the department on relevant issues.[6] There are three grades of listing status. Grade I, the highest, is defined as being of "exceptional interest"; Grade II* is used for "particularly important buildings of more than special interest"; and Grade II, the lowest, is used for buildings of "special interest".[7]
Overview of Worthing and its places of worship
![Worthing borough is a very small, pentagon-shaped area in the south of the county of West Sussex.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Worthing_UK_locator_map.svg/220px-Worthing_UK_locator_map.svg.png)
The borough covers 8,030 acres (3,250 ha)[8] of the English Channel coast and its hinterland in West Sussex, a county in southeast England. It is bordered to the west and north by the district of Arun, to the east by the district of Adur, and to the south by the English Channel.[9]
The town of Worthing began as a development in the south of the parish of Broadwater, a manor of Saxon origin which at the time of the Domesday survey in 1086 was held by the Norman nobleman William de Braose, 1st Lord of Bramber.[10] What began as a modest fishing village[11] quickly grew into a popular residential area, helped by the concurrent development of fashionable Brighton further along the coast.[10] Worthing absorbed Broadwater and other ancient centres such as Goring,[12] Heene[13] and West Tarring[14] during the 19th century, and was incorporated as a borough in 1890.[4]
The old villages had their own Anglican churches; Worthing itself was served by St Mary's Church in Broadwater until a chapel of ease, St Paul's, was built in 1812.[1] It quickly became "the spiritual and social centre around which ... the town developed",[15] despite financial difficulties and complaints that it failed to serve Worthing's poor.[16] Several other Anglican churches were founded in the town centre during the 19th century, starting with Christ Church—which also started as a chapel of ease to St Mary's before it received its own parish.[17] Declining congregations have resulted in overcapacity, and Christ Church was threatened with closure in 2006.[18]
The first place of worship in Worthing, however, was an Independent chapel on the present Montague Street[19] (formerly Cross Lane).[20] Long since demolished and now the site of a shop, it was founded in 1804, and was rebuilt and re-established as a Congregational church in 1842 by Reverend L. Winchester, the founder of Congregationalism in the town.[19][21] Nonconformism thrived in the early town. Various Independent and Evangelical congregations became established; Wesleyan Methodism was first recorded in 1811, and Primitive Methodism in 1865; Baptist meetings were held from 1878, and a Strict Baptist chapel existed from 1907; Brethren registered their first place of worship in 1892, and subsequently occupied various buildings; and many other denominations have been—and in some cases still are—represented.[22] Roman Catholicism took until the middle of the 19th century to become established. The first permanent church, St Mary of the Angels, was opened in 1864; before that, Mass was celebrated in a local resident's private chapel and in the Sisters of Notre Dame de Sion's convent.[23] St Mary of the Angels was parished from 1918, and the ministry grew substantially under the leadership of Canon James Purdon, its priest for 53 years.[23][24] Other parishes were established in 1927 (Durrington; later moved to High Salvington), 1958 (East Worthing)[23] and 1970 (Goring-by-Sea). The latter church, dedicated to the English Martyrs, is of little architectural merit but has one remarkable feature: a two-thirds scale replica of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, hand-painted by an untrained artist in six years.[25][26][27]
Mission halls
Worthing's Anglican churches established many mission halls—rudimentary chapels of ease administered by the founding church and serving newly developed residential areas—during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The town's haphazard, piecemeal, intermittently rapid residential development meant that such structures, which could be erected quickly, were needed to provide worship facilities until a more permanent arrangement could be made.[3][28][29] All fell out of use or were replaced by a permanent church, but some of the buildings still stand.
Founding church | Mission hall | In use | Extant? | Status | Refs |
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Christ Church | Anglesea Street Mission | 1880–1930s | Yes | Now used as a Scout hut | [17][30] |
Crescent Road Mission | 1900s–1920s | Yes | Now part of a shop | [30][31] | |
St Andrew's Church | Victoria Road Mission | c. 1900 | No | Demolished | [30][31] |
St Botolph's Church | St John's Mission Room | 1900 | No | Replaced by St John the Divine's Church | [13] |
St George's Church | Emmanuel Mission | 1911–1976 | No | Replaced by permanent church, which was in turn demolished without replacement in 2008 | [30][31] [32] |
Ham Arch Mission | 1885–1914 | Yes | Now used as a workshop | [30][31] | |
Newland Road Mission | 1883–1936 | Yes | Became a hall, then a school; now a photographic studio | [30][31] | |
St Mary's Church | Broadwater Mission Hall | 1903–c. 1993 | No | Replaced by Queen Street Church Centre | [17][33] |
St Paul's Church | Church of the Good Shepherd | 1906–1963 | No | Demolished in 1973 | [30][31] |
Religious affiliation
According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, 111,336 people lived in the borough of Worthing. Of these, 43.92% identified themselves as Christian, 1.72% were Muslim, 0.66% were Hindu, 0.63% were Buddhist, 0.25% were Jewish, 0.11% were Sikh, 0.7% followed a religion other than these, 45.71% claimed no religious affiliation and 6.3% did not state their religion.[34] The proportion of Christians was slightly lower than the 46.32% in England as a whole; Buddhism and other religions were also practised more widely in Worthing than nationally. Islam, Hinduism, Judaism and Sikhism had significantly fewer followers than average: in 2021, 6.73% of people in England were Muslim, 1.81% were Hindu, 0.92% were Sikh and 0.48% were Jewish. The proportion of people with no religious affiliation was higher than the national figure of 36.67%.[35]
Administration
All Anglican churches in the borough of Worthing are part of the Diocese of Chichester, whose cathedral is at Chichester in West Sussex.[36] The Rural Deanery of Worthing—one of five deaneries in the Archdeaconry of Chichester, which is in turn one of three archdeaconries in the diocese[37]—covers the borough in its entirety and includes some churches in neighbouring districts.[38]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, whose cathedral is at Arundel,[39] administers the four Roman Catholic churches in Worthing. Worthing Deanery, one of 13 deaneries in the diocese,[40] includes the parishes of Goring (Church of the English Martyrs), East Worthing (St Charles Borromeo Church, and a church in Lancing in the neighbouring district of Adur) and Worthing (St Mary of the Angels Church in central Worthing and St Michael's Church in High Salvington), as well as other parishes outside the borough.[41]
Current places of worship
Name | Image | Location | Denomination/ Affiliation | Grade | Notes | Refs |
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St Mary's Church (More images) | ![]() | Broadwater 50°49′40″N 0°22′24″W / 50.8278°N 0.3733°W / 50.8278; -0.3733 (St Mary's Church, Broadwater) | Anglican | I | Broadwater's parish church has Saxon origins, but the present structure is late Norman. Nairn and Pevsner noted that the cruciform building, of flint with stone dressings, has impressive arches. The chancel was extensively remodelled in the 19th century. | [33][42] [43][44] [45][46] |
St Mary's Church (More images) | ![]() | Goring-by-Sea 50°48′47″N 0°25′29″W / 50.8130°N 0.4246°W / 50.8130; -0.4246 (St Mary's Church, Goring-by-Sea) | Anglican | II* | Decimus Burton rebuilt this late Norman church in the Gothic style in 1837. Hans Feibusch's mural representing Christ in Majesty, designed in 1954, is above the chancel arch. The exterior is rendered. | [44][47] [48][49] [50] |
St Andrew's Church (More images) | ![]() | West Tarring 50°49′29″N 0°23′45″W / 50.8247°N 0.3958°W / 50.8247; -0.3958 (St Andrew's Church, West Tarring) | Anglican | II* | West Tarring's partly 13th-century parish church, in the Early English style, has Italian mosaic designs by William Butterfield in 1885, when a major restoration took place. Its longstanding ecclesiastical status as a peculier of Canterbury Cathedral may have influenced its design. | [14][31] [51][52] [53] |
Christ Church (More images) | Worthing 50°48′48″N 0°22′25″W / 50.8132°N 0.3737°W / 50.8132; -0.3737 (Christ Church, Worthing) | Anglican | II* | Worthing's second Anglican church, built in 1840–1843 as a chapel of ease to Broadwater and parished in 1855, was reprieved from closure in 2006. The flint building also uses artificial stone—an early example of this. The chancel was altered in 1894, when a hammerbeam roof—likened to Bryant and May matchsticks by Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel—was added. | [18][30] [54][55] [56][57] [58][59] | |
St Symphorian's Church (More images) | Durrington 50°50′11″N 0°24′48″W / 50.8364°N 0.4133°W / 50.8364; -0.4133 (St Symphorian's Church, Durrington) | Anglican | II | The ancient parish church was wrecked during the English Civil War, and remained disused until Lacy W. Ridge built a new structure incorporating its remains. It opened in 1916 and was extended (with a chancel) in 1941. | [1][60] [61][62] [63][64] | |
St George's Church (More images) | ![]() | East Worthing 50°48′51″N 0°21′26″W / 50.8142°N 0.3573°W / 50.8142; -0.3573 (St George's Church, East Worthing) | Anglican | II | George Truefitt's Bargate stone, Decorated Gothic-style church was consecrated in 1868 and extended in 1875 and 1884. The chancel and adjacent aisle have large apses, and there is a bell-tower with a spirelet. The interior was refitted in 1990–91. | [30][44] [65][66] [67][68] [69] |
St Botolph's Church (More images) | Heene 50°48′49″N 0°23′12″W / 50.8136°N 0.3867°W / 50.8136; -0.3867 (St Botolph's Church, Heene) | Anglican | II | The ancient chapel at Heene was ruined by the 18th century and partly dismantled in 1766. A fragment remains near the present church flint and stone church, built in the Early English style in 1873 by Edmund Scott and enlarged in 1905. | [13][44] [66][70] [71][72] [73] | |
St John the Divine Church (More images) | West Worthing 50°48′53″N 0°24′01″W / 50.8147°N 0.4004°W / 50.8147; -0.4004 (St John the Divine Church, West Worthing) | Anglican | II | In 1937, N.F. Cachemaille-Day built a brick and flint church to replace a mission chapel linked to St Botolph's. This building of 1900 was incorporated into the new structure, which was extended in 1965 when the short, broad tower and spire were added. | [44][66] [73][74] [75] | |
St Andrew the Apostle's Church (More images) | Worthing 50°48′55″N 0°22′39″W / 50.8153°N 0.3774°W / 50.8153; -0.3774 (St Andrew the Apostle's Church, Worthing) | Anglican | II | Worthing's first "High Church" Anglican church was so controversial that it stood unused for six years while liturgical differences were thrashed out. Arthur Blomfield's Early English church, eventually consecrated in 1888, uses flint and stonework extensively. | [30][66] [76][77] [78][79] [80] | |
Queen Street Church Centre (More images) | ![]() | Broadwater 50°49′26″N 0°22′34″W / 50.8240°N 0.3760°W / 50.8240; -0.3760 (Queen Street Church Centre, Broadwater) | Anglican | – | This combined church and community centre was built in 1993–1994 on the site of the former Broadwater Mission Hall, administered from St Mary's Church. The present church is part of St Mary's parish. | [17][33] [81] |
St Stephen's Church | ![]() | East Worthing 50°49′23″N 0°21′37″W / 50.8231°N 0.3604°W / 50.8231; -0.3604 (St Stephen's Church, East Worthing) | Anglican | – | Between 1929 and 1959, this was a mission chapel to St Mary's Church in Broadwater; but it was consecrated in 1959 and became a separate church in its own right. It remains within the parish of St Mary's. | [1][33] [81] |
All Saints Church (More images) | Findon Valley 50°51′01″N 0°23′45″W / 50.8504°N 0.3959°W / 50.8504; -0.3959 (All Saints Church, Findon Valley) | Anglican | – | A church hall, erected in 1936, was used for services in this interwar housing estate until Leonard Keir Hett's brick church of 1956 was consecrated on 22 February of that year. The congregation chose the dedication. The church was parished in 1989, and St Peter's Church at High Salvington was added to the parish in 2010. | [17][82] [83][47] | |
St Laurence's Church (More images) | ![]() | Goring-by-Sea 50°48′32″N 0°24′27″W / 50.8090°N 0.4074°W / 50.8090; -0.4074 (St Laurence's Church, Goring-by-Sea) | Anglican | – | Part of the parish of Goring-by-Sea, this church was founded in 1936. An attached hall was added in 1962. The interior has a 15th-century altarpiece retrieved from St Mary's Church, Slaugham. | [44][84] |
St Peter's Church (More images) | High Salvington 50°50′55″N 0°24′29″W / 50.8485°N 0.4081°W / 50.8485; -0.4081 (St Peter's Church, High Salvington) | Anglican | – | The vicar of St Symphorian's Church paid for a tin tabernacle to be erected in High Salvington in 1928. It was part of St Symphorian's parish between 1951 and 2010—since when it has been linked to All Saints Church at Findon Valley—and is Worthing's only iron church. | [1][60] [66][83] [85][86] | |
St Richard's Church (More images) | ![]() | Maybridge 50°49′16″N 0°25′06″W / 50.8210°N 0.4183°W / 50.8210; -0.4183 (St Richard's Church, Maybridge) | Anglican | – | This postwar housing estate north of Goring-by-Sea received a permanent church in 1966, when Romilly Craze's brick building opened. A church hall designed by John Leopold Denman had accommodated services since 1954. A parish was created in 1980. | [1][66] [87] |
St Matthew's Church (More images) | ![]() | Worthing 50°49′04″N 0°22′59″W / 50.8179°N 0.3830°W / 50.8179; -0.3830 (St Matthew's Church, Worthing) | Anglican | – | R.S. Hyde's Early English-style church has an apse and a narrow flèche, and uses locally quarried flint. It was built in 1899 and extended with vestries and aisles in 1911. | [1][30] [66][88] [89] |
Broadwater Baptist Church (More images) | ![]() | Broadwater 50°49′37″N 0°21′53″W / 50.8270°N 0.3648°W / 50.8270; -0.3648 (Broadwater Baptist Church) | Baptist | – | R.W. Brough's 1968 brick structure is the successor to a church hall used since 1937 by Broadwater's Baptist community, which had first met in 1881 in a former stable. Another building, registered as Baptist School Chapel, on a site on nearby Penfold Road was also used between 1904 and 1937. | [22][25] [62][90] [91][92] [93][94] |
East Worthing Baptist Church (More images) | ![]() | East Worthing 50°48′56″N 0°21′09″W / 50.8156°N 0.3525°W / 50.8156; -0.3525 (East Worthing Baptist Church) | Baptist | – | In 1933, an Evangelical community founded a church in East Worthing; it was opened by Worthing's mayor the following year. The Baptist Church acquired the building, a brick structure designed by T.R. Hyde, in 1946. As East Worthing Evangelical Free Church it was registered for worship in December 1934; it was re-registered for Baptists in January 1947. | [22][95] [96][97] [98] |
Findon Valley Free Church (More images) | Findon Valley 50°50′51″N 0°23′48″W / 50.8475°N 0.3966°W / 50.8475; -0.3966 (Findon Valley Free Church) | Baptist | – | The present octagonal-shaped building was designed by R.W. Brough in 1958 and registered in October of that year, but this church has its origins in a church founded by Worthing Baptist Church in Findon in 1906, before the Findon Valley estate existed. It moved to a wooden building there in 1939. | [82][47] [99][100] [101][102] [103] | |
West Worthing Baptist Church (More images) | ![]() | West Tarring 50°49′12″N 0°23′33″W / 50.8199°N 0.3926°W / 50.8199; -0.3926 (West Worthing Baptist Church) | Baptist | – | The present building is in three linked parts: Resta Moore's original "school chapel" of 1900, which superseded a hall used by the Baptist community since 1890; Norman Myers's 1938 extension; and an adjacent community and social centre completed in 1988. The church was registered in July 1938, replacing the original building. | [62][95] [104][105] [106][107] |
Worthing Baptist Church (More images) | Worthing 50°48′57″N 0°22′31″W / 50.8159°N 0.3752°W / 50.8159; -0.3752 (Worthing Baptist Church) | Baptist | – | Worthing's first permanent Baptist place of worship opened on this site in 1881. Resta Moore built an extension of brick and flint four years later, and two more enlargements followed as the church's popularity grew. Its members helped to establish several Baptist churches within and outside Worthing. The church was registered for the solemnisation of marriages in April 1886. | [22][25] [62][108] [109][110] | |
Worthing Tabernacle (More images) | Worthing 50°48′53″N 0°22′16″W / 50.8148°N 0.3712°W / 50.8148; -0.3712 (Worthing Tabernacle) | Evangelical | II | James Lund's pale stone and dark brick building blends the Gothic and Romanesque Revival styles and has a distinctive rose window. It was built in 1908 to accommodate the Evangelical congregation who had previously worshipped at the Montague Street Tabernacle Chapel (built in 1839), and was registered in July of that year. | [22][44] [111][108] [112][113] [114][115] [116][117] | |
Maybridge Community Church (More images) | ![]() | Maybridge 50°49′08″N 0°25′07″W / 50.8188°N 0.4186°W / 50.8188; -0.4186 (Maybridge Community Church) | Evangelical | – | Founded in 1954 on the Maybridge housing estate, this Evangelical church is associated with the Worthing Tabernacle. The original structure, part of a former hospital, was rebuilt here; it has since been extended. As Maybridge Evangelical Free Church it was registered for worship in February 1955 and for marriages in February 1969. | [99][118] [119] |
West Worthing Evangelical Church (More images) | West Worthing 50°48′58″N 0°23′55″W / 50.8162°N 0.3985°W / 50.8162; -0.3985 (West Worthing Evangelical Church) | Evangelical | – | James Lund, designer of the Worthing Tabernacle, adopted a different design—the Queen Anne style—for this church of 1912, built to serve an Evangelical community who had worshipped at a private house since 1900. | [22][99] [115][120] | |
River of Life Church | ![]() | Worthing 50°49′18″N 0°22′25″W / 50.8216°N 0.3735°W / 50.8216; -0.3735 (Broadwater Christian Fellowship) | Evangelical | – | This Art Deco building was used by Christian Scientists between 1939 and 1987; it replaced a 1921 structure on the same site. After that congregation moved to West Worthing, the church was acquired by a congregation planted out of the New Life Church at Durrington. Under the name Oasis Centre, it was registered for worship and for marriages in May 1993, and it has also had the name Broadwater Christian Fellowship. | [22][115] [121][122] [123][124] [125] |
Clifton Community Church (More images) | ![]() | Worthing 50°48′59″N 0°22′42″W / 50.8164°N 0.3782°W / 50.8164; -0.3782 (Clifton Community Church, Worthing) | Evangelical | – | This Gothic-style stone and brick church has been used by several religious groups, including Baptists and Brethren, since it opened in 1905, and has undergone many changes of name. Its present status is Evangelical. | [22][111] [115][126] [127][128] [129] |
St Mary of the Angels Church (More images) | Worthing 50°48′48″N 0°22′38″W / 50.8132°N 0.3773°W / 50.8132; -0.3773 (St Mary of the Angels Church, Worthing) | Roman Catholic | II | Henry Clutton's brick and Portland stone French Gothic-style church—Worthing's oldest public place of Roman Catholic worship—was opened in 1864 and completed in 1939 when Frederick Walters added a chancel. | [23][25] [66][130] [131][132] [133][134] [135] | |
Church of the English Martyrs (More images) | ![]() | Goring-by-Sea 50°48′57″N 0°25′40″W / 50.8158°N 0.4277°W / 50.8158; -0.4277 (Church of the English Martyrs, Goring-by-Sea) | Roman Catholic | – | The concrete church opened in 1968 to replace Jupp's Barn, the former barn of Jupp's Farm, which dated from 1771: this had been converted into a church in 1934 and registered in 1952. It is now the church hall. In the present "utilitarian concrete" church, parishioner Gary Bevans painted a scale replica of the Sistine Chapel ceiling on the ceiling between 1988 and 1993. | [25][26] [27][136] [137][138] |
St Michael's Church (More images) | High Salvington 50°50′31″N 0°24′18″W / 50.8419°N 0.4049°W / 50.8419; -0.4049 (St Michael's Church, High Salvington) | Roman Catholic | – | This church moved to its present location in 1966 from Durrington, where the parish was formed in 1927 and a chapel was erected in 1938. The modernist design "departs from any conventionality" according to English Heritage. It was registered for worship and for marriages in October 1966. | [23][25] [66][139] [140][141] [142] | |
Offington Park Methodist Church (More images) | ![]() | Broadwater 50°49′44″N 0°22′51″W / 50.8290°N 0.3808°W / 50.8290; -0.3808 (Offington Park Methodist Church, Broadwater) | Methodist | – | The Wesleyan Methodist community acquired this site in 1928; the first church was opened in 1932 and was registered in October that yar, but it was replaced in 1958 with a new 400-capacity brick structure by architect Graeme Highet. The new building was registered in March 1959. Additions were made in the grounds in the 1970s. | [22][62] [143][121] [144][145] [146][147] |
Goring Methodist Church (More images) | ![]() | Goring-by-Sea 50°48′49″N 0°25′48″W / 50.8135°N 0.4301°W / 50.8135; -0.4301 (Goring Methodist Church, Goring-by-Sea) | Methodist | – | Methodist worship in Goring-by-Sea started in a local hall in 1945, and a permanent church was built six years later by John Leopold Denman. The long, low brick building has a small bronze spire. It was registered for worship in March 1951 and for marriages in April 1952. | [99][136] [148] [149] [150] |
Goring United Reformed Church (More images) | ![]() | Goring-by-Sea 50°48′58″N 0°24′37″W / 50.8162°N 0.4102°W / 50.8162; -0.4102 (Goring-by-Sea United Reformed Church) | United Reformed Church | – | World War II delayed the construction of this church for 11 years until 1949; a school was used for worship instead. The building, which was registered in April 1949, became the church hall in 1961 when a new church, in brick and concrete and with exterior walls forming a series of V-shapes, opened. | [19][148] [136][151] [152] |
Emmanuel United Reformed Church (More images) | Heene 50°48′44″N 0°23′10″W / 50.8122°N 0.3860°W / 50.8122; -0.3860 (Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Heene) | United Reformed Church | – | Founded in 1926 as St Columba's Presbyterian Church, the original church (registered in 1932) became the church hall in 1937 when it was replaced by an Art Deco structure with a tower and variegated brickwork to the design of Frederic Lawrence. St Columba's and Shelley Road United Reformed Churches united in 2005 when the building in Shelley Road was closed. | [18][22] [62][89] [153][154] [155][156] | |
Worthing Christadelphian Church (More images) | ![]() | Worthing 50°49′00″N 0°22′42″W / 50.8167°N 0.3783°W / 50.8167; -0.3783 (Worthing Christadelphian Church) | Christadelphians | – | This community worships in a church used between 1961 and 1969 by Theosophists, who had a presence in Worthing from 1924. The structure was altered in 1989. It was registered for marriages by Christadelphians in September 1971. | [22][111] [157][158] [159][160] |
St Demiana and Pope Kyrillos VI Coptic Orthodox Church (More images) | Worthing 50°48′42″N 0°21′59″W / 50.8118°N 0.3664°W / 50.8118; -0.3664 (Cornerstone Methodist Church, Worthing) | Coptic Orthodox | – | Architect John Wills was commissioned to build a replacement for the Bedford Row Methodist Chapel; his Early English style building, in rag-stone and featuring a corner tower, was completed in 1899 and opened in 1900. The church was reprieved from closure in 2003, at which time it was called Steyne Gardens Methodist Church, but it was announced in July 2015 that it would close at the end of August that year (by which time it had been renamed Cornerstone Methodist Church). It was bought by the Coptic Orthodox Church in Britain and Ireland in 2017 and opened the following year. | [19][22] [115][133] [161][162] [163][164] | |
Christian Brethren Hall (More images) | West Worthing 50°49′04″N 0°23′42″W / 50.8178°N 0.3951°W / 50.8178; -0.3951 (Christian Brethren Hall, West Worthing) | Exclusive Brethren | – | This small hall, built and registered in 1934 but given its present appearance by a 1950s remodelling, is the only extant Brethren place of worship in Worthing; three others are no longer used. It is part of the Exclusive Brethren movement which separated from what is now the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church in 1970. | [22][95] [165] | |
Kingdom Hall (More images) | West Worthing 50°49′03″N 0°23′43″W / 50.8175°N 0.3953°W / 50.8175; -0.3953 (Kingdom Hall, West Worthing) | Jehovah's Witnesses | – | This opened in 2015 on the site of the former Second Church of Christ, Scientist in Grand Avenue near West Worthing railway station. The purpose-built Kingdom Hall replaced a converted house on nearby South Street which had been the fifth Jehovah's Witnesses place of worship in Worthing since the denomination was established locally in 1922. The new building was registered for marriages in July 2015. | [22][122] [166] | |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Worthing Chapel | ![]() | Goring-by-Sea 50°49′06″N 0°25′59″W / 50.8182°N 0.4330°W / 50.8182; -0.4330 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Goring-by-Sea) | Latter-day Saint | – | The congregation, whose first meetings were held in 1964, numbered more than 300 by the 1980s, so a permanent church was built. The brick building opened in 1984 and was registered for worship and for marriages in August of that year. | [122][167] [168] |
Elim Church Worthing | ![]() | Worthing 50°49′15″N 0°22′21″W / 50.8208°N 0.3725°W / 50.8208; -0.3725 (Elim Church Worthing) | Pentecostal | – | Since the Elim Tabernacle in Grosvenor Road closed in 1982, the Pentecostal community has used several venues, including this converted house on Broadwater Road. | [22][122] [169] |
Friends Meeting House (More images) | West Worthing 50°48′52″N 0°23′46″W / 50.8144°N 0.3962°W / 50.8144; -0.3962 (Friends Meeting House, West Worthing) | Quaker | – | Quakers first met in Worthing in the 1920s and were peripatetic until 1945, when a private house was registered. In 1958 they opened their own meeting house behind Mill Road, bought the previous year for £7,000, and registered it in January 1958. The building was originally a garage and boathouse. The premises have been shared with Spiritualists, Unitarians and others at various times. | [22][122] [111][170] [171][172] | |
Salvation Army Citadel (More images) | Worthing 50°48′37″N 0°22′36″W / 50.8104°N 0.3766°W / 50.8104; -0.3766 (Salvation Army Citadel, Worthing) | Salvation Army | – | The Army has a controversial history in Worthing: their arrival in 1883 caused riots, led by a mob called the Skeleton Army. Peaceful relations had been established by the time a permanent citadel replaced temporary barracks accommodation in 1912. The building was registered in 1919. | [22][115] [108][173] [174][175] [176] | |
Worthing Spiritualist Church (More images) | Worthing 50°48′46″N 0°22′26″W / 50.8128°N 0.3738°W / 50.8128; -0.3738 (Worthing Spiritualist Church) | Spiritualist | – | This Art Nouveau-influenced building, designed by a local architect, was opened for worship by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1926, although it was built earlier. Its original name, under which it was registered in April 1926, was Spiritualist Mission Church. | [22][111] [115][177] [178] | |
Masjid Assalam (More images) | ![]() | Worthing 50°49′09″N 0°22′12″W / 50.8193°N 0.3700°W / 50.8193; -0.3700 (Masjid Assalam Mosque, Worthing) | Sunni Islam | – | Worthing's mosque doubles as a cultural and social centre for the local Muslim population. An early-morning arson attack in 2005 caused substantial damage, but the building has been repaired. The mosque, which was registered in March 1995, had more than 1,000 worshippers in 2003. | [179][180] [181][182] |
Former places of worship
Name | Image | Location | Denomination/ Affiliation | Grade | Notes | Refs |
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Holy Trinity Church (More images) | Worthing 50°48′41″N 0°22′43″W / 50.8113°N 0.3786°W / 50.8113; -0.3786 (Holy Trinity Church, Worthing) | Anglican | II | Late 19th-century housing development in the Gratwicke area west of the town centre resulted in the building of this church in 1882–1883. It was parished almost immediately. Henry Coe and S. Robinson's Early English design, in dark red brick, lacked the present tower; this was added in 1888. The church has been disused and empty since 2014. | [30][31] [56][133] [183] [184] | |
St Paul's Church (More images) | Worthing 50°48′49″N 0°22′17″W / 50.8137°N 0.3714°W / 50.8137; -0.3714 (Former St Paul's Church, Worthing) | Anglican | II | An 1809 Act of Parliament allowed St Paul's to be built as a chapel of ease to St Mary's Church in Broadwater; it remained in force until 1893, when a parish was formed. It thrived as Worthing's reputation as a fashionable seaside resort grew, and the sale of pews to visitors brought in much money. John Rebecca's stuccoed brick building with Doric columns and cupola became structurally unsound and was closed in 1995. | [1][30] [66][2] [185][186] | |
Anglesea Street Mission | ![]() | Worthing 50°49′01″N 0°22′44″W / 50.8169°N 0.3789°W / 50.8169; -0.3789 (Former Anglesea Street Mission, Worthing) | Anglican | – | Christ Church's first mission hall was opened in the 1880s, originally under the name Clifton Road Mission Hall. Under its present name, Verrall Hall, it is a Scout headquarters. | [17][30] [187] |
Crescent Road Mission (More images) | Worthing 50°48′37″N 0°22′34″W / 50.8102°N 0.3761°W / 50.8102; -0.3761 (Former Crescent Road Mission, Worthing) | Anglican | – | Originally a non-denominational mission chapel, this was taken over by Christ Church and used as a mission hall. It is now part of an adjacent shop. | [30][31] | |
Newland Road Mission (More images) | Worthing 50°49′06″N 0°22′07″W / 50.8184°N 0.3686°W / 50.8184; -0.3686 (Former Newland Road Mission, Worthing) | Anglican | – | Built in 1883 by St George's Church to serve new housing near the railway, this red-brick chapel, designed by George Hewer, was used until 1936. Under the new guise of Forester's Hall, it has been a school and a photographic studio. | [30][31] [188][189] | |
Ham Arch Mission | ![]() | East Worthing 50°49′10″N 0°21′14″W / 50.8194°N 0.3538°W / 50.8194; -0.3538 (Former Ham Arch Mission, East Worthing) | Anglican | – | Named after a nearby railway bridge, and ironically known as "The Cathedral" locally, this tiny hut—now a workshop—was served from St George's Church for 29 years from 1885. | [30][31] [190] |
Bedford Row Methodist Chapel (More images) | Worthing 50°48′41″N 0°22′08″W / 50.8114°N 0.3690°W / 50.8114; -0.3690 (Former Bedford Row Methodist Chapel, Worthing) | Methodist | II | Worthing's first Wesleyan Methodist chapel, the Providence Chapel of 1822, was replaced by this pedimented, stuccoed, Neoclassical building, with tall, tapering windows, in 1840. It passed into secular use in 1900 when the church in Steyne Gardens (now Cornerstone Methodist Church) replaced it, and is now the function room of the Vintners Parrot pub. | [22][62] [99][191] [192][193] | |
Lyndhurst Road Methodist Church (More images) | East Worthing 50°49′01″N 0°21′20″W / 50.8169°N 0.3556°W / 50.8169; -0.3556 (Former Lyndhurst Road Methodist Church, Worthing) | Methodist | – | An iron chapel for Primitive Methodists opened in Chapel Road in 1880, moved to Lyndhurst Road in 1893 and was superseded by H.K. Armitage's Perpendicular Gothic church in 1929. The Methodist Church declared it redundant in 2005, and permission was granted to establish a children's centre in it. | [22][62] [99][194] [195][196] | |
Methodist Providence Chapel (More images) | Worthing 50°48′39″N 0°22′09″W / 50.8109°N 0.3691°W / 50.8109; -0.3691 (Former Methodist Providence Chapel, Worthing) | Methodist | – | This chapel was built in 1822 in a Neoclassical style using flint cobblestones on the exterior. After the new chapel in nearby Bedford Row was built in 1840, it was unused until 1852, when an independent Christian group took it on. It was subsequently registered by the Old Baptist Union between 1896 and 1906. The building now houses a youth club. | [19][22] [115][197] [198] | |
Tarring Road Methodist Church (More images) | Worthing 50°49′04″N 0°22′46″W / 50.8179°N 0.3795°W / 50.8179; -0.3795 (Tarring Road Methodist Church, Worthing) | Methodist | – | This Wesleyan chapel, completed in 1884, cost £735 (£97,000 as of 2024).[199] The brick and flint building was designed by R. Hollands. Latterly known as Cornerstone Hall, its registration for marriages and worship was cancelled in August 2015, and it is now a Montessori nursery school. | [19][22] [115][199] [200][201] | |
Montague Street Tabernacle Chapel | Worthing 50°48′37″N 0°22′15″W / 50.8104°N 0.3707°W / 50.8104; -0.3707 (Former Montague Street Tabernacle Chapel, Worthing) | Independent | – | This 1839 building had many uses (hall, theatre, temporary church) until 1888, when it became the non-denominational Worthing Free Church. The Worthing Tabernacle was founded in 1895, and the building was re-registered under that name the following year. It moved to its new premises in 1908, after which it was renamed St James's Hall and used as an entertainment venue. It is now a shop. | [22][111] [115][202] [203] | |
New Street Chapel | Worthing 50°48′36″N 0°22′32″W / 50.8101°N 0.3755°W / 50.8101; -0.3755 (Former New Street Chapel, Worthing) | Independent | – | This was built in the Classical style in 1861 for Independent Evangelicals to the design of Charles Hide. It declined after its founder, John Adams, died, and closed in 1906. The building, including the prominent pediment, survives behind a shop façade. | [22][95] [115][204] | |
Bedford Row Gospel Hall (More images) | Worthing 50°48′37″N 0°22′08″W / 50.8103°N 0.3688°W / 50.8103; -0.3688 (Former Christian Brethren Hall, Worthing) | Open Brethren | – | This stuccoed building of around 1850 was in religious use by 1908, when it was registered by the Old Baptist Union. They moved out in 1928 and Open Brethren took it on. From 1977 it was described as an Evangelical church. It has fallen out of use and is unoccupied as of 2024. | [22][95] [115][205] [206][207] [208][209] | |
Brethren Gospel Hall | ![]() | West Tarring 50°49′31″N 0°23′35″W / 50.8253°N 0.3931°W / 50.8253; -0.3931 (Former Brethren Gospel Hall, West Tarring) | Open Brethren | – | This tiny chapel, now in residential use, is set back from Tarring's ancient high street. It is in a simple Classical style with a pediment and oeil de boeuf. Services were held from 1860 until 1992, although the premises were not formally registered until May 1923 (with the name Tarring High Street Chapel). | [14][95] [115][210] [211] |
Elim Tabernacle (More images) | Worthing 50°48′49″N 0°22′25″W / 50.8135°N 0.3737°W / 50.8135; -0.3737 (Former Elim Tabernacle, Worthing) | Elim Pentecostal | – | George Jeffreys, founder of the Elim Pentecostal Church in the United Kingdom, established this church in 1931. The small building, opposite Christ Church, was registered for worship in May 1932 and was used until 1982; a nursery school now occupies it. | [22][122] [212][213] | |
St James's Evangelical Free Church | ![]() | Worthing 50°48′45″N 0°22′03″W / 50.8124°N 0.3674°W / 50.8124; -0.3674 (Former St James's Evangelical Free Church, Worthing) | Evangelical | – | T.H. Winney's Perpendicular-style building was used as an Evangelical church from 1926 until 1988, when it became a restaurant and bar. Its original name, under which it was registered between 1926 and 1949, was St James's Hall in reference to the building in Montague Street where the congregation previously met, although when its registration was finally cancelled in February 1989 it was called Worthing Evangelical Free Church. | [22][62] [99][214] [215][216] [217][218] |
Kingdom Hall | ![]() | West Tarring 50°49′16″N 0°23′32″W / 50.8211°N 0.3922°W / 50.8211; -0.3922 (Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, West Tarring) | Jehovah's Witnesses | – | This converted house was the fifth Jehovah's Witnesses place of worship in Worthing. The denomination, which was first established in the town in 1922, registered it in 1980. It was used by three Worthing-based Congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses: Broadwater, Durrington and Tarring. In 2013, a planning application was submitted to construct a purpose-built Kingdom Hall on the site of the disused Second Church of Christ, Scientist on nearby Grand Avenue. This was approved, building work was completed in 2015, and the old building's marriage registration was cancelled in July 2015. | [22][122] [166][219] [220] [221] |
Gospel Hall (More images) | Durrington 50°49′58″N 0°24′46″W / 50.8327°N 0.4127°W / 50.8327; -0.4127 (Former Gospel Hall, Durrington) | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church | – | Planning permission for this meeting hall on Birkdale Road was granted in 1990. It had a capacity for about 60 worshippers and was part of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. In June 2011 the charity Scope stated that they had "recently" bought it and converted it into a social and activity centre. Now, with the name Ashdown Club, it is now used for similar purposes by the charity Guild Care. | [222][223] [224] | |
St Charles Borromeo Church (More images) | ![]() | East Worthing 50°49′15″N 0°21′17″W / 50.8208°N 0.3546°W / 50.8208; -0.3546 (St Charles Borromeo Church, East Worthing) | Roman Catholic | – | A dolphin sculpture above the door of this Neo-Romanesque, cruciform, artificial Cotswold stone church alludes to the earlier use of the Dolphin Inn for services. Henry Bingham Towner's building opened in 1962 and was registered in April of that year. It closed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in June 2021 the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton decided to sell the church and its site for redevelopment and combine the remaining churches in Worthing and Lancing into one parish. | [23][25] [66][69] [225][226] [227][228] [229] |
Ebenezer Strict Baptist Chapel (More images) | Worthing 50°48′46″N 0°22′22″W / 50.8129°N 0.3729°W / 50.8129; -0.3729 (Former Ebenezer Strict Baptist Chapel, Worthing) | Strict Baptist | – | In 2005, planning permission was granted for the conversion of this Strict Baptist chapel into a house. The congregation formed in 1887 worshipped elsewhere until 1907, when the chapel was built. It was registered for worship six years later. | [22][95] [115][230] [231] | |
Shelley Road United Reformed Church (More images) | Worthing 50°48′40″N 0°22′29″W / 50.8112°N 0.3746°W / 50.8112; -0.3746 (Former Shelley Road United Reformed Church, Worthing) | United Reformed Church | – | This brick and terracotta Early English-style building served the Congregational (later United Reformed Church) community from 1903 until 2005, when the congregation moved to the renamed Emmanuel Church—formerly St Columba's. Its registrations for worship and marriages, granted in November 1903, were cancelled in January 2006. | [18][19] [22][62] [163][232] [233][234] [235][236] |
See also
- Listed buildings in Worthing
- List of demolished places of worship in West Sussex
Media related to Religious buildings in Worthing at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
References
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- ^ a b Williamson et al. 2019, p. 728.
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- ^ a b Elleray 1998, p. 96.
- ^ "Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9)". The UK Statute Law Database. Ministry of Justice. 24 May 1990. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ "History of English Heritage". English Heritage. 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
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- ^ Elleray 1998, p. 72.
- ^ a b c Salzman, L. F., ed. (1980). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1 : Bramber Rape (Southern Part). Heene". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. pp. 85–92. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
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- ^ Elleray 1999, Preface.
- ^ Elleray 1999, p. 4.
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- ^ a b c d "Historic church is facing closure". The Argus. 18 May 2006. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
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- ^ a b c d e f Salzman, L. F., ed. (1980). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1: Bramber Rape (Southern Part). Worthing: Roman Catholicism". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. p. 122. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Salzman, L. F., ed. (1980). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1 : Bramber Rape (Southern Part). Worthing: Churches". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. pp. 119–122. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
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- ^ "Worthing church facing the bulldozers". Chichester Observer. Johnston Press Digital Publishing. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d Salzman, L. F., ed. (1980). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1 : Bramber Rape (Southern Part). Broadwater". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. pp. 66–81. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ "Worthing: Religion (TS030)". 2021 United Kingdom census data. CensusData.uk and Office for National Statistics. 2023. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "England: Religion (TS030)". 2021 United Kingdom census data. CensusData.uk and Office for National Statistics. 2023. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "A little bit of history". Diocese of Chichester. 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Deaneries in the Diocese of Chichester". Diocese of Chichester. 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ "Rural Deanery of Worthing". Diocese of Chichester. 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ "Arundel Cathedral Parish". Diocese of Arundel and Brighton website. DABNet. 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ "Deaneries of the Diocese". Diocese of Arundel and Brighton website. DABNet. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ "Worthing Deanery". Diocese of Arundel and Brighton website. DABNet. 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "Broadwater Church (St Mary's), Broadwater Road (east side), Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade I) (1025810)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Williamson et al. 2019, pp. 742–745.
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- ^ Elleray 1985, §41.
- ^ Elleray 1977, §§157, 158.
- ^ a b c Williamson et al. 2019, p. 747.
- ^ Historic England. "St Mary's Church, Goring Road (north side), Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II*) (1250239)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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- ^ Elleray 1977, §175.
- ^ Historic England. "West Tarring Church (St Andrew's), Church Road (south side), Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II*) (1354775)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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- ^ Elleray 1998, pp. 47–48.
- ^ Historic England. "Christ Church, Grafton Road (east side), Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II*) (1250242)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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- ^ Elleray 1977, §144.
- ^ Williamson et al. 2019, p. 729.
- ^ Elleray 1985, §42.
- ^ a b Salzman, L. F., ed. (1980). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1 : Bramber Rape (Southern Part). Durrington". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. pp. 81–85. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "Durrington Church (St Symphorian's), Durrington Hill (west side), Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II) (1263369)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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- ^ Elleray 1977, §172.
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- ^ Historic England. "St George's Church, St George's Road (east side), Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II) (1250588)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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- ^ Elleray 1977, §147.
- ^ Elleray 1985, §47.
- ^ a b Williamson et al. 2019, p. 739.
- ^ Historic England. "St Botolph's Church, Lansdowne Road (north side), Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II) (1250436)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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- ^ Elleray 1985, §52.
- ^ a b Williamson et al. 2019, p. 740.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St John the Divine, Ripley Road, Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II) (1393431)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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- ^ Historic England. "St Andrew's Church, Victoria Road (east side), Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II) (1263177)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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- ^ Elleray 1985, §§54, 62.
- ^ Williamson et al. 2019, pp. 729–730.
- ^ a b "Broadwater". A Church Near You website. Archbishops' Council. 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ a b Salzman, L. F., ed. (1980). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1 : Bramber Rape (Southern Part). Findon". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. pp. 20–34. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
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- ^ a b Williamson et al. 2019, p. 741.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 41047; Name: Baptist School Chapel; Address: Penfold Road, Broadwater, Worthing; Denomination: Baptists; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 28 April 1905; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 13 January 1940). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/83)
- ^ "No. 33145". The London Gazette. 26 March 1926. p. 2215.
- ^ "No. 34776". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 January 1940. p. 400.
- ^ "No. 44632". The London Gazette. 12 July 1968. p. 7803.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 71440; Name: Broadwater Baptist Church; Address: Dominion Road, Worthing; Denomination: Baptists; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 8 July 1968). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/143)
- ^ a b c d e f g Elleray 1998, p. 52.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 55643; Name: East Worthing Evangelical Free Church; Address: Pendine Avenue, Worthing; Denomination: Evangelical Free Churchmen; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 6 December 1934; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 19 October 1954). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/112)
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 61588; Name: East Worthing Baptist Church; Address: Pendine Avenue, Worthing; Denomination: Baptists; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 6 January 1947). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/124)
- ^ "No. 38224". The London Gazette. 2 March 1948. p. 1563.
- ^ a b c d e f g Elleray 1998, p. 53.
- ^ Elleray 2004, p. 24.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 59335; Name: Findon Valley Free Church (Baptist); Address: Off Vale Drive, Findon Valley, Worthing; Denomination: Baptists; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 31 May 1940; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 13 October 1958). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/119)
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 66947; Name: Findon Valley Free Church (Baptist); Address: Lime Tree Avenue, Worthing; Denomination: Baptists; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 13 October 1958). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/134)
- ^ "No. 41529". The London Gazette. 21 October 1958. p. 6441.
- ^ Elleray 1985, §60.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 38411; Name: Baptist School Chapel; Address: Canterbury Road, West Tarring; Denomination: Baptists; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 25 May 1901; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 11 July 1938). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/77)
- ^ "No. 33055". The London Gazette. 9 June 1925. p. 3900.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 58185; Name: West Worthing Baptist Church; Address: Canterbury Road, Worthing; Denomination: Baptists; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 11 July 1938). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/117)
- ^ a b c Williamson et al. 2019, p. 731.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 26837; Name: Worthing Baptist Church; Address: Christchurch Road, Worthing; Denomination: Particular Baptists). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/54)
- ^ "No. 25579". The London Gazette. 20 April 1886. p. 1908.
- ^ a b c d e f Elleray 1998, p. 56.
- ^ Historic England. "The Worthing Tabernacle, 64 Chapel Road, Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II) (1250845)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Elleray 1985, §63.
- ^ Elleray 1977, §156.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Elleray 2004, p. 59.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 43179; Name: Worthing Tabernacle; Address: Chapel Road, Worthing; Denomination: Independent Evangelical Free Church; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 22 July 1908). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/87)
- ^ "No. 28166". The London Gazette. 11 August 1908. p. 5930.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 64828; Name: Maybridge Community Church; Address: 77 The Strand, Worthing; Denomination: Evangelical Free Church; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 21 February 1955). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/130)
- ^ "No. 44794". The London Gazette. 21 February 1969. p. 2032.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 45471; Name: West Worthing Evangelical Church; Address: Rugby Road, Worthing; Denomination: Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 18 November 1912). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/91)
- ^ a b Williamson et al. 2019, p. 745.
- ^ a b c d e f g Elleray 1998, p. 55.
- ^ "No. 53308". The London Gazette. 20 May 1993. p. 8829.
- ^ "Our History". River of Life Church. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 78762; Name: River of Life Church (Worthing); Address: Sanctuary, 19a Broadwater Road, Worthing; Denomination: Christian Fellowship; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 10 May 1993). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/158)
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 41499; Name: Baptist Chapel; Address: Clifton Road, Worthing; Denomination: Baptists; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 16 January 1906; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 9 March 1908). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/83)
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 67368; Name: Clifton Hall; Address: Clifton Road, Worthing; Denomination: Christians Not Otherwise Designated; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 17 July 1959). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/135)
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 77770; Name: Clifton Hall; Address: Clifton Road, Worthing; Denomination: Lyndhurst Christian Fellowship; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 7 December 1988). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/156)
- ^ "No. 51807". The London Gazette. 12 July 1989. p. 8145.
- ^ "Worthing – St Mary of the Angels". Catholic Trust for England and Wales and English Heritage. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Richmond Road (south side), Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II) (1263214)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Elleray 1977, §146.
- ^ a b c Williamson et al. 2019, p. 730.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 16235; Name: St Mary of the Angels; Address: Crescent Road, Worthing; Denomination: Roman Catholics). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/33)
- ^ "No. 23550". The London Gazette. 29 October 1869. p. 5806.
- ^ a b c Williamson et al. 2019, p. 748.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 63672; Name: Church of the English Martyrs; Address: Goring Way, Worthing; Denomination: Roman Catholics; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 10 November 1952). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/128)
- ^ "No. 39698". The London Gazette. 18 November 1952. p. 6091.
- ^ "Worthing – St Michael". Catholic Trust for England and Wales and English Heritage. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "No. 44161". The London Gazette. 3 November 1966. p. 11909.
- ^ Williamson et al. 2019, pp. 750–751.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 70693; Name: St Michael's Church; Address: Hayling Rise, Worthing; Denomination: Roman Catholics; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 25 October 1966). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/142)
- ^ Elleray 1998, pp. 53–54.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 54020; Name: Offington Park Methodist Church; Address: South Farm Road, Worthing; Denomination: Methodist Church; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 12 October 1932; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 3 March 1959). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/109)
- ^ "No. 34095". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 October 1934. p. 6481.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 67169; Name: Offington Park Methodist Church; Address: South Farm Road, Worthing; Denomination: Methodist Church; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 3 March 1959). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/135)
- ^ "No. 41650". The London Gazette. 6 March 1959. p. 1566.
- ^ a b Elleray 2004, p. 26.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 62954; Name: Goring Methodist Church; Address: Bury Drive, Worthing; Denomination: Methodist Church; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 12 March 1951). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/126)
- ^ "No. 39518". The London Gazette. 8 April 1952. p. 2125.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 62289; Name: Goring United Reformed Church; Address: Shaftesbury Avenue, Worthing; Denomination: United Reformed Church; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 20 April 1949). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/125)
- ^ "No. 38923". The London Gazette. 26 May 1950. p. 2640.
- ^ Elleray 1998, pp. 54–55.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 53698; Name: Presbyterian Church; Address: Heene Road, Worthing; Denomination: Presbyterian Church of England; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 19 April 1932; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 11 October 1937). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/108)
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 57668; Name: Emmanuel United Reformed Church; Address: St Michael's Road, Worthing; Denomination: United Reformed Church; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 11 October 1937). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/116)
- ^ "No. 34444". The London Gazette. 15 October 1937. p. 6388.
- ^ "Worthing". thisisyourbible.com. 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ "No. 45478". The London Gazette. 24 September 1971. p. 10368.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 68393; Name: Theosophical Hall; Address: 38 Clifton Road, Worthing; Denomination: Theosophists; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 10 October 1961; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 16 October 1969). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/137)
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 72681; Name: Christadelphian Hall; Address: 38 Clifton Road, Worthing; Denomination: Christadelphians; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 17 September 1971). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/146)
- ^ "Rescued Worthing church looks set to close for good". Worthing Herald. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "New Coptic church in Brighton (sic)". Watani International. 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ a b Elleray 1985, §57.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 37714; Name: Cornerstone Methodist Church; Address: Steyne Gardens, Brighton Road, Worthing; Denomination: Methodist Church; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 28 May 1900). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/76)
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 54999; Name: Meeting Room; Address: Tarring Road, Worthing; Denomination: Christians not otherwise Designated; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 23 February 1934). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/110)
- ^ a b "No. 61330". The London Gazette. 21 August 2015. p. 15706.
- ^ "No. 49842". The London Gazette. 17 August 1984. p. 11299.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 76633; Name: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Worthing Chapel; Address: Goring Street, Worthing; Denomination: Church of Jesus of Latter Day Saints; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 7 August 1984). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/154)
- ^ "Elim Church Worthing: Contact us". Elim Church, Worthing. 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ Roethe, Johanna (2015). "Quaker Meeting House, Worthing" (PDF). Quaker Meeting Houses Heritage Project. Quakers in Britain and Historic England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 61078; Name: Friends' Meeting House; Address: Ground Floor, 47 Downview Road, Worthing; Denomination: Friends; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 20 April 1945; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 31 January 1958). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/123)
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 66531; Name: Friends' Meeting House; Address: 34 Mill Road, Worthing; Denomination: Friends; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 30 January 1958). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/134)
- ^ Elleray 1998, pp. 124–125.
- ^ Elleray 1985, §58.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 47438; Name: Salvation Army Citadel; Address: Crescent Road, Worthing; Denomination: Salvation Army; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 7 February 1919). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/95)
- ^ "No. 31180". The London Gazette. 14 February 1919. p. 2304.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 50242; Name: Spiritualist Mission Church; Address: Grafton Road, Worthing; Denomination: Spiritualists; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 15 April 1926). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/101)
- ^ "No. 33275". The London Gazette. 17 May 1927. p. 3222.
- ^ "Worthing Islamic Social and Welfare Society". Worthing Islamic Cultural Centre. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "Police probe broken gas pipe at Worthing mosque". Worthing Herald. Johnston Press Digital Publishing. 17 March 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "Appeal to upgrade mosque". The Argus. 28 April 2003. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 79177; Name: Masjed Assalam Worthing Islamic Cultural Centre; Address: Ivy Arch Road, Worthing; Denomination: Muslims; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 1 March 1995). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/159)
- ^ Elleray 1977, §150.
- ^ Historic England. "Holy Trinity Church, Shelley Road, Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II) (1393419)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "St Paul's Church, Chapel Road (west side), Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II) (1250172)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Elleray 1977, §§142, 143.
- ^ "Worthing District Scouts". Worthing District Scouts. 2006–2008. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "Planning Application Property Related Information for: Foresters Hall 75 Newland Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1LB". Worthing Borough Council planning application. Worthing Borough Council/CAPS Solutions Ltd. 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Worthing, St George: Centenary Brochure 1868–1968". Online copy of St George's Church Centenary brochure (published 1968) at www.achurchnearyou.com. Archbishops' Council. 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ Elleray 1985, §49.
- ^ Williamson et al. 2019, p. 734.
- ^ Elleray 1977, §154.
- ^ Historic England. "Bedford Hall, Bedford Row (west side), Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex (Grade II) (1025806)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Robinson, Bryan; Back, Robert; White, Richard (June 2007). "Worthing: Lease of Lyndhurst Road Methodist Church for Conversion and use as Children's Centre" (PDF). Report FR30(06/07) by West Sussex County Council County Treasurer et al. West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 52756; Name: Methodist Church; Address: Lyndhurst Road, Worthing; Denomination: Methodist Church; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 29 October 1930). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/106)
- ^ "No. 33660". The London Gazette. 11 November 1930. p. 7196.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 35521; Name: Providence Chapel; Address: Marine Place, Worthing; Denomination: Old Baptist Union; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 04 July 1896; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 16 January 1906). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/72)
- ^ "No. 27876". The London Gazette. 19 January 1906. p. 487.
- ^ a b UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "No. 61322". The London Gazette. 13 August 2015. p. 15107.
- ^ "The New Montessori Pre-School". The New Montessori Pre-School, Worthing. 2023. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 30927; Name: Worthing Free Church; Address: Montague Street, Worthing; Denomination: Undenominational Christians; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 08 June 1888; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 22 April 1896). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/62)
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 35398; Name: Worthing Tabernacle; Address: Montague Street, Worthing; Denomination: Undenominational Christians; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 22 April 1896; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 6 August 1908). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/71)
- ^ Williamson et al. 2019, p. 736.
- ^ Elleray 1985, §45.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 42950; Name: Old Baptist Assembly Hall; Address: South End of Bedford Row, Worthing; Denomination: Old Baptists; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 9 March 1908; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 18 October 1928). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/86)
- ^ "No. 33431". The London Gazette. 19 October 1928. p. 6714.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 51546; Name: Bedford Row Gospel Hall; Address: Bedford Row, Worthing; Denomination: Brethren; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 22 October 1928). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/104)
- ^ "No. 33855". The London Gazette. 16 August 1932. p. 5316.
- ^ Elleray 1985, §43.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 48855; Name: Tarring High Street Chapel; Address: West Tarring, Worthing; Denomination: Christian Brethren; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 10 May 1923). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/98)
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 53748; Name: Elim Tabernacle; Address: Grosvenor Road, Worthing; Denomination: Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 18 May 1932). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/108)
- ^ "No. 34123". The London Gazette. 11 January 1935. p. 322.
- ^ "No. 51656". The London Gazette. 27 February 1989. p. 2448.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 50138; Name: St James' Hall; Address: High Street, Worthing; Denomination: Evangelical Free Church; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 26 January 1926; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 27 April 1949). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/101)
- ^ "No. 32251". The London Gazette. 8 March 1921. p. 1283.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 62297; Name: Worthing Evangelical Free Church; Address: High Street, Worthing; Denomination: Evangelical Free Church; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 27 April 1949; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 6 February 1989). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/125)
- ^ Williamson et al. 2019, p. 735.
- ^ "Application for Planning Permission, Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (AWDM/0137/13)" (PDF). Adur & Worthing Councils. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
Demolition of existing building and construction of a new single storey place of worship D1 with 26 parking spaces: Christian Science Church 117 Grand Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN11 5BE
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 75415; Name: Kingdom Hall; Address: 140 South Street, Tarring, Worthing; Denomination: Jehovah's Witnesses; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 4 March 1980; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 30 July 2015). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/151)
- ^ "No. 48129". The London Gazette. 17 March 1980. p. 4127.
- ^ "Design and Access Statement" (PDF). Worthing Borough Council planning application AWDM/0294/11. Planning Services, Adur and Worthing Councils. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
Proposed single storey rear extension and alterations to front elevation including proposed porch. Deletion of condition 7 and 8 of planning permission WB/0273/90 relating to occupancy of the premises. Meeting Hall 1 Birkdale Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 2QY
[permanent dead link] - ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 82312; Name: Gospel Hall; Address: On the East Side of 5 Birkdale Road, Worthing; Denomination: Brethren). Retrieved 2 November 2012. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
- ^ "Ashdown Club". Guild Care. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Worthing – St Charles Borromeo". Catholic Trust for England and Wales and English Heritage. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Elleray 1985, §61.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 68630; Name: Catholic Church of St Charles; Address: Junction of Ham Road and Chesswood Road, Worthing; Denomination: Roman Catholics; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 25 April 1962). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/138)
- ^ "No. 42663". The London Gazette. 1 May 1962. p. 3528.
- ^ Holden, John (10 June 2021). "Worthing Catholic church to be closed and sold in parish shake-up". Sussex Express. National World Publishing Ltd. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Planning Application: WB/05/1052/FULL". Worthing Borough Council planning application. Worthing Borough Council/CAPS Solutions Ltd. 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 45720; Name: Ebenezer Strict Baptist Chapel; Address: Portland Road, Worthing; Denomination: Calvinistic Strict Baptists; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 17 May 1913). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/92)
- ^ Elleray 1977, §152.
- ^ Elleray 1985, §44.
- ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 40038; Name: United Reformed Church; Address: Shelley Road, Worthing; Denomination: United Reformed Church; Date registered (as recorded on original certificate): 26 November 1903; Date deregistered (as recorded on original certificate): 24 January 2006). Retrieved 24 October 2023. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates; original certificate held at The National Archives in folio RG70/81)
- ^ "No. 27621". The London Gazette. 1 December 1903. p. 7960.
- ^ "No. 57888". The London Gazette. 31 January 2006. p. 1370.
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