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Historic evangelical churches (places of worship) in the city of Manchester and beyond

When I moved to Greater Manchester in 2021, I was surprised to discover that the major evangelical churches, in particular City Church Manchester and Grace Church Manchester, were only recently planted. I wanted to find out about the historic Manchester evangelical churches. 

(1694) Cross Street Chapel (Presbyterian) was founded by Rev. Henry Newcome, who had been ejected from the Church of England in 1662. Like many English Presbyterian churches, it is now a Unitarian church. 

(1747) First mention of a Methodist society in Manchester, meeting on Deansgate. 

(1751) First Methodist Chapel in Manchester in Birchin Lane off Church Street

(1775-1969) Mosley Street Independent Chapel. From 1848 Cavendish Street Congregational Chapel. Closed 1969.  

(1781) Oldham Street Chapel (Methodist). Now Methodist Central Chapel.

(1791) Gravel Lane, Salford (Methodist)

Black Lane Chapel, later known as St George's Street Chapel, and then as Rochdale Road Particular Baptist Chapel (Baptist) rebuilt in 1907. This is where William Gadsby was pastor 1805-1844. 

(1801) Great Bridgewater Street (Methodist)

(1805) Particular Baptist Church on York Street, resulting from people leaving Rochdale Road Particular Baptist Chapel. 

(1820) Grosvenor Street Methodist Chapel, Chorlton-upon-Medlock

(1823) Primitive Methodist Chapel on Jersey Street, Ancoats. Relocated to New Islington in 1874.

(1826) Irwell Street Methodist Chapel, Salford

(1826) Oxford Road Methodist Chapel, Chorlton-upon-Medlock

(1846) Holy Trinity, Platt (Church of England). 

St Paul's, Kersal Moor. Where future bishop of Liverpool, J C Ryle, was married in 1861. 

(1869-1949) Union Baptist Chapel (Baptist). Where Alexander MacLaren had a long ministry. Destroyed in the Blitz. ?Relocated to Union Baptist Chapel, Fallowfield in 1949?

(1872) People's Institute Rushulme. Moved to McLaren Hall, Nelson Street. Now a mosque.  

(1880) St Clement's, Openshaw (Church of England), served, since its beginnings, by a succession of evangelical ministers, most recently Paul Jump. 

(1893) A Bible class was started which led to the construction, in 1899, of Ivy Cottage Mission Hall, now known as Ivy Church with two locations: Cheadle Hulme and Didsbury.  

(1894) Union Hall Evangelical Church, Hulme. New building 1967. Still in operation. 

(1910) Albert Mission Hall, Peter Street (Methodist) 

(1928) Bethshan Tabernacle, Longsight. New building 1957. Now Authentic Church. 

(1928) A former Unitarian church on Upper Brook Street, completed in 1839, was, for a time, used as a Welsh Baptist Chapel. 

(1937) St Andrew's, Cheadle Hulme (Church of England). 

(1969) Beginnings of what would become Heaton Moor Evangelical Church, now Emmanuel Community Church.

Presbyterian Chapel, Grosvenor Square @ All Saints. 

Manchester Temple, Grosvenor Street (Salvation Army). New building, but still in operation.  

German Protestant Church, Wright Street. 

Crescent Road Hall, Stockport (Brethren). Where FF Bruce served as elder. Now in secular use. 

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