Torquay Central is a congregation of both the The Methodist Church of Great Britain and The United Reformed Church. We belong to the Plymouth and Exeter District of the Methodist Church and the South West Synod of the United Reformed Church. Locally we belong to Churches Together in Torquay.
A new history of Central is released today Sunday March 16th 2008, costing £4-00 plus P&P. Email us for details.
In 2006 we celebrated our thirtieth birthday! Central was opened on September 2nd 1976, the result of the coming together of three churches:-
All three church were demolished and this new building erected on the site of the Belgrave Church. The congregations worshipped in Torre Parish Church (now used by the Greek Orthodox), while Central was being built.
Here is Belgrave with it's complex of buildings. It stood on the site of the current Central Church.
This is the vast Union Street Church just before it was demolished.
Here is the interior of Union Street.
This is the Market Street Methodist Church, from the Primitive Methodist tradition.
Last modified: Tue Apr 15 07:43:34 BST 2008