Among the places of worship in the town and area of

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are centres of dedication to many faiths and denominations. The town has 31 Christian churches with 11 belonging to the

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, ranging from low church to high

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, two

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, one

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, and the others being Non-Conformist and other faiths. Its oldest place of worship is the almost cathedral sized parish church of Great Malvern Priory which is all that remains of the former 10th century abbey in central Malvern, which according to the Worcester Monastic Annals, work began in 1085.Wells, Katherine (2009) ''Tour of Great Malvern Priory'' p.2., Friends of Great Malvern Priory The chain of

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lies in a north-south direction, thus posing a challenge for the architects of Christian churches located on the steep slopes, chancels being traditionally sited at the east end of the building. Many churches were built in the 19th century concomitant with the rapid expansion of the town due to its popularity as a spa. A few modern buildings such as St Mary's Church (1960) in Sherrard's Green, have been constructed in the second half of the 20th century, and some churches, notably St Andrews in Poolbrook, have had important modern extensions added during the first decade of the 21st century. As of 2022 there are no facilities for other faiths in Malvern. A synagogue in Worcester was created by Ashkenazi Orthodox evacuees from

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during

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. However, by 1973 the community had become so small it was not possible obtain a minyan and the remaining members voted the community out of existence. The nearest synagogues are the four in Birmingham. The small ''Three Counties Liberal Jewish Community'' serves Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire holding services in various locations throughout the counties. There are two established mosques in Worcester serving the Muslim community. The nearest Sikh gurdwaras are located in Birmingham, Smethwick, and Leamington. Hindu temples for the region and the nearest venues for other faiths are mainly in the Birmingham - Black Country -

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area. All institutions are listed in alphabetical order by faith, denomination and facility. Some link to their more complete Wikipedia pages.

Church of England

All Saints Church

Style of worship:

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All Saints remains as one of two C of E churches in

Malvern Wells Malvern Wells is a village and civil parish south of Great Malvern in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. The parish, once known as South Malvern, was formed in 1894 from parts of the civil parishes of Hanley Castle, Welland ...

following the closure of St Peter's Gothic style church designed by Robert Jearrad (1836). Built in 1930 in 13th-century style in Malvern

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by architect Troyte Griffith of Nevinson & Newton, to whom Sir Edward Elgar dedicated an Enigma Variation, it is located on steep sloping common land donated by

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, it has a semicircular apsidal chancel which demonstrates the architectural challenges of east-facing chancels on the flanks of the Malvern Hills, and an organ by Nicholsons.
Location: Wells Road, The Wyche,

Built: 1903
Architecture: 13th-century style.
Architect: Troyte Griffith Organ:

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.
Bells: One, in a small turret.
Notable people in cemetery:
Parish:Malvern Wells and Wyche
Incumbent: Dave Bruce (Chase Team Rector)
Website
All Saints, Malvern Wells
br /> Further reading: Roden, Hugh C. B. (1923) ''A guide to All Saints' Church, the Wyche, Malvern''. W. H. Lovel, Malvern. OL17391375M

Great Malvern Priory, Church of St Mary & St Michael

Style of worship: Anglican. Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
Location: Church Street,

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Built: from 1085
Architecture: Norman, and 1440 Perpendicular. Grade 1, one of the largest non-cathedral parish churches in England. 15th century stained glass windows.
Organ: 1875

. Refurbished Rushworth and Dreaper in 1927 and 1977, and again by Nicholons in 2003. A Certified Historic Organ.
Bells: 10, being a ring of eight with a flat 4th, earliest dating from c1380.
Notable people in cemetery:

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, daughter of Charles Darwin.
Parish: Great Malvern, Deanery of Malvern and Upton.
Incumbent: The Revd Rod Corke, Vicar
Website
Great Malvern Priory

Christ Church

Style of worship: Standard Church Of England liturgy, 'relaxed and informal'.
Location: Avenue Road, Great Malvern, within 200 metres of Great Malvern station and Malvern St James independent girls school.
Parish: Christ Church.
Built: 1875, the church is a Grade II

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, and an

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grant (2015) aided place of worship,
Architecture: Designed and built by T D Barry & Sons of Liverpool to seat 700 people,Report No. WSM20355 WCC Historic Environment Record its architecture is based on pure 14th century Gothic style with a 55-metre spire and an east window by Charles Eomer Kemp.Pevsner, N. (1968) ''The Buildings of England: Worcestershire''
Organ: 1,486 pipe organ constructed by Nicholsons of Malvern in 1884, restored and repaired in 1971 and 1986.
Bells: Two bells in the tower, a 6 cwt in C, and a 7 cwt in D were cast by

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, Loughborough in 1875.
Notable people in graveyard: The church does not have its own graveyard; burials take place in the nearby Great Malvern cemetery in Madresfield Road.
Incumbent: vacant (2022).
Website
Christ Church, Malvern

Church of the Ascension

Style of worship: 'Forward-looking Church of England using a modern Catholic liturgy based on an inclusive, liberal theology'.
Location: Somers Park Avenue,

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.
Parish: Malvern Link with Cowleigh. One of the three churches in the parish that also includes St Matthias' Church in

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and St Peter's Church in Cowleigh.
Built: 1903. Grade II listed building (1991)
Architecture: Early English Gothic by Gothic revival architect Sir

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, his first church. Early English style in

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with

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, featuring a stone relief of the Ascension by

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. Modeled on a 13th century Cistercian monastery, the building is noted for its acoustics and is a regular venue for choirs and

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.
Bells: none. The former two bells were sold in the 1960s to raise funds
Notable people in cemetery: no consecrated cemetery
Current incumbent: As of 22 April 2018, The Rev. Phillip Johnson, vicar
Affiliations: Progressive Christianity Network Britain.
Church web site
The Ascension Centre for Contemplation and Reconciliation
br /> Parish website
Malvern Link with Cowleigh

Holy Trinity

Location:

, North Malvern
Parish: North Malvern
Built: 1850-51 as a Chapel of Ease to

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Bells: 2
Organ by

of Worcester, 1878. Later organs (electronic), 1975, 1988, by

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Notable people in cemetery:
Current incumbent: , Rev Rebecca Elliott, vicar
Website
holytrinitymalvern

St Andrew's Church

Style of worship: Open evangelical
Location: Poolbrook
Parish: Malvern Wells and Wyche
Built:1882 by Sir Arthur Blomfield in memory of a member of the

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glassware family.
Architecture: by G. Lewis Sheppard in13th century style (Early English).
Bells: 1
Notable people in cemetery:
Current incumbent: Dave Bruce (Chase Team Rector)
Website
St Andrew's and All Saints

St Giles Church (
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)

Style of worship:
Location:

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Grade I listed (1968)
Parish Little Malvern,
Built: 1125
Architecture: was part of a Benedictine Priory founded in 1171. 14th - 15th century 15 and has some Norman remains.
Bells: 1 by John of Gloucester ca. 1354
Organ: 1882 by William Hill & Sons, London. Refurbished 2018-19 by

Windows: Stained glass, 1480
Notable people in cemetery:
Current incumbent: Revd. Stephen Sealy (Non-Stipendiary Incumbent)
Website
Little Malvern Priory

St James's

Style of worship:
Location:

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Parish: West Malvern St. James (Benefice of Malvern Holy Trinity and St James West Malvern), Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester. Originally 'Mathon St. James', renamed 1844
Grade II listed (1949)
Built:1885
Architecture: 13th century style (Early English). Malvern

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with ashlar dressings
Bells:1
Notable people in cemetery: Peter Mark Roget (1869) of ''

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Current incumbent: The Revd Rebecca Elliott, vicar (as of January 2021)
Website
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St Leonard

Style of worship:

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(Anglo-Catholic). Built as an Anglo-Catholic church and maintains its tradition of Oxford Movement ceremony, liturgy and worship
Location: Newland
Parish: Former parish church of Newland, in 1998 it became the private chapel of the Beauchamp Community. Open to everyone.
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Architecture: 14th century style by

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(p. 17), Gambier Parry fresco technique by

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Bells:
Notable people in cemetery:
Current incumbent: Fr. Iain William Forbes , Chaplain
Website
beauchampstleonard

St Mary's Church, Pickersleigh

Location: Sherrards Green Road, Malvern
Parish: Pickersleigh (a new parish created in September 2014).
Built: 1958, originally as a chapel of ease for Christchurch to serve the many council estates in the area.
Architecture: Mid 20th century
Bells: None
Notable people in cemetery: No cemetery.
Current incumbent (2020): The Rev. Lynne Sparkes, vicar
Website
St Mary's Church, Pickersliegh

St Mary the Virgin

Location: Guarlford Road, Guarlford
Style of worship: BCP with hymns and Common Worship
Parish: First built as St Mary's Barnards Green, a chapel of ease of Great Malvern Priory. Parish Church in 1866. Benefice of Powick and Guarlford and Madresfield with Newland, 1999.
Built:1844 by George McCann, Malvern. Grade II listed
Architecture: designed by Thomas Bellamy of London.
Bells: none
Notable people in cemetery:
Current vicar/priest/minister: The Rev. Gary Crellin, Rector (as of 2020)
Websites
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Parishes of Powick, Guarlford, Madresfield, Newland

St Matthias' Church

Style of worship: 'Forward-looking Church of England using a modern Catholic liturgy based on an inclusive, liberal theology'.
Location: Church Road,

Parish: Malvern Link with Cowleigh
Built:1844 by Mc.Cann, Malvern. Tower added 1898-9 by Collins & Godfrey of Tewkesbury. Grade II Listed
Architecture: Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, and Harvey Eginton of Worcester
Bells: 10, cast by

of Loughborough. #10 in 1899, 3 to 9 in 1900 and #1 and 2 added in 1994. The Tenor weighs 16 cwt and is tuned to F#. The first full peal of Grandsire Triples was rung on 1 June 1901 in St Matthias See also: Stedman Triples rung at St Matthias
Notable people in cemetery:
Incumbent: As of 22 April 2018, The Rev. Phillip Johnson, vicar
Affiliations: Progressive Christianity Network Britain. Website
St Mathias' Church
br /> Parish website
Malvern Link with Cowleigh

St Peter's Church, Cowleigh

Style of worship: 'Forward-looking Church of England using a modern Catholic liturgy based on an inclusive, liberal theology'.
Location: Cowleigh Bank, North Malvern
Parish: Malvern Link with Cowleigh
Built:. 1865 II listed
Architecture:

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, designed in the High Church Anglican tradition.
Bells:
Notable people in cemetery:
Incumbent: As of 22 April 2018, The Rev. Phillip Johnson, vicar
Affiliations: Progressive Christianity Network Britain.
Parish website
Malvern Link with Cowleigh

Protestant, Reformist, other denominations

Baptist

Malvern Baptist Church Style of worship: Baptist
Location: Abbey Road,

Affiliation: Heart of England Baptist Association / Baptist Union of Great Britain.
Built:1894.
Architecture: Traditional church building in Victorian non-conformist geometric gothic style by George Ingall of Birmingham.
Bells: None
Notable people in cemetery: No consecrated churchyard
Current incumbent: Rev Dave Clarke, minister (as of 2020)
Website
Malvern Baptist Church

United Reformed Church

, Worcester Road
Founded 1903 as Malvern Link Free Church (

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)
Parish/Affiliation: The West Midlands Synod
Minister: Reverend Ken Martin (as of 2020)
Web site
URC in Malvern Link
Holly Mount
Holly Mount URC Malvern

Founded 1876
Relocated 2019 to hold Sunday worship a
The Cube
Albert Road North, a community centre, with other activities held at the URC Church in Malvern Link and the Lyttelton Well Rooms in Malvern.
Organisation/Affiliation: Malvern and Worcester team pastorate
Minister:
Web site
Holly Mount Church

In July 2021, plans were announced to convert the former Holly Mount church building on Queen's Drive for residential use.

Non aligned

Eden Church
Repurposed: 2010 Leader: Mike Dibbens
Location: Eden Centre (since 2015), Grovewood Road, Malvern
Website
Eden Church

Evangelical

Malvern Evangelical Church,

Location: 204-208 Pickersleigh Road, Malvern WR14 2QX
Built:1975
Architecture: Late 20th century.
Current vicar/priest/minister:
Website
Malvern Evangelical Church

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St Joseph's Church

Style of worship: Roman Catholic
Location: 1245 Newtown Road,

, Malvern, WR14 1PF
Parish: St Joseph, Malvern. Archdiocese of Birmingham
Built: 1876. Expanded: 1997
Architecture:
Incumbent: Fr Naz Mgungwe, parish priest (as at 2020)
Website
St Joseph's, Malvern

St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Church St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Church, Little Malvern, Worcestershire, England is a Benedictine parish church administered by the monks of Downside Abbey. The attached churchyard contains the grave of the composer Edward Elgar and of his wife, Alic ...

Style of worship: Mass, Adoration. Benedictine with Gregorian Chant. Sacrosanctum Concilium ( Vatican 2 Decree on the Liturgy)
Location: Wells Rd, Little Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 4JL,
Parish: St Wulstan, Catholic Diocese of Birmingham (Worcester Deanery),
Built: 1862. Major restoration 2003/4 aided by a grant from

.
Architecture: 13th century French Gothic style.
Bells:
Organ: 1841 by John Nicholson. Refurbished/restored 1974, 1981, 2017
Notable people in cemetery:

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, English composer; Dorothy Howell, English composer
Incumbent: Fr Edward Crouzet, parish priest (as at 2020)
Website
St Wulstan's Church in Little Malvern

Christadelphian

Style of worship: Christadelphianism /

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Christadelphian Hall
Location: 21 Abbey Road,

Incumbent: Christadelphians ("ecclesias") do not have permanently appointed preachers
Website
Malvern Christadelphians

Interdenominational

Wyche Free Church
Style of worship: independent evangelical church
Location: Jubilee Drive, Upper Colwall, Malvern
Founded: ca. 1850
Parish: self-governing
Affiliation: FIEC -

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Built: present church built in 1910
Architecture:
Bells:
Notable people in cemetery: No consecrated churchyard
Elders (2020): Peter Goodbury, Rev John Grindell. Pastor: None (2020), weekly ministry of experienced visiting preachers.
Website
Wyche Free Church

Methodist

Landsdowne Crescent Methodist Church

Style of worship:

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...

Location:

, Landsdown Crescent
Parish: South West Worcestershire Circuit
Built:
1866 Architecture: Gothic Revival, by John Tarring of London.
Bells:
Notable people in cemetery:
Current vicar/priest/minister: Rev Nigel Coke-Woods, minister (as at 2020)
Website:

Somers Park Avenue Methodist Church

Style of worship:

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Location:

Founded on current site: 1880s
Parish: South West Worcestershire Circuit
Built: Current building: 1936. Expanded 1960-61
Architecture:
Bells:
Notable people in cemetery:
Current incumbent: Rev. Nigel Coke-Woods, minister (as at 2020)
Website
Somers Park Methodist

Non-Denominational

Life Church

Closed in 2021 Location: Meets at Malvern Vale Community Centre, Swinyard Road
Affiliation: Part of the New Frontiers Family of churches and Christ Central
Built: N/A
Architecture: N/A
Bells:N/A
Notable people in cemetery:N/A
Incumbent/Lead person: Immy Sharp, Children's and Community Worker
Website
New Frontiers

Christian Science

The Great Malvern Christian Science Society
Location: Poolbrook Village Hall, Poolbrook Road, Malvern, WR14 3JW

Jehovah's Witnesses

Location: Kingdom Hall, 1 Orford Way, Malvern, WR14 2EH

Quakers Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belief in each human's abil ...

Friends Meeting House
Style of worship: resembles the services of other Protestant denominations, although in most cases does not include the

Eucharist The Eucharist (; from Greek , , ), also known as Holy Communion and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. According to the New Testament, the rite was instit ...

Location: 1 Orchard Road, Malvern, WR14 3DA
Parish/Group: Worcestershire & Shropshire Area Meeting, Religious Society of Friends
Built: 1938.
Architecture: Designed by JR Armstrong, one of the Bournville Village architects.
Bells: N/A
Notable people in cemetery: N/A
Clerking Team: Elizabeth & Kevin Rolph and Melanie Jameson
Current vicar/priest/minister: Paul Wyatt, Judith Badman, Jill Etheridge, Richard Bartholomew (Elders)
Website
Malvern Quakers

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Style of worship: Christian, various Salvation Army, worship
Retrieved 12 June 2020
Location: 62 Newtown Road,

, Malvern
Parish: N/A
Built: N/A
Architecture: N/A
Bells: N/A
Notable people in cemetery: N/A
Current vicar/priest/minister: Claire Mynott, Lieutenant (2022)
Website
Salvation Army Malvern

Buddhist Temple

Bright Earth TempleEBU amida-trust
Retrieved 12 June 2020
Location: 34 Worcester Road,

Built: 1820s as a guest house, acquired by Amida Trust, 2014
Style of worship: Mahayana Buddhism with emphasis on Pureland Buddhism.
Orientation: Amidism - Bright Earth Buddhism, a broad branch of Mahayana.
Governance: Amida Trust
Affiliation:

European Buddhist Union The European Buddhist Union (EBU) is the umbrella organization of Buddhist communities and national Buddhist unions in Europe. The EBU is open to all schools and traditions of Buddhism in Europe wishing to unite on the basis of Buddhist teachings an ...

Run/managed by: Amitabha Fellowship leaders Kaspa and Satya
Website
Bright Earth
Accessed 14 May 2022

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Church of England

All Saints Church

Great Malvern Priory, Church of St Mary & St Michael

Christ Church

Church of the Ascension

Holy Trinity

St Andrew's Church

St Giles Church (Little Malvern Priory Little Malvern Priory, in the village of Little Malvern near Malvern, Worcestershire, was a Benedictine monastery c. 1171–1537. It was founded from Worcester Cathedral. Little remains of the 12th-century church, which was rebuilt in 1480–1 ...)

St James's

St Leonard

St Mary's Church, Pickersleigh

St Mary the Virgin

St Matthias' Church

St Peter's Church, Cowleigh

Protestant, Reformist, other denominations

Baptist

United Reformed Church

Non aligned

Evangelical

Malvern Evangelical Church,

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

St Joseph's Church

St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Church St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Church, Little Malvern, Worcestershire, England is a Benedictine parish church administered by the monks of Downside Abbey. The attached churchyard contains the grave of the composer Edward Elgar and of his wife, Alic ...

Christadelphian

Interdenominational

Methodist

Landsdowne Crescent Methodist Church

Somers Park Avenue Methodist Church

Non-Denominational

Life Church

Christian Science

Jehovah's Witnesses

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Buddhist Temple

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St Giles Church (
Little Malvern Priory Little Malvern Priory, in the village of Little Malvern near Malvern, Worcestershire, was a Benedictine monastery c. 1171–1537. It was founded from Worcester Cathedral. Little remains of the 12th-century church, which was rebuilt in 1480–1 ...
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