Local Churches

Church is a great community to explore the Christian faith, connect with local people and practise your English. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Christian or not - people will welcome you regardless. Every church will have a meeting on Sunday (this includes chatting, music, prayer and a talk about the Bible), and most have mid-week groups to get to know each other better. There are no commitments; you can go when you want and you can try out several different churches to see what you like. We’re sure you’ll meet some lovely people, and a lot of students talk about having a deep sense of peace in a church.

BISC has several partner churches which we’d love to introduce.

Alma Church, Clifton

Alma Church is in Clifton, close to Sainsbury’s Clifton Down. It’s got a beautiful garden and very friendly people. Some of our team are part of this church. It’s a smaller community with a family feel.

Alma also runs conversation cafes for international students on Mondays at 1.30pm.

Sundays at 10.30am

Alma Church
29 Alma Road
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 2ES

Ebenezer Church, Horfield

Ebenezer Church is in Horfield, close to UWE campus. It’s a vibrant group of people who have different events and an interest in helping the local community.

Sundays at 10.30am

Ebenezer Church
286 Filton Avenue
Horfield
Bristol, BS7 0BA

Woodlands Church, Cotham

Woodlands Church is one of the biggest churches in Bristol - and it’s right next to Bristol University. It has several different Sunday meetings depending on what kind of atmosphere you prefer. It has a lively student community, lots of people and is quite fast paced.

Woodlands also has a group specially for international students which meets in the church on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. This is called Beacons.

Sundays at 8am, 11am & 7pm

Woodlands Church
Belgrave Road
Bristol
BS8 2AA

Emmanuel, City Centre

This church family includes a big mix of people. Located right in the centre of town, near the BRI hospital, there’s a vibrant atmosphere and a big group of students.

This church also runs informal English lessons each Tuesday 7.30pm - 9pm in their building.

Sundays at 4.30pm and 6.30pm

The Emmanuel Meeting House
Narrow Lewins Mead
Bristol
BS1 2NN

St. Matthew’s Church, Kingsdown

St. Matthew’s Church is a great place to get to know people and explore faith. It’s not far from the University of Bristol. The 5pm service includes coffee and cake, informal worship with some songs, a talk and then a chance to break into groups to discuss what you’ve heard. It’s a good atmosphere for students.

Sundays at 10.30am and 5pm

St Matthew’s Church
Clare Road
Kingsdown
Bristol
BS6 5TB

St. Michael’s Church, Stoke Gifford

St. Michael’s is located close to Bristol Parkway train station. It’s very local to UWE Frenchay campus. There’s a wide variety of services and groups, including a traditional morning service as well as Forest Church - meeting in the woods to celebrate God’s creation. There’s a growing Hong Kong community involved with this church.

Sundays at 9am (church building), 10.30am (centre auditorium) and 6.30pm (centre auditorium)

St Michael’s Centre / Church
The Green
Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8PD

St Nicholas Church is next to Castle Park near the centre of Bristol. There’s a lively group of students and lots going on. The church has links with social justice organisations, tackling homelessness, food poverty and youth unemployment.

Student hub fortnightly on Tuesdays, 7pm

Sundays at 10.30am and 6pm

St Nicholas Bristol
St Nicholas Street
Bristol
BS1 1UE