Non-English Speaking Churches
There are many examples throughout London (central and suburban) of English-speaking churches which also provide regular worship in one or more secondary languages, particularly amongst the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches. Numerous English-speaking Roman Catholic churches in London provide worship in assorted non-English languages, including Arabic, Cantonese, Chaldean Aramaic, French, German, Italian, Korean, Latin, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese (including Brazilian Portuguese), Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Syriac, Tamil and Tigrinya.
The following table lists churches which conduct their worship in modern languages other than English, or English-speaking churches which have notable non-Anglophone congregations based in the same building.
| Church name | Denomination (if any) | Location | Language | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembléia de Deus | Stamford Hill | Portuguese | ||
| Assembléia de Deus de Londres | Park Royal | Portuguese | ||
| Beckton Chinese Gospel Church | Beckton | Chinese | ||
| Bendiciendo a las Naciones, Iglesia Cristiana de Newham | Canning Town | Spanish | ||
| Bethany Church of God | Southall | Tamil | ||
| Chinese Church in London Worship and Ministry Centre | Hammersmith | Mandarin, Cantonese, English | website | |
| Chinese Church in London Colindale Congregation | Colindale | Chinese | website | |
| Chinese Church in London Croydon Congregation | Croydon | Chinese | website | |
| Chinese Church in London Hounslow Congregation | Hounslow | Chinese | website | |
| Chinese Church in London New Soho Congregation | Soho | Chinese | website | |
| Chinese Congregation of the Methodist Church | Methodist | Epsom | Chinese | |
| Chinese Student and Scholar Christian Fellowship | Fulham | Chinese | ||
| Comunidad Cristiana de Londres | Elephant and Castle | Spanish | ||
| Confraternidad Bautista de Londres | Tulse Hill | Spanish | ||
| Divine Christian Church | Wembley | Tamil | ||
| East London Chinese Christian Church | Poplar | Chinese | ||
| East London Christian Fellowship Centre | Newbury Park | Chinese | ||
| East London Portuguese Speaking Seventh Day Adventist Church | Little Ilford | Portuguese | ||
| Emmanuel Christian Fellowship | Manor Park, Ilford, Barnet, Walthamstow, Newbury Park | Tamil | website | |
| Emmanuel Evangelical Church | Westminster | Chinese | ||
| Faith Church of God | Morden, Wembley, East Ham, North Harrow | Tamil | website | |
| French Protestant Church of London | Soho | French | ||
| Grace Church | Mitcham | Tamil | website | |
| Grace Evangelical Church | Crouch End | Tamil | website | |
| Japanese ECC Japanese Church | nondenominational | Ealing | Japanese | website |
| Japanese Anglican Church | Anglican | Ealing | Japanese | website |
| Japanese Reformed Church | Anglican/Lutheran | St Botolph's Aldersgate, City of London | Japanese | |
| London Chinese Alliance Church | Harrow | Chinese | ||
| London Chinese Fellowship | Elephant and Castle | Chinese | ||
| London Chinese Lutheran Church | Lutheran | Fitzrovia | Chinese | |
| London Chinese Scholar Christian Fellowship | Kings Cross | Chinese | ||
| London Spanish Speaking Charasmic Baptist Church | Baptist | West Norwood | Spanish | |
| Rhenish Church | Covent Garden | Chinese | ||
| Russian Speaking Adventist Church | Furzedown | Russian | website | |
| South London Alliance Church | Colliers Wood | Chinese | ||
| St Anne's Lutheran Church | Lutheran | City of London | Swahili | website |
| St Benet's Metropolitan Welsh Church | Anglican | City of London (London EC4) | Welsh | website |
| St David's Welsh Church | Anglican | Paddington Green | Welsh | |
| St Martin-in-the-Fields (Anglican Chinese Congregation) | Anglican | Trafalgar Square | Mandarin & Cantonese | website |
| St Peter's Italian Church | Roman Catholic | Clerkenwell | Italian | |
| Swiss Church in London | Covent Garden | French, German | website | |
| Tamil Church of God | Palmers Green | Tamil | ||
| Welsh Church of Central London | Baptist | Westminster (Eastcastle Street) | Welsh | website |
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