Christ Church, Worthing

Christ Church
The church seen from the south
50°48′45″N 0°22′25″W / 50.81258°N 0.37359°W / 50.81258; -0.37359
LocationGrafton Road, Worthing, West Sussex
Country United Kingdom
DenominationAnglican
Websitewww.ChristChurchWorthing.org.uk/
History
Founded1840
Dedicated1843
Architecture
Architect(s)John Elliott
StyleGothic Revival
Years built1812
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Chichester
ParishWorthing, Holy Trinity with Christ Church

Christ Church and its burial grounds in Worthing, England, were consecrated in 1843 by the Bishop of Chichester, Ashurst Turner Gilbert, to meet the need for church accommodation for the poor. Built by subscription between 1840 and 1843, the Church was initially regarded as a chapel of ease to St Mary's Church in Broadwater. The chapel of ease was upgraded to the status of church with its own parish in 1855.

Christ Church is the second oldest Church of England church still standing in Worthing town centre, after St Paul's Church which stands 100 metres to the east at the opposite end of Ambrose Place. Standing at 85 feet (26 metres) tall Christ Church is one of Worthing's most dominant flint buildings.

The church was built mainly to provide church accommodation for the poor in Worthing, since the existing chapel of ease, now St Paul's Church, was funded as a proprietary chapel and so excluded the poor.