Built in 1841 by Gilbert Scott, the architect of St Pancras Station in London, as a “Chapel of Ease”, Christ Church became a parish church in its own right in 1871 and to mark the occasion the chancel and steeple were added to the building.

At its foundation, the church life had a combination of bible teaching and concern for the ordinary people of Bridlington, and later in its development, missionary support grew as well.

Jonathan and Anne Couper arrived in 1981, and the church grew and changed significantly  in that time. Worship patterns changed,  new congregations were planted, a network of churches established, new ministries started alongside conferences and community initiatives.

in 1992 Christ Church Community Services was also established which included the development of the Key Centre, Christ Church Early Learning and many other community based projects.

The greatest change to church life has been through the welcoming of the Holy Spirit moving in power by His presence and gifts. This continues to be a great priority for Christ Church and has been seen and expressed in different forms over the years.

In November 2017 a new Priest-in-Charge, Rev Mark Carey, was appointed who, in 2018, became Vicar of a now United Benefice of Christ Church Bridlington with Bessingby, St Mark’s and St Magnus and Ulrome, St Andrew’s. From the basis of this unity there is a clarifying of vision and focus emerging as we head into the next season of our development as a church of churches, projects and ministry areas called CCBN. The global Covid-19 pandemic has caused a significant reassessment of vision and strategy to do the things CCBN is called to do under its Isaiah 61 mandate.