St Peter and St Paul, Bristol

Church of St Peter and St Paul
The Greek Orthodox Church of St Peter and St Paul
Church of St Peter and St Paul
51°27′56″N 2°34′22″W / 51.465491°N 2.572850°W / 51.465491; -2.572850
LocationEaston, Bristol, England
DenominationGreek Orthodox Church
Previous denominationChurch of England
Websitehttps://www.greekcommunitybristol.org.uk/
History
StatusActive
DedicationSimon the Apostle (1847–1963)
Saint Peter and Paul the Apostle (1963–present)
Consecrated21 December 1847 (St Simon's)
29 September 1963 (SS Peter and Paul)
Architecture
Architect(s)S. J. Hicks and S. B. Gabriel
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking18 June 1846
Construction cost£3,165
Administration
DioceseGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain

St Peter and St Paul is a Greek Orthodox church located on Lower Ashley Road in the Easton area of Bristol, England. Designed in the Gothic Revival style by S. J. Hicks and S. B. Gabriel, the building was completed in 1847 as the Anglican Church of St Simon the Apostle. It was established to serve the rapidly growing and impoverished population of Baptist Mills.

Following the merger of the Anglican parish with St Agnes in 1959, the vacant building was acquired by the local Greek and Greek-Cypriot community, which had expanded significantly after World War II. Consecrated in 1963, it became the first permanent Greek Orthodox church in the West Country. It is the principal Greek Orthodox congregation in southwest England under the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain.