This website adopts the world faiths classification followed by the Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby and the Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom.

• Baha'i
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Jainism
• Judaism
• Sikhism
• Zoroastrianism

For the purposes of the NWDA report Faith in England's Northwest (2003) the Christian faith communities in the Northwest were subdivided into the following nine groupings:

• Church of England (Anglican)
• Roman Catholic (R.C.)
• Methodist
• Baptist
• United Reformed Church (URC)
• Quakers (Society of Friends)
• Salvation Army
• Evangelical, Charismatic & Pentecostal
• Other Christian

'Other Christian' includes such communities as Orthodox, Unitarians, Independent Methodists, Congregationalists, Church of Scotland, Christian Scientists, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) and Seventh Day Adventists etc.

Churches Together in England list 23 member churches or Councils of Churches and 27 Bodies in Association. Further information can be found on :

[ Visit www.churches-together.org.uk ]