Church Services In Lanzarote

We were asked recently by Kevin for information about the church services available in Lanzarote. The church is an integral part of life in Spain and much more than a weekly religious service. The church is celebrated throughout the annual calendar with local fiestas and traditions handed down through the generations. Indeed, almost all of our many fiestas are celebrations related to saints or the Catholic church. Here’s our guide to churches in Lanzarote with their services and contact details.

church bell blue skySunday Worship

A fellowship for Christians of all denominations with Sunday worship at 11:00 every Sunday in the Barceló hotel in Costa Teguise. The weekly services are accessible for wheelchairs and open to residents and holidaymakers with supervised childcare for 4-12 year olds.

Their website is Sunday Worship Lanzarote and very up to date with the preachers listed for the services this month. Every Wednesday morning there is a fellowship meeting at one of the member’s homes, again visitors are welcome you can contact them via the website or ask for details after the Sunday service.

Telephone: 928 833 382

Parish of St Laurence

Nuestra Señora de La Candeleria The Parish of St Laurence is the Church of England denomination holding Sunday services in four locations across Lanzarote. Open to both residents and holidaymakers they also run a branch of the Mothers’ Union every second Monday in each month October to April.

Listed on the website A Church Near You – Lanzarote with a calendar of events and details of their various services, their own website is Lanzarote Church . The services are held:

Every 1st & 3rd Sunday – Morning Prayer at Avecost Meeting Hall on Calle Fragata in Costa Teguise at 09:30, all other Sundays at this location are Holy Communion services.

Every 1st & 3rd Sunday – Holy Communion at the Church Nuestra Señora de Nazaret in Nazaret at 10:00.

Every Sunday – Holy Communion at the Church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen in the Old Harbour of Puerto del Carmen at 12:30.

Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeEvery Sunday – Holy Communion at the Church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen in the main street of Playa Blanca at 17:30.

Telephone: 928 514 241

Family Church

The Family Church hold services every Sunday at 11:00 from Local 8 on the first floor or C.C.Jardines del Puerto (La Hoya) in the old town of Puerto del Carmen. Their website is Family Church Lanzarote.

Telephone: 618 186 755

Roman Catholic

More information about the local Roman Catholic churches (Iglesias) in Lanzarote can be found on the website Diócesis de Canarias - Isla de Lanzarote. Listed Los Doloresbelow is a church from each Parish in Lanzarote (Parroquia):

San Ginés, Plaza Las Palmas, Arrecife. Telephone: 928 811 396

Nuestra Señora de La Encarnación, Calle Fajardo, Haría. Telephone: 928 835 011

San Bartolomé, Rubicón 143, San Bartolomé. Telephone: 928 520 645

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Plaza, La Villa de Teguise. Telephone: 928 845 085

Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Avda Central, Tías. Telephone: 928 834 395

San Roque, Plaza de San Roque, Tinajo. Telephone: 928 840 011

Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios, Plaza Remedios, Yaiza. Telephone: 928 830 106

Norwegian Church

There is a Sjømannskirken (Norwegian seamen’s church) in Puerto del Carmen offering worship, friendship and advice to Scandinavians visiting or living in Lanzarote. More information is available from their website Sjomannskirken.

Telephone: 928 515 561

More Information:

Christmas Church Services in Lanzarote 2009

Corpus Christi – Salt Carpets

Annual Fiestas in Lanzarote