The Christ Church in Warwick is a member of the Church of Scotland, established in 1719 as the first Presbyterian congregation in Bermuda. It was served by Presbyterian ministers from the United States and Canada, until 1845, when it was affiliated with the

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. In 1844 the congregation adopted the Christ's Church name, later shortened to Christ Church (inevitably causing some confusion with the Church of England Parish church for

Devonshire Parish Devonshire Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. Originally named ''Cavendish Tribe'' and later Devonshire Tribe, for William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1552–1626). ''Devonshire Redoubt'', on Castle Island, one of the Castle Har ...

, which has the same name, and hence the two are often referred to as ''Christ Church Warwick'' and ''Christ Church Devonshire''). A new church building was opened in 1845. Later the congregation become part of the United Free Church of Scotland and in 1929 the Church of Scotland, in 2001 it became a full member of the

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denomination, and in 2008 was a member of the

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. It has about 600 members, and affirms the

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and the Westminster Confession. The church building is located on Middle Road in Warwick. Current pastor is Reverend Barry Dunsmore.{{cite web , url=http://www.christchurch.bm/staff.html , title=Christ Church, Warwick: Staff Profiles , accessdate=2013-05-01 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307190821/http://www.christchurch.bm/staff.html , archivedate=2013-03-07

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