Editing Prescot (section)

==Churches==
The centre of Prescot has six churches. Dominating the skyline is the 17th-century [[Prescot Parish Church]] of [[St Mary]]'s is the only Grade I listed building in the borough of Knowsley. Tucked away behind St Mary's is the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] [[Our Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot|Church of Our Lady and St Joseph]] designed by Joseph Aloysius Hansom, inventor of the Hansom Cab. Prescot [[Methodism|Methodist]] Church celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009, but the building has since been converted into apartments. The congregation continues to exist, however, meeting in the adjacent church hall, known as Prescot Methodist Centre which has now been converted into a church. Also in the town are a [[Salvation Army]] church, an [[Elim Pentecostal Church|Elim Pentecostal]] church (Prescot Community Church) and the Zion Independent Methodist Church. Outside the centre, in the Portico area of the town is the Catholic [[Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Portico|Our Lady Help of Christians Church]].

Places of worship shut down or moved over the past 20 years include the [[United Reformed Church|United Reformed]] church, the [[Kingdom Hall]] ([[Jehovah's Witnesses]]), the Plymouth Brethren Gospel Hall and an independent [[Charismatic Christianity|charismatic]] church called simply Prescot Christian Fellowship.