It was the first church building to be built in Harrogate and is today home to a thriving congregation and – along with the attached Parish Centre – an important focus of community activities.

Originally a chapel of ease to St John's, Knaresborough, the bulk of the present building was erected in 1831 to designs by the architect John Oates and consecrated as the first parish church in the town.

The transepts and chancel were added in 1862 by Henry Francis Lockwood and William Mawson.

The carving on the extensions and a previous reredos were executed by Mawer and Ingle in 1862.

[citation needed] Christ Church is home to a thriving Christian community of 300+ adults and 170+ children and young people.