Lowton's churches include the two Church of England churches of St Mary's and St Luke's and Lowton Independent Methodist, a member of the Independent Methodist Connexion. and Lowton Community Church. Lane Head Methodist church closed in 2010. The Roman Catholic church of St Catherine of Siena closed in 2011, after a health and safety inspection highlighted a problem with the electrical wiring of the 1950s building. An application was submitted to Wigan Council for permission to demolish the church and the presbytery in 2014.