CHURCHES NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN THIS SPRING

A gift today will support churches that thought all hope was lost. It will help fund not only urgent repairs but provide volunteers with wrap around support so that they can keep the doors open.

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Breaking news: churches now forced to pay VAT on all repairs

On the 22 January 2026, the UK Government confirmed the end of Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. It will be replaced by a £92 million grant scheme called the Places of Worship Renewal Fund. However, historic places of worship have been left stranded as Government money for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme has ran out before the deadline and the new scheme is not up and running.

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Keeping church buildings open and in use

Our impact in numbers

  • Over 2000 Churches and chapels

    We've helped keep open, in good repair and supporting local people since 2007.

  • £ 2.6 million awarded in 2025

    To churches and chapels for urgent repairs, new facilities and essential maintenance.

  • 12 Churches and chapels

    Removed from the Heritage at Risk Register in 2025 with the support of our grants.

Church of the Week

Church of the Week

Trefnant, Clwyd

Holy Trinity in Trefnant, Denbighshire, a beautiful Grade II* Listed church, is our Church of the Week. Built in 1855 and designed by the noted Gothic Revival architect George Gilbert Scott, it was created as a lavish memorial to a local landowner, Colonel John Lloyd Salusbury of Galltfaenen, who died in 1852, and his wife Anna Maria, who died in 1846. Holy Trinity is a hall church – a church with a nave and aisles of roughly equal height – and features columns made of Anglesey marble with nature-inspired carvings. A local craftsman, J Blinstone of Denbigh, was sent to the Architectural Museum in London to study naturalistic French carving in order to create them. The building also features Arts and Crafts choir stalls and a font made from four different types of stone. While Holy Trinity is a stunning building worth admiring, it’s also the centre of a community. Back in 2023, the church won in the Wales category of the Church and Community Volunteer Awards for the wide variety of activities they offer to local people, including a book club, a youth group and regular events for parents of young children to get together.

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The National Churches Survey results

The National Churches Survey sets out clearly the challenges that churches are facing and also the opportunities for renewal, if we act together. Without intervention the risks are high – we risk losing these buildings and all they embody – for good. Let us rise to that call, so that churches, chapels and meeting houses continue to stand as beacons of hope in the United Kingdom now and for many generations to come.

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Become a Trustee of the National Churches Trust

We're looking for two new Trustees to help us keep churches open and thriving at the heart of their communities. Please click through to find out more about what we're looking for and how to apply.

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Another 80 churches saved for the future

Through our latest round of grants, we can reveal that more than £900,000 has been awarded to churches, chapels and meeting houses across the country, to keep these magnificent buildings open and in use. Explore our gallery to find out more about the projects happening at these unique places of worship and hear from the churches directly about the impact of the grant and what it will achieve.

Please donate to bring hope to churches this Spring

The time to act is now. We cannot let churches crumble on our watch. Together, we can make a difference.