The Church of the Year award is the pinnacle award at the National Church Awards that celebrates a church that fulfils its potential and makes a mark on its community and beyond.
It should be a shining example of a sustainable church – one that is relevant, looked after, in good repair, in use and open for all.
How is the award chosen?
We realise it’s sometimes hard to raise yourself up and say that what you do is wonderful. But, churches, chapels and meeting houses across the UK do brilliant things, and using ‘Church of the Year’ helps us to shed light on that.
Vibrant and valued churches are open for worship and well supported, have an effective team that cares for them and engage well with volunteers. They offer a warm welcome to visitors, offer great spaces for community activities, and tell their stories in brilliant ways. This is what makes churches sustainable. You might not be there yet, but we want to hear how you are doing.
The winner for our Church of the Year is chosen from the winners of the other categories at the event. The judging panel will review your submission to the other categories in order to decide a winner.
