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The House of Good

Visit our House of Good website On 19 October 2020, the National Churches Trust will publish The House of Good, a pioneering study of the value of church buildings. For the first time, this report...

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Grants for Northern Ireland's churches and chapels

Churches and chapels in Northern Ireland have until 5 October 2020 to apply for grants to carry out essential maintenance or urgent repair work in the first round of funding from the National...

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Church architecture - The People's Vote

Each year, the UK Church Architecture Awards honour excellence and creativity in church architecture. The Awards are run by the National Churches Trust and the Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors...

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Grantee churches update - July 2020

You can find information about all the churches, chapels and meeting houses we have helped on our grants map. Our work is funded by our supporters, trusts and foundations, and not by church...

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Churches and COVID-19 - Opinion Poll

A new opinion poll by Savanta ComRes for the National Churches Trust shows what the public think are the most important uses for churches and chapels after the COVID-19 lockdown eases and reveals...

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Church heroes

Find out how churches are helping local people and boosting morale during the coronavirus crisis.

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Treasure Ireland

The project, which will run over three years, includes a new grants fund which will offer between £500 - £10,000 for repairs and maintenance to help keep churches in good condition and so prevent...

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Coronavirus

Following the announcement from HM Government on Monday 16 March, National Churches Trust staff are now working from home. Staff can be contacted via email and by telephone in the normal way. Contact...

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Churches asked to take part in new research study

Churches, chapels and meeting houses in the UK are being asked to take part in a new online survey to help find out how they are  maintained, funded, managed and contribute to their wider communities...

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Fabric grant funding made easier for churches

The Church of England, working with the Wolfson Foundation and the National Churches Trust (NCT), has today announced that during 2020 administration of the Wolfson Foundation funds for fabric...