Church Buildings Matter
The National Churches Trust has issued a five point manifesto for church buildings for the December 2019 General Election. 'Church Buildings Matter' can be downloaded here. Below, Luke March,...
Latest news
The latest news about church heritage including how to save it, things to look out for and interesting places to visit. You'll also find stories from churches, chapels and meeting houses from across the UK sharing about the wonderful ways they are keeping their buildings open and in use.
Michael Palin speaks up for the UK's churches
The 80 second animation, which you can watch below, highlights why churches are some of the nation’s best loved buildings. It also shows some of the dangers facing church buildings, including leaking...
Holy Spirit - The UK has more churches than pubs
With Easter just around the corner, latest figures show that there is no shortage of churches in the UK to celebrate one of the most important festivals in the Christian calendars. In fact, the UK...
49 percent of British adults visited a church in the last year
The new opinion poll was carried out in September 2018 for the National Churches Trust. 24 percent said they had visited a church building, chapel, or meeting house to attend a life event, such as a...
England's top counties for church heritage revealed
Churches were analysed across eight different categories; interiors, stained glass, churchyards, atmosphere, wildlife, national history, monuments and social history. The counties that are home to...
Celebrating 200 years of the Incorporated Church Building Society
The service was attended by special guests including His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, Huw Edwards, Bill Bryson...
Bill Bryson and Joanna Lumley celebrate Sir Christopher Wren’s beautiful London churches
Their choices are featured as part of a selection of the best of Sir Christopher Wren’s London churches published on the National Churches Trust’s ExploreChurches website for English Tourism Week....
British want cathedrals and churches protected for the future
Castles, cathedrals and churches and royal palaces are the historic buildings that the British public think it is most important to protect , according to the results of the poll carried out for the...
The future of Wales’ churches and chapels
Once the centre of Welsh society, many churches and chapels are still vital for community life. However, the job of looking after religious buildings is becoming harder as congregations decline. Discover our 2017 research on the future of Wales' churches and chapels.
Five point plan to secure the future of the UK’s church buildings
The main features of the National Churches Trust’s plan, published in its 2016 - 2017.
Churches - the world's most important historic buildings
Historic England is the Government body which is in charge of the 'list' of historic and architecturally significant buildings, the most important parts of English heritage, so they can be...
Bill Bryson reveals his 14 favourite churches
Bill Bryson, best-selling author of books on travel, the English language and science, has revealed his 14 favourite churches for ‘ExploreChurches’ the UK’s new church tourism website run by the...