Lifetime Achievement Award
Nominate a person or team for this award
We are continually inspired by ordinary people across the UK doing extraordinary things across the UK to keep churches open and in use.
Churches are treasure houses of heritage, community, worship and more. We know that their glorious heritage and incredible community engagement are built upon and sustained by the ongoing efforts of a vast army of supporters and volunteers.
This special award recognises a person or team’s lifetime dedication to a particular church, chapel or meeting house or to places of worship in general. It celebrates the achievement of an individual or group which has dedicated time, care and love for more than 25 years towards this cause.
Maybe they have spoken up about the importance of churches, created new initiatives to help churches buildings to thrive or faithfully served your church or church body in a way that has led to positive changes over the years.
To be in with the chance of winning this award, you just need to be able to tell us about the person or team involved and how, over time, they have made a difference.
Your application will be reviewed by an expert panel.
How do I submit a nomination?
Deadline for submissions is Saturday 31 August (midnight).
Click here to download the guidelines and questions for this award.
We recommend that you prepare your nomination in a separate document before copying and pasting it into the online form. This will help you to make best use of the character limits for each question, whilst ensuring you tell us everything you want us to know. You will be able to amend your nomination up until the closing date.
Click here to nominate your church, chapel or meeting house for the Lifetime Achievement Awards
Once you have submitted your form you will need to email at least 3 images.
- If possible, please rename them with the name of your church; this will help us to match them to your entry
- Please include a photo of the person or group
- You can also send a link to a film, if you have one
- Please email them to sarah.crossland@nationalchurchestrust.org
An inspiring legacy
This year, the National Church Awards have been inspired by the work and legacy of Lord Patrick Cormack, a champion of church buildings, who dedicated his life to helping to keep the UK’s churches open and in use – and who partnered with many different organisations to make this happen.
A tribute to an extraordinary champion of churches