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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 will quantify the financial value of a range of the key social and economic support that is generated by and through church buildings.
We all value the UK’s churches and chapels as being some of the most beautiful and historic buildings in the world and as places of worship.
But church buildings house a growing number of essential services for people in need. Foodbanks. Youth groups. Drug and alcohol support clinics. After-school care. Mental health counselling.
As we emerge from COVID-19 we need to identify ‘key places’; those places that will start to rebuild and look after the vulnerable and hardest hit in our society. One of those key places will be, and has always been, the local church building.
Each year the National Churches Trust gives over £1m of grants to help keep church buildings open but demand far outweighs the ability of the Trust to provide grants and the National Churches Trust has to say ‘no’ to 75% of the churches that need support.
We cannot let these buildings crumble. Not only are churches our heritage, and our past, they are integral to our futures. Without significant help, we will lose these ‘Houses of Good’ and we will all be poorer as a result.
To find out more and request a copy of The House of Good, please email us at houseofgood@nationalchurchestrust.org