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Help us to save wonderful UK churches this spring

Across the UK, churches are at risk. Please help us keep them open and in use for the benefit of all. Your donation will help us to support historic places of worship with resources, training and vital grants.

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Save The Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme

The Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme is a lifeline for historic churches – saving them 20 per cent on repair costs. But the future of the scheme is uncertain – and churches, chapels, meeting houses and cathedrals across the country are now paying up to a fifth more for repairs, to fix urgent needs like leaking roofs and crumbling towers. Some of them cannot afford to do these repairs anymore, putting heritage and church buildings across the country at risk of disrepair and closure. Please help us to urge the Government to make this scheme permanent and remove its devastating cap.

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Our impact in numbers

  • Over 2000 Churches and chapels

    We've helped keep open, in good repair and supporting local people since 2007.

  • £ 2.8 million awarded in 2024

    To churches and chapels for urgent repairs, new facilities and essential maintenance.

  • 7 Churches and chapels

    Removed from the Heritage at Risk Register in 2024 with the support of our grants.

Ludham St Catherine Church pictured from above
Mike Page Aerial Photography

As repairs costs rise by up to 20%, 42 churches are awarded grants

Changes by the Government have made repairs to any listed place of worship up to 20 per cent more expensive to carry out. Despite this devastating blow for churches, we are pleased to announce in our latest round of grants, we have helped 42 churches, chapels and cathedrals, so they can help keep their buildings open and serving the community.

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Ruth Towell

Capture the value of your church with The House of Good: Local

Our new calculator will help you put a figure to the amount of social value generated by activities at your church, chapel or meeting house. This is useful for funding applications, to motivate volunteers and to increase support for your place of worship.

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Apply for a grant

Our grants are available to any Christian place of worship in the UK that is open for regular worship. Whether you are looking to repair your roof, install a kitchen or accessible toilets, clear asbestos or simply need help undertaking regular essential maintenance to your building, we offer a range of programmes to suit the size and needs of your project.

Church of the Week

Church of the Week

Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire

Bowling St Stephen's, in Bradford, was built to the designs of the architects James Mallinson and Thomas Healy of Bradford, with funding raised from the local community. The foundation stone was laid on the 2 July 1859 and building was completed following year, with an extension added in 1866. The church has recently installed an innovative 'sleeping pod', providing safe temporary accommodation for homeless people. In 2017 we awarded St Stephen's £34,000 to repair the roofs, masonry, glazing, and underground drainage to the north side of the church.

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Donate now to help churches stay open and in good repair

There is no bigger issue facing the UK’s heritage than the future of its churches. Help us in our mission to keep churches open and in use for generations to come.

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