Training and resources

Managing a repair project, but not sure where to start? This step-by-step guide can help.

Regular maintenance will help your keep your church in good repair and save you costs in the long run.

Within many Christian denominations are people who are able to advise you on caring for your building and accessing support.

Volunteers play a vital role in any church. Learn more on how to recruit and retain them.

Caring for the environment is important. There are ways that you can make your building more environmentally friendly.

How to prevent heritage crime plus tips and advice to make your building more secure.

Church buildings can have many potential health and safety hazards. Here we share some practical advice.

A Friends Group is a great way to get more people involved with supporting your building and can help you to fundraise effectively.

Your church, chapel or meeting house is a valuable tool for mission, as it provides a welcoming for people to come to. Discover how to create the perfect welcome for visitors, tell the story of your building, and even ways to run guided tours in this helpful page full of resources for you to enjoy.

You play a key role in making each visitor experience at your church memorable – whether they come for a moment of quiet reflection, to admire the architecture, or simply to enjoy a slice of cake. This guide will equip you with everything you need to know to make visitors feel at home.

Your church is unique. We would love to encourage people to visit it. Once your church is added, it may also get shared in our newsletters and on social media. Find out more about adding your church to our website, so that even more people can discover your it.

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.

Through The National Lottery Heritage Funded ‘Cherish’ project, we are able to offer mentoring to churches in Wales/Cymru, Scotland, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Cumbria. Learn more and sign up – either as a mentee or mentor – here.

Here you will find a list of other funders that you can approach to help with everything from repairs, maintenance, extensions, adding in new facilities and much more.

From solicitors to stained glass artists and from plasterers to heat pump companies, find a suitable professional for the work you are undertaking.

From taking good photos to maintaining your building, these resources could help to keep your building open and in use.