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Get Support: England

Welcome

We want to support you to keep your church, chapel or meeting house open, well maintained and in use. On this page you’ll find links to resources and training to help you do this. You can also email our team at grants@nationalchurchestrust.org if you need any further support. 


If you’re looking for support in Cumbria, Lancashire or Greater Manchester, please click here.

How we can help you

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Find out more about our grants

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 grants to suit the size and needs of your project.

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Maintenance and project advice

From how to develop and manage a church building project, to keeping your church in good condition by regular maintenance, you can find out about the key things you need to do to look after your church building.

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Tourism support

Many churches, chapels and meeting houses were built to be at the heart of their communities; to be busy and used by all. There are many ways to ensure that this is still the case. Discover how to create the perfect welcome, tell your story and more.

What's on?

We run regular events throughout the year, to help your place of worship.

Online: Digital giving, options and ideas

Join us from 2-3pm on Tuesday 24 June. With card having overtaken cash as the preferred form of payment in society, being able to encourage and accept digital donations is key for many churches.

Online: Managing Your Project, brief guide to success

Join us online from 2-3pm on Tuesday 15 July. A church building project is often a once a generation opportunity. But managing such a project, from planning and community consultation to funding and through to completion is complicated and stressful. Join us for a brief overview of some of the key things to bear in mind.

How we're helping places of worship

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Heritage Stimulus Fund

32 more historic churches and meeting houses in England have been saved for the future thanks to a £3.6 million investment in the National Churches Trust's grant scheme by the Heritage Stimulus Fund.

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For Churches

'For Churches', our new strategy, is an ambitious plan setting out the ways in which we will support churches across the UK for the next three years.

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Essential community services

Churches are the beating hearts of communities, providing vital support to local people. Hear from St Marylebone parish church in London, which is home to both a GP practice and a counselling service, about how hosting these services have helped their church and community to thrive.

Get in touch 

If you can’t find what you’re looking for on our website, our friendly church engagement team are on hand to help. 

You can email our team at grants@nationalchurchestrust.org