Introducing 'For Churches' – our new strategy
'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.
Latest news
The latest news about church heritage including how to save it, things to look out for and interesting places to visit. You'll also find stories from churches, chapels and meeting houses from across the UK sharing about the wonderful ways they are keeping their buildings open and in use.
Cherish: a new project to help at risk churches
The National Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded the National Churches Trust £1.9 million to help churches in Scotland, Wales and North West England
Fire at St Mark's church
A fire has severely damaged a Grade II* Listed church in St John's Wood, London.
Massive public support for church buildings
Community support and heritage and history top reasons people like churches, our new opinion poll shows.
Government urged to provide more funding for church buildings
In the run-up to the 2022 Autumn Statement, Sir Philip Rutnam has written in The Times about the importance of church buildings to the UK.
National Church Awards
The winners of the 2022 National Church Awards have been announced.
Brick by brick we care for our church buildings
The Archbishop of York writes about the continuing importance of church buildings.
Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
The National Churches Trust has expressed its profound sadness at the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
Churches are so much more than buildings
The death and injury of many thousands of people is – without a doubt - the most distressing aspect of the war. But the damage and destruction of religious heritage evokes a particular sadness. Places of worship are sacred buildings and their violation is abhorrent. They are also rich in heritage; created over many years through the work of craftspeople and artists.
We are funding a digital technology project for Yorkshire churches
It will support digital technology apprenticeships to promote the county's churches.
Annual social value of the UK's church buildings is over £55 billion
In September 2020 the National Churches Trust published The House of Good report. For the very first time, the report quantified the economic and social value of all church buildings to the UK. Not...
£2 million funding boost for local churches
The funding comes from the Heritage Stimulus Fund, part of the Government's Culture Recovery Fund. It will help remove eight of them from the Historic England 'Heritage at Risk' Register and secure...