Annual Review 2020 - 2021
Writing in our new Annual Review, broadcaster and journalist Huw Edwards, Vice-President of the National Churches Trust, said: "The installation of high-quality organs in villages, towns and cities...
Latest news
The latest news about our work supporting the UK's churches. If you need more information contact our Head of Communications Eddie Tulasiewicz on 07742 932278.
Protect Duty and Church Buildings
The National Churches Trust, together with many other organisations, has responded to a consultation by the Home Office on 'The Protect Duty’ more commonly be known as Martyn’s law. Martyn Hett was...
Supporting Northern Ireland's churches and chapels
When the parishioners of St Macartan's, in the green hills of Co Tyrone in Northern Ireland, were locked out of their church during the pandemic, they drew comfort from walking to the graveyard to...
Religious walking routes boost Welsh church heritage tourism
Working in partnership with the National Churches Trust, the Wales Coast Path has released a unique series of walking itineraries to showcase some of the finest sacred spaces and hidden spiritual...
Our new book showcases church treasures
We are delighted to be launching 'The Treasures of English Churches: Witnesses to the History of a Nation', a beautiful new book by leading photographer Matthew Byrne, which celebrates some of the...
Charming Cheshire churches
We have been asking people in Cheshire to choose their favourite churches and the top ten can now be seen on our ExploreChurches website. Think of Cheshire churches and Chester Cathedral, St Mary’s...
'Treasure Ireland' boost for six Northern Ireland churches
The grants comes from the National Churches Trust’s Treasure Ireland project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust and the Department of Communities. A further £13,500 of...
Post lockdown grants boost for churches
The grants are our first round of funding to places of worship in 2021 and are made possible thanks to our Friends, supporters and trusts and foundations. We are supporting a tremendous range of...
HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
The National Churches Trust has long enjoyed the Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen, and both The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have been great supporters of our work. We join with the Nation's...
Peter Ainsworth
Peter Ainsworth was the Member of Parliament for East Surrey from 1992 to 2010. He served in the Shadow Cabinet shadowing the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for...
England's first Easter Bunny?
With Easter just around the corner a new book from the National Churches Trust - 'The Treasures of English Churches' - features photographs of what may be the earliest 'Easter Bunnies' to be found...
Explore Wales hidden churches
As part of the National Churches Trust's support of churches and chapels, we are proud to announce the launch of 'Experiences by ExploreChurches' , a series of bespoke tours designed to offer...
