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...
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.
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...
Funding available for Scotland's cash strapped churches and chapels
Churches and chapels in Scotland needing funding for urgent repairs and maintenance are being encouraged to apply for grants from the National Churches Trust. In 2021, the church support charity...
Funding boost for Northern Ireland’s churches and chapels
£200,000 will go to boosting the National Churches Trust’s grants for urgent repairs and for the provision of modern community facilities such as toilets and kitchens. £50,000 will be made available...
National Churches Trust Budget Representation 2021
Each year, HM Treasury invites interest groups, individuals or representative bodies to comment on government policy and/or suggest new policy for inclusion in the upcoming Budget. In 2021, our...
Christmas comes early for seven Northern Ireland churches
This is as part of the Treasure Ireland project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust and the Department for Communities. The Wolfson Foundation has contributed a further £5...
Christmas funding boost for churches and chapels
They share in a £483,000 funding allocation from the National Churches Trust. In 2020 the National Churches Trust has awarded 260 grants totalling £1,723,000, including recommendations on behalf of...
Sing out for churches this Christmas
Bill Bryson, Huw Edwards and Michael Palin are amongst celebrities headlining the National Churches Trust's online Christmas Carol Concert at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 16 December 2020. The concert will ...
St Machar, Aberdeen wins the 2020 Friends' Vote
St Machar cathedral in Aberdeen has been awarded the 2020 Friends of the National Churches Trust grant, worth £10.000. The award was announced as part of the Trust's Local Treasures event on 20...
