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...
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.
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...
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...
Local Treasures
There were prizes galore providing much needed funding for churches at the 2020 Local Treasures awards. The awards, run by the the National Churches Trust and supported by the Pilgrim Trust, took...
Christ Church, in Sowerby Bridge, is the UK's best maintained church
The team that looks after the much-loved Christ Church in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, has won the 2020 Nayler Award as the UK’s best maintained church. The award and a prize of £7,500 was...
Historic Roman Catholic churches 'to see before you die'
Historic Roman Catholic churches and chapels have been given pride of place in a new feature on the National Churches Trust's Explore Churches website. Six delightful churches and chapels are...
Local Treasures
A special event and awards ceremony to celebrate the often unsung heroes who look after church buildings. Join us on Friday 20 November, at the start of National Maintenance Week, for a special free...
Celebrating excellence
Stanbrook Abbey, a new monastery in the North Yorkshire Moors designed by Fielden Clegg Bradley Studios and St Mark's church in Leeds, which was restored to its former glory by Richard Crooks...
The future of the UK's church buildings is at risk
The need for more funding for the UK's church and chapel buildings has been highlighed in a letter signed by representatives of leading church building support organisations, published in The...