Holy Spirit - The UK has more churches than pubs
With Easter just around the corner, latest figures show that there is no shortage of churches in the UK to celebrate one of the most important festivals in the Christian calendars. In fact, the UK...
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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.
49 percent of British adults visited a church in the last year
The new opinion poll was carried out in September 2018 for the National Churches Trust. 24 percent said they had visited a church building, chapel, or meeting house to attend a life event, such as a...
England's top counties for church heritage revealed
Churches were analysed across eight different categories; interiors, stained glass, churchyards, atmosphere, wildlife, national history, monuments and social history. The counties that are home to...
Building Resilience - the National Churches Trust's strategy for 2019 - 2023
Building Resilience, our strategy for 2019 – 2023 is designed to make sure that we continue to support a wide range of church improvements, to make it easier for churches to carry out regular...
Celebrating 200 years of the Incorporated Church Building Society
The service was attended by special guests including His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, Huw Edwards, Bill Bryson...
Bill Bryson and Joanna Lumley celebrate Sir Christopher Wren’s beautiful London churches
Their choices are featured as part of a selection of the best of Sir Christopher Wren’s London churches published on the National Churches Trust’s ExploreChurches website for English Tourism Week....
British want cathedrals and churches protected for the future
Castles, cathedrals and churches and royal palaces are the historic buildings that the British public think it is most important to protect , according to the results of the poll carried out for the...
Revealed – Wales' favourite place of worship
Huw Edwards, broadcaster and journalist and Vice President of the National Churches Trust launched the 'Sacred Wales – Cymru Sanctaidd' competition in July this year, calling on the public to vote...
Five point plan to secure the future of the UK’s church buildings
The main features of the National Churches Trust’s plan, published in its 2016 - 2017 Annual Review on 19 July 2017, are: 1. Prioritise the maintenance of church buildings. It is often more cost-...
Churches - the world's most important historic buildings
Historic England is the Government body which is in charge of the 'list' of historic and architecturally significant buildings, the most important parts of English heritage, so they can be...
Bill Bryson reveals his 14 favourite churches
Bill Bryson, best-selling author of books on travel, the English language and science, has revealed his 14 favourite churches for ‘ExploreChurches’ the UK’s new church tourism website run by the...
Public back Government financial support for church buildings
The ComRes opinion poll on attitudes to church heritage also shows that the British public back churches being available for community use, in addition to being used as places of worship. Half of...
