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Latest news
The latest news about our work supporting the UK's churches. If you need more information, contact our Communications Manager, Rachael Adams on 07742 800598 or Rachael.Adams@nationalchurchestrust.org
Churches asked to take part in new research study
Churches, chapels and meeting houses in the UK are being asked to take part in a new online survey to help find out how they are maintained, funded, managed and contribute to their wider communities...
Fabric grant funding made easier for churches
The Church of England, working with the Wolfson Foundation and the National Churches Trust (NCT), has today announced that during 2020 administration of the Wolfson Foundation funds for fabric...
Church Buildings Matter
The National Churches Trust has issued a five point manifesto for church buildings for the December 2019 General Election. 'Church Buildings Matter' can be downloaded here. Below, Luke March,...
Michael Palin speaks up for the UK's churches
The 80 second animation, which you can watch below, highlights why churches are some of the nation’s best loved buildings. It also shows some of the dangers facing church buildings, including leaking...
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...
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...
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...
The future of Wales’ churches and chapels
Once the centre of Welsh society, many churches and chapels are still vital for community life. However, the job of looking after religious buildings is becoming harder as congregations decline. The...