Training and resources

Managing a repair project, but not sure where to start? This step-by-step guide can help.

Regular maintenance will help your keep your church in good repair and save you costs in the long run.

Volunteers play a vital role in any church. Learn more on how to recruit and retain them.

From solicitors to stained glass artists and from plasterers to heat pump companies, find a suitable professional for the work you are undertaking.

Within many Christian denominations are people who are able to advise you on caring for your building and accessing support.

Caring for the environment is important. There are ways that you can make your building more environmentally friendly.

How to prevent heritage crime plus tips and advice to make your building more secure.

Church buildings can have many potential health and safety hazards. Here we share some practical advice.

A Friends Group is a great way to get more people involved with supporting your building and can help you to fundraise effectively.

Your church, chapel or meeting house is a valuable tool for mission, as it provides a welcoming for people to come to. Discover how to create the perfect welcome for visitors, tell the story of your building, and even ways to run guided tours in this helpful page full of resources for you to enjoy.

You play a key role in making each visitor experience at your church memorable – whether they come for a moment of quiet reflection, to admire the architecture, or simply to enjoy a slice of cake. This guide will equip you with everything you need to know to make visitors feel at home.

Your church is unique. We would love to encourage people to visit it. Once your church is added, it may also get shared in our newsletters and on social media. Find out more about adding your church to our website, so that even more people can discover your it.

Taking part in a local heritage open day event or festival can help you attract more visitors to your church and enable them to learn more about your heritage and community.

Our new calculator will help you put a figure to the amount of social value generated by activities at your church, chapel or meeting house. This is useful for funding applications, to motivate volunteers and to increase support for your place of worship.

Through The National Lottery Heritage Funded ‘Cherish’ project, we are able to offer mentoring to churches in Wales/Cymru, Scotland, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Cumbria. Learn more and sign up – either as a mentee or mentor – here.

The Welsh Places of Worship Forum is a gathering of people and organisations interested in ensuring a sustainable future for places of worship – including its wonderful collection of churches, chapels and meeting houses – in Wales. It aims to raise awareness of the issues facing places of worship in Wales and to facilitate support for those caring for these precious places. The Forum’s in-person events are informal spaces with a mix of presentations and opportunities to catch up with others in similar positions, as well as hear about the latest funding opportunities and advice and support.

Here you will find a list of other funders that you can approach to help with everything from repairs, maintenance, extensions, adding in new facilities and much more.

Across the country is a network of regional churches trusts, for the most part set up and run by dedicated volunteers, and which help local churches to stay open and in good repair with grants and local fundraising events, such as Ride+Stride.