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21 more churches
saved for the future
The future of 21 churches and chapels and meeting houses is safe thanks to £351,500 of funding
awarded by the National Churches Trust.
As part of a partnership with the Wolfson Foundation,
the funding support includes £66,500 provided by
Wolfson Fabric Repair Grants, which pay for repair work
at Listed churches in the UK.
A £25,000 National Churches Trust Grant supports the
Church of Engalnd’s St Agatha’s church in Sparkbrook,
Birmingham. The Grade I Listed arts and crafts style
church, one of the finest parish churches in the city, serves
a very deprived area and the funding will pay for the
installation of a servery and a disabled toilet, increasing
the range of support it can offer local people.
Churches being supported in the latest round of grants
from the UK’s church support charity include:
A £30,000 National Churches Trust Grant and a £6,000
Wolfson Fabric Repair Grant will fund urgent roof and
dome repairs to the Grade II* Listed Roman Catholic
church of St Mary in central Manchester. The church
includes modern Stations of the Cross designed with the
advice of the art historian Sister Wendy Beckett.
A £15,000 National Churches Trust Grant and a £10,000
Wolfson Fabric Repair Grant will fund urgent roof and
tower repairs to Grade I Listed Church of England St
Leonard’s church in Old Warden, Bedfordshire The ancient church, which dates from the 12th century, includes
a set of 22 finely carved oak panels depicting the personal
emblems of Henry VIIII’s fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
Four of the churches being helped are on the Historic
England Heritage at Risk Register
A £25,000 National Churches Trust Grant goes to
Church of Ireland’s St Mark’s church in Dundela, Belfast
which has strong links with the celebrated writer C.S.
Lewis, who was baptised there. The funding pays for a
kitchen and servery to improve its appeal to visitors.
Full listing of churches https://www.nationalchurchestrust
.org/news/21-more-churches-and-chapels-saved-future
Above, the exterior of Crown Terrace Methodist church Aberdeen
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