This area of the website offers a resource for churches participating in the festival. This includes links to key documents, information on applying for grants and tips on making your church welcome. Please click on the links below to access the full information.

2026 CONFERENCE

Presentation from the 2026 conference on the The Value of Maintenance, by Daniel Elkington, BArch(Hons) MArch RIBA EASA FHEA AABC.

Click to view Daniel Elkington's Presentation

2024 CONFERENCE

Good news: parish councils can now make grants for churches’ repairs and green projects (Church Times article March 2024).

National Lottery Heritage Fund - new grant guidance and application forms (2024, click to visit page)

2023 CONFERENCE

Churches Festival Funding PowerPoint 2023 (click to view PDF)

2022 CONFERENCE

Presentation from our 2022 conferences on Funding Regular Maintenance, Urgent Repairs, Project Development and Facilities Installation, by Nigel Mills, National Churches Trust.

2022 National Churches Trust Presentation (click to view)

OTHER RESOURCES

DOCUMENTS (click to visit page)

An online record of key documents relating to the festival including the feedback form for participating churches.

TIPS (click to visit page)

Presentations on your church welcome
Ideas for informing and entertaining visitors