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21,000 churches have become subject to VAT on repairs overnight, with the end of the Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme.

Visit our website for all the details on what we know so far, and how you can help churches affected by these changes.

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Find out more about this church: https://t.co/i3KffFr0Uu

📷 1, 2 © Henry Clark (CC BY-SA 2.0)
📷 3, 4 © Eric Jones (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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A Gothic Revival church set inside an ancient graveyard, Creggan Parish Church in Crossmaglen, County Armagh is our #ChurchOfTheWeek.

The B+ listed church is steeped in fascinating stories and connections to the history of the area.
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In 2021, Creggan Parish Church needed help to address damp. We stepped in with a grant towards the costs, helping to preserve the fascinating heritage of this building, as well as keeping the church open for regular services, concerts and community events.
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@V_and_A @KingsFdn @TheCCT We want to see government leadership on this issue, capital funding for church buildings, and support for the volunteers keeping these precious buildings open in their communities.

Explore speeches and panels from the day: https://t.co/L2QL7Rgf9q

📷 © Maddmann Photography
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It's been a year since our landmark conference about the future of churches, ‘Great Expectations’, in partnership with @V_and_A, @KingsFdn and @TheCCT.
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@V_and_A @KingsFdn @TheCCT The event brought together experts, policymakers, craftspeople, volunteers, faith leaders and community voices to explore the challenges and opportunities facing church buildings. A year on we're still campaigning to help ensure that churches have a sustainable future.
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We're recruiting a new Trustee for Cymru/Wales. Find out more and take a look at the application pack: https://t.co/YkcED3V4KZ

📷 © Ioan Said (St Michael Penbryn, Ceredigion)

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Join us for a magical evening of festive carols from our choir and brass band, as well as music and readings from Sir Michael Palin, Katie Derham, Joe Stilgoe and Bill Bryson.

Tickets: https://t.co/pFbgfuy1yV
Livestream: https://t.co/mJgjNsNoqk

📷 © Maddmann Photography

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We will continue to speak up for churches and their volunteers in every UK nation in order to help keep church buildings well maintained, valued and in use.

📷 © Matthew Maries (Queen's Hall Methodist Mission, Wigan)
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The first round of grants from the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund has been announced, with 51 places of worship benefitting from this new UK Government grant scheme.

We welcome the good news that more places of worship have been helped by this new fund.
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That means a better grant scheme for urgent repairs, and VAT relief just like the scheme already applied to free-to-enter museums, which do not pay tax on repairs or maintenance.
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Find out more about these and all the other finalists: https://t.co/ZRqKWIl0LX

📷 1, 5 © Mads Bullen
📷 2, 6 © Cheryl Cousins
📷 3, 7 © Heather Thomson
📷 4, 8 © Rev Peter Ferguson
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Events at churches can bring whole communities together. The finalists in our Church & Community Volunteer Awards, in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, are making it happen.
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Volunteers play a central role in caring for St Bestius church and grounds in Termonamongan, County Tyrone. They also organise the Annual Friends Service, reuniting former parishioners and local churches, as well as concerts, festivals, youth barbecues and a week of prayer.
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