Useful links

There are a great variety of websites available to parishes and clergy that can assist them in their ministry and the care of the fabric of their church buildings.

The list is broken down into three main areas covering sites of general interest, issues to do with church buildings and sites for lay officers or clergy.

Websites of general interest

• Gabbs Solicitors: https://gabbs.biz

Faculty

• Church of England Online Faculty System – https://facultyonline.churchofengland.org/
• Online Faculty System and Church Heritage Record – https://www.churchofengland.org/more/church-resources/
  The Online Faculty System is a web-based planning portal that Parishes can use to develop proposals for new works in their churchyard and church buildings.
  • Apply for faculty
  • Record List A items
  • Apply for List B works
  • Obtain advice from their Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC)

Diocese

• The Hereford Cathedral website – https://www.herefordcathedral.org/
• The Diocesan website – https://www.hereford.anglican.org/
• The Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) – https://www.hereford.anglican.org/Property/DAC/
• Contact details for the DAC and Church Buildings Support Officer – hereford.anglican.org/visitors/who_is_who.aspx *

National

• The Church of England website – https://www.churchofengland.org/
• A Church Near You – https://www.achurchnearyou.com/

Websites covering church buildings

• Churchcare – http://www.churchcare.co.uk
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‘Church Matters’ (from Ecclesiastical Insurance Group) – http://www.ecclesiastical.com/churchmatters
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English Heritage – www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/places-of-worship
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• The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings – https://www.spab.org.uk/
• The Ancient Monument Society – https://www.ancientmonumentssociety.org.uk/
• The Council for British Archaeology – https://www.britarch.ac.uk/
• The Georgian Group – http://www.georgiangroup.org.uk
• The Victorian Society – https://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/
• The Twentieth Century Society – https://c20society.org.uk/
• Natural England – http://www.naturalengland.org.uk
• Church Buildings Council – https://www.churchofengland.org/about/our-churches
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission – https://www.cwgc.org/
  Heritage Gateway – https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/
• Heritage Help – http://heritagehelp.org.uk/
• Church Building Projects – http://www.churchbuildingprojects.co.uk/

Websites for clergy and lay officers

National

• Parish Resources – https://www.parishresources.org.uk/
• Church Support Hub – https://churchsupporthub.org/
• Christian Copyright Licensing International – https://uk.ccli.com/
• Churches Together in Britain and Ireland – https://ctbi.org.uk/
• The Charity Commission – www.charity-commission.gov.uk
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• The Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association – https://www.easanet.co.uk/
• RIBA Register of Architects Accredited in Building Conservation – https://www.aabc-register.co.uk/
• Grant Finder – https://www.grantfinder.co.uk/
• Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme – http://www.lpwscheme.org.uk/