National Churches Trust

National Churches Trust
PredecessorHistoric Churches Preservation Trust (1953); Incorporated Church Building Society (1818)
Formation2007
PurposeTo promote and support church buildings of historic, architectural and community value across the UK
HeadquartersFaith House
Location
  • 7 Tufton St, Westminster, London SW1P 3QB
Chief Executive
Claire Walker
Chair
Sir Philip Rutnam
Websitenationalchurchestrust.org
Formerly called
Historic Churches Preservation Trust
Selby Abbey in North Yorkshire, one of the churches benefitting from the charity

The National Churches Trust, formerly the Historic Churches Preservation Trust, is a British registered charity whose aim is to "promote and support church buildings of historic, architectural and community value across the UK".[1]

It carries out this aim by providing financial grants to repair and modernise church buildings, supporting projects to enable churches to remain open, collaborating with local Churches Trusts and volunteer bodies, providing practical advice, support and information, and working to promote public awareness of the needs of churches. Its forerunner was the Historic Churches Preservation Trust, whose functions it has taken over, together with those of the Incorporated Church Building Society.[1]

  1. ^ a b About us, National Churches Trust, archived from the original on 26 September 2011, retrieved 28 June 2011