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Maintenance; easing the burden on PCCs
David Knight, Senior Church Buildings Officer
Church Buildings Council
17th June 2018
What does your church
say?
What does your church
say?
Dunwich
Taylor review of
Sustainability
The Basics – know your church
Good maintenance can prevent long-term decline of the fabric which can lead to large one-off bills. Grants for these are hard to get.
There are now several ways a PCC can arrange for cost-effective maintenance to be done on the church.
Reliable data is key to achieving this; how do you get it?
Diocesan Strategic Reviews of Church Buildings for Mission
Finding the right role and management model for each church: Parish Church, Chapel-of-Ease, Festival Church, Major Church, Resourcing Church?
All working together within Deanery Plans, maximising the available resources
Engaging the wider community for mission and for support
Strategic Reviews - how the diocese compares nationally
Deanery Level Data
Your church on the Church Heritage Record
Designation and Details
The next steps –the National Burial Grounds Survey
Drones can be used as part of the same survey to spot high-level problems with the building(s)
Church Property Register Template(populated from Church Heritage Record)
7 Schedule of Furnishings and Fittings
Review of the Quinquennial Inspection System
Quinquennial Inspection Report Template(populated from Church Heritage Record)
Quinquennial Inspection Report Template(populated from Church Heritage Record)
Quinquennial Inspection Report Template(populated from Church Heritage Record)
So now you really know your church – how do you arrange the right maintenance package?
Society for Protection of
Ancient Buildings
(SPAB)
Note – Resources include really helpful survey form
Other help – the National Churches Trust
The Churches Conservation Trust
HLF – New innovation fund for places of worship
•investigating and trialling new approaches to fundraising, trading or other income generating activities;
•activities that explore new models of managing the building and engaging with the wider community;
HLF – New innovation fund for places of worship
•building capacity across a group of congregations by identifying and delivering training for staff, volunteers and trustees; or
•investigating new ways of sharing learning and resources across a number of faith sites or brokering new partnerships
Bringing it all together – ChurchCare (soon to be part of Church of England website)
