7. Getting the Most Out of Your Buildings
Rural Church Buildings 7. Getting the Most Out of Your Buildings Every place of worship has a mission to its community. Each church can seek to articulate this, or develop…
Rural Church Buildings 7. Getting the Most Out of Your Buildings Every place of worship has a mission to its community. Each church can seek to articulate this, or develop…
…the Ecclesiological Society published August 2011 ecclsoc.org/resources/downloads/page/3 Giles, Richard. Re-Pitching the Tent: Re-ordering the Church Building for Worship and Mission in the New Millennium, Norwich, 1996. www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/re-pitching-the-tent-re-ordering-the-church-building-for-worship-and-mission-in-the-new-millennium/author/giles-richard/ 7.2 Making changes…
…remains that of worship. Those uses should not prevent this primary use of the church for worship, or involve activities unsuitable in a church, either because they conflict with its…
Rural Church Buildings 8. Opening up your Place of Worship This is about making your building more welcoming to everyone who visits your church whether they are worshippers, pilgrims or…
…to think about when making changes to your place of worship What to do when considering a new or alternative use for a place of worship historicengland.org.uk/advice/caring-for-heritage/places-of-worship In 2018, Historic…
…alternative use for a place of worship org.uk/advice/caring-for-heritage/places-of-worship In 2019, Historic England published a revised edition of their guidance on making changes to a historic places of worship. Here you…
…Church has information here methodist.org.uk/for-ministers-and-office-holders/property/handbook/conservation and here methodist.org.uk/for-ministers-and-office-holders/online-suite-and-guidance Historic England historicengland.org.uk/advice/caring-for-heritage/places-of-worship/making-changes-to-your-place-of-worship/principles-for-making-changes 2.2 Seeking permission under Ecclesiastical Exemption Any alterations or extensions to a listed church building which would affect its…
…to understand your place of worship, its history and any previous changes that have taken place. This is a requirement for any building project involving a listed place of worship….
Social enterprises: Part of the future for rural places of worship Pioneering research commissioned by Heritage Lottery Fund shows that social enterprise can help the sustainability of places of worship…
…websites are kept up to date. 8. Opening up your Place of Worship In this section… 8.1 Making your building accessible 8.2 Security 8.3 Health and Safety 8.3.1 First it…