Help protect your church from heritage crime
West Mercia Police’s Heritage Watch Scheme can help churches protect themselves against heritage crime. Heritage Crime is defined as “Any…
Buildings and Churchyards
Piloting the new Buildings Management Portal
Our diocese has been chosen as one of four dioceses to pilot the new Buildings Management System (BMP) to be…
Work begins to restore the spire at St Peter’s Church in Bengeworth
Scaffolding will be going up on the spire at St Peter’s Church in Bengeworth next Tuesday as work begins to…
Great Malvern Priory celebrates National Lottery grant
Great Malvern Priory has been awarded almost £700,000 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to conserve its unique collection of…
November & December Church Maintenance Tips
Your guide to maintenance jobs in your church during November and December from the Church Buildings Team: With the end…
Bromsgrove Spire restoration completed
The long-awaited restoration of the landmark spire at St John’s Church in Bromsgrove has been completed, with the re-gilded weathervane…
Martyn’s Law
Many churches will be aware of Martyn's Law, officially the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, which requires venues and…
Elmley Castle Bells to be restored
The bells at Grade 1 listed Elmley Castle Church in the Bredon Hill Group are being restored after the project…
What makes a good Church Noticeboard?
A number of our churches have applied to the Kingdom People Fund for a grant to replace their external church noticeboards.…
Church Buildings Team visit spire works at St John’s Bromsgrove
The Diocesan Church Buildings Team recently visited St John's church in Bromsgrove where works are underway to replace the damaged…