About Us
CHCT’s essential task is to support the historic fabric of religious buildings throughout the Duchy. Parishes can apply to us for funds which will go towards the restoration and repairs of Cornish churches.
Read more here
Grants
We offer grants, primarily for fabric repairs, to Cornish churches of all denominations which are used as places of worship. Unfortunately we cannot help closed churches or chapels. Our Smaller Projects Grant, available to Church Friends only, for projects costing less than £10,000 and our Restoration and Repair Grant for large projects up to 25% of the cost capped at a maximum of £10,000.
Read more here.
Our first Christmas Card Photography Competition drew entries from across Cornwall and beyond. The two winning photographs, Jacqui Treasure's St Cubert's under snow and Dominic Crabtree's winter light through the stained glass at Luxulyan, are now Christmas cards, and every pack sold helps the Trust care for Cornwall's historic churches and chapels.
Packs of eight cards, four of each design, with envelopes: £6 a pack.
Postage and packing: one pack £3.45; two or three packs £4.45; four to eight packs £5.55; nine or more packs £7.50. Please choose the postage that matches your order at checkout.
Order by 12 December for delivery before Christmas.
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Beating the bounds at Ladock
Cornwall Churches Day
Our main fundraising event is Cornwall Churches Day which can be held at any time during the year. We hope all parishes will get involved and raise some essential funds for both themselves and CHCT.
Find out more here.
Christine Edwards presented with a bouquet by Caroline Tetley for a talk raising £405.51 for CHCT and the same for Veryan Church
Why your support is essential
To enable us to offer the invaluable assistance for the preservation of our Cornish heritage, we need every church in the Duchy to support and work with us so that we can be there for all in times of need.
To support more projects, we need more funds and your community can help. If each of our 218 parishes could fundraise just £100 a year for CHCT we would have in excess of £20,000 additional funding to offer annually. Find out more here.
Next CHCT Event
Christmas Party at Boconnoc
17th December 6.30-8.30pm
Champagne and canapés Tickets £30 buy here
Kindly sponsored by Jonathan Cunliffe Estate Agents and Taylor Money Wealth Management
See Events Diary for the full list of events for 2026
In the meantime why not take a virtual trip around some of Cornwall’s historic churches here or if you fancy a day out why not try one of our Drive About Trails.
St Winnow, Lostwithiel PL22 0LF
Church Histories
Over the years, CHCT has been encouraging individual parishes to write a local history of their church. This is a short, informative piece and is written by the local parish with the help of our historian and archivist.
Is your local church missing from the archive? Full details of how to send us your information are included in the archive here.
Arches in the Decorated Style
Reading Cornish Churches
Thanks to Joanna Mattingly, we have been privileged to be addressed by renowned experts on different stages of church architectural development. We have worked through the Romanesque, Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular periods. We have records of the lecture notes from each talk which you can view here.
Visit an interesting selection of churches on a guided drive
Drive About Tours
The annual driveabouts are created by Carole Vivian as a way of discovering 3-4 churches in a day. She writes about the history of the buildings and features to look out for and directs you from one church to another with suggestions for good places to stop for lunch en route. Trails from previous years are available for a donation of £5. Find out more here.
