Restoration & Repair Grants

We will consider helping any church, chapel or meeting house of any denomination belonging to Churches Together in Britain and Ireland which is open for worship. Unfortunately we cannot help closed churches or chapels.

Have a look at Previous Grants Awarded to see the churches we have helped and the variety of projects we have supported.  The process is very simple, and not time consuming.  Download a grant application form; there are four to choose from depending on the denomination of your church (C of E, RC, Methodist, or Independent). Then fill in the form on your computer, and email it back to the Secretary (his email details are on the form) as an attachment together with the supporting documentation requested.

 

Grants Criteria

Our Trust Deed states that our funds are applied for "the preservation and maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction of churches in Cornwall and of monuments, fittings, fixtures, stained glass, furniture, ornaments and chattels in churches and churchyards".

However, our resources are limited and therefore at present we prioritise our activities to structural work on roofs, rainwater goods, followed by electrical safety and heating systems.

As indicated above, we also support work on windows, monuments, paintings and clocks.

The Trust does not repair bells and organs, but it will help if the surrounding structure is involved. For example, often bell frames are an integral part of the tower, and we do consider helping with those.

We do not usually support new build kitchens and toilets, or re-ordering.

We do not provide funding for boundary walls unless they form part of the church building itself.

We do not fund car parks.

 

Process & Timescales

Once we have received the form, then arrangements will be made for your church to be visited, and a member of the Trust will discuss your project with you and see exactly what it is your church needs. The Trustees meet to consider Grants in February, May and October in each year.  To be processed, Grant Applications should be submitted to the Hon. Secretary by the 1st. January, 1st. May and 1st September in each year. At the moment our maximum grant is £4,000, or £5,000 for signed up Friends of Cornish Churches.

If you have any questions, then please contact the Secretary.

 

Application Forms for Repair & Restoration Grants

To download, click on the appropriate form below

Methodist Churches or Chapels

Roman Catholic Churches

Church of England Churches

Independent Churches or Chapels

 

Immediate Grants For Maintenance Work

Church maintenance helps avoid church restoration. Modest amounts invested in maintenance now will lead to savings later. The CHCT, with help from the Tanner Trust, announces a scheme which will allow churches to replace slates, attend to gutters and down pipes (also called rainwater goods) and maintain drains.

Find out more about maintenance grants here.