Places of worship

Explore four churches we’ve recently awarded grants to secure their futures, share their stories and create much-needed opportunities and spaces for local people.

Selby Abbey is one of eight places of worship in Yorkshire awarded grants totalling £1.8million.

In our latest round of funding decisions, we’ve awarded £1.25million to eight projects with exciting and innovative people-centred plans.

Events to highlight our support for places of worship took place last week to encourage organisations to apply for funding.

We expect to invest £100million in churches, chapels, synagogues, gurdwaras and more over the next three years.

From restoring buildings with centuries of choral heritage to championing environmental sustainability, these heritage gems will thrive again thanks to National Lottery players.

Three churches working to establish themselves as hubs for heritage and communities are receiving funding to support their plans for vital repairs and public activities.

From the only thatched ice house of its kind to the oldest picture house in Northern Ireland, we have awarded 12 heritage buildings life-saving support.

We’re partnering with the National Churches Trust on a new funding programme, targeting three areas of the UK.

Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register provides an annual snapshot of England’s most valued heritage sites that are at risk of being lost as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development. 175 sites have been added to the Register this year. However, it isn’t all bad news as the

A much-loved chapel, music and community venue and social enterprise in London’s Islington, has been awarded a £1million grant for their Sunday School Stories project.

How National Lottery funding is revitalising visitors’ experiences of cathedrals – inside, outside and online.