This is our church

Are England's historic churches facing an inevitable decline, or are we witnessing a quiet reinvention of our public realm?

In our latest blog, Jamie considers how a combination of new funding models, (potentially) dwindling attendance and rising maintenance costs present significant challenges for places of worship as sites that are safe, open and in active public use. 

In a civil society where church-going is seemingly reduced, parishes across the country are pivoting into multi-functional community hubs—housing post offices, foodbanks, cafés and cultural venues—generating value and opportunities for connection and in new and surprising ways.