Redeveloping Church Buildings
Resources
Church of England's ChurchCare Guidance. A wealth of guidance on caring for and developing church buildings
Further guidance
A missional heart for connecting with communities - these short videos by the Church Mission Society may be of inspiration. Also see videos 6-10
Resources on the ChurchBuild website:
Toolkit - This simple assessment took helps identify the strengths and areas for improvement with the church building.
Pizzamat - facilitating early conversations. A3 sheet asking prompt questions to help faciliate early conversations.
Historic England, Places of Worship guidance. This includes guidance on maintenance and making changes to places of worship once the vision is clear
More resources
Taylor Review Pilot workshop materials. See the 'workshop materials' section for a variety of advice, including 'Planning and Managing Change part 1 - Turning a vision into an action plan.' Resources have been developed by a partnership project between Historic England and the Churches Conservation Trust
'A Design Thinking Guide', produced by Empowering Design Practices research project exploring how places of worship are redeveloped
Building Project Preparations - what are the key questions to ask? Here are suggestions provided by John Truscott, a freelance church consultant and trainer
You may be interested to take a look at recent church building projects:
Church halls- new and redeveloped examples from across the Diocese
New facilities (kitchenettes and loos) examples from across the Diocese
Diocese of Chester support
Caroline Hilton, DAC Secretary, on caroline.hilton@chester.anglican.org
Your church architect is also a great source of advice