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The Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust
Over the centuries, churches have defined landscapes, brought together communities and demonstrated beautiful craftsmanship. These magnificent buildings will always need preservation and maintenance so that they can remain standing for centuries to come.
The Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust provides funds for churches, chapels and meeting houses of all Christian denomination and of any age within the county of Yorkshire. Funding ranges from relatively small schemes such as repairs to monuments, to much larger ones including large scale repointing of stonework, complete roofing repairs and replacements and other more complex conservation works.
With the help of Friends of the trust and the general public through fundraising activities, donations and sponsor days, the Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust is currently able to award grants amounting to approximately £100,000 a year to churches in need.

Yorkshire is home to many of the most important churches in the United Kingdom: They dominate the landscape, they are vital to the life of many communities and they are full of the treasures of our heritage. By giving your support to the Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust you are helping to maintain and develop these much loved places of worship and to secure their future for generations to come.”
Tom Ramsden, Chairman.
Latest News
Archbishop’s support for Yorkshire Churches Day
The inaugural Yorkshire Churches Day, organised by the Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust (YHCT), will take place on Saturday, September...Read moreCall for churches to sign up for Yorkshire Churches Day
Tom Ramsden, chairman of the YHCT said: ‘The Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust is launching this initiative in the hope...Read moreAldborough church in churches day
https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/aldborough-church-in-churches-day-3743284 St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough, near Boroughbridge, will be one of the churches which will open on Yorkshire Churches...Read moreHistory and heritage showcased this Yorkshire Churches Day
Churches across our diocese are being encouraged to showcase their history and heritage by taking part in the first...Read more
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Being a Corporate Friend of the trust means that you and your company share the same passion for exceptional workmanship. Become a Corporate Friend today and help us preserve our traditional English heritage buildings.


