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The Closed Churches team aims to find new uses for churches that are no longer needed for worship.
This page lists all the cases currently being considered by the Commissioners after the statutory consultation period has closed.
Details of all the closed church buildings currently available for sale or lease from the Church of England for suitable uses.
The Statutory Advisory Committee (SAC) gives independent advice to the Church Commissioners and the Churches Conservation Trust on heritage matters relating to closed and closing churches.
All Church of England churches are to close with immediate effect in an effort to help save lives by limiting the transmission of the coronavirus COVID-19.
The diocese of London is still alive and active but must close buildings in London.
This page lists all the current cases in which public consultation is currently open.
Our teams deal with changes to parishes, certain property matters, the legal process of closing a church building which is no longer needed and finding those buildings new uses.
This article from Bishop Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York Designate, was published in the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday 12 May 2020.
Proposals affecting the closed church of Godley St John in the diocese of Chester.
This consultation has now closed.