Church Buildings Support Officers (CBSOs) are specialist advisers and enablers who help parishes manage their church buildings, plan for maintenance and repairs and develop ideas for opening up churches for wider use. 

Our churches exist to help us worship God, and to show His love to everyone in England. They are also often historic, important places, and most are listed buildings. Because of this there are laws that govern how we manage and care for our buildings.

We help you keep your church building open, used for worship and enjoyed by all.

We own the largest number of historic buildings in England and we need your help to keep them looking beautiful.

Newly-appointed Church Buildings Support Officers have spoken at a special conference of their roles providing practical advice and expertise to the Church of England parishes.

The Church Buildings Council seeks to support dioceses in working with parishes and other stakeholders where the future of a church building is being considered

Novelette-Aldoni Stewart has been appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York as the next Chair of the Church Buildings Council, the statutory body providing advice relating to the Church of England’s buildings.

Dioceses need to integrate thinking about their church buildings with their mission and ministry planning so that their possibilities and challenges are part of a growth strategy. We can help you with your diocesan strategic review of church buildings

NEWS / As part of its Reform and Renewal programme, which was debated in the General Synod in February, the Church of England has today published a report and launched a consultation on proposals to improve the support for its 16,000 church buildings.

Expressions of Interest Sought for the Church Buildings Council and its committees