GRANT APPLICATION CLOSING DATE IS MON 12TH FEBRUARY 2024
OUR FIRST MEETING IN 2024 IS THUR 22ND FEBRUARY 2024
The Northumbria Historic Churches Trust (NHCT) was set up in 1980 to help keep Christian churches of all denominations across the North East – from the Tweed to the Tees – in good repair.
Thanks to a number of very significant legacies the Trust will be awarding £225,000 in grants in 2023. See the steps below to check if your church is eligible to apply.
The Trust’s principal purpose is to help churches with the cost of restoration and repairs.
We offer grants to Christian churches of any denomination that are open regularly for worship, and are located in the North East of England, from ‘the Tweed to the Tees’.
Click here for a map of our region.
More detailed information on eligibility for grant applicants can be found here.
You can apply for our small grants of up to £10,000 which are awarded quarterly.
Our total budget for smaller grants in 2023 is £100,000.
You can apply for our large grants of over £10,000, these are awarded biannually.
Our total budget for larger grants in 2023 is £125,000.
Apply now
Hetton Methodist Church, Hetton le Hole
£9,110
Window Frames Replacement
St Michael and All Angels, Felton
£2,000
New Efficient Oil-Fired Boiler
Christ Church, North Shields
£5,000
Repointing Tower, repair glass and frames
St Cuthbert’s Church, Darlington
£5,000
Roof Works
Church of St John the Evangelist, Otterburn
£4,000
Guttering and Minor Roof Works.
St Cuthbert's Church, Marley Hill
£6,000
Remove and Replace Boilers.