Resources for Churches

Useful links and resources for churches:

Creating church websites - advice for local churches on creating a website for their church
Find a church - verify that your church listing is up to date and update your church details. Churches that provide full postcodes are also automatically displayed in Google Maps

Elders as church trustees - guidance for elders worried about their possible responsibilities as church trusteees
URC Swine Flu Guidance (prepared August 2009) - running the church and supporting your community during a Swine Flu outbreak.
Charity registration for local churches - assistance for local churches in complying with the requirements of the Charities Act 2006, prepared by the URC Trust, revised June 2009
Churches and Faith Buildings: Realising the Potential - government guidelines on how churches can obtain funding and support to adapt their buildings for community use (see news article Funding churches for community use)
Civil Partnerships - advice over services of blessing
Education and Learning - department for the education of church ministers and members, includes Training for Learning and Serving (TLS)
Information booklets - guidance for church secretaries or treasurers
The Manual: Information for local churches - information on a range of issues from ecclesiastical exemption, to food regulations and copyright
PLATO - property handbook and guide to maintaining church properties