Welcome to ChurchBuild
This site has grown out of the belief that your church building has a significant impact on the life of your church, and that your building should fit well with your ministry. Our aim is to equip you to make better use of your buildings for the glory of God.
If your church is considering undertaking a building project you will find a wealth of useful information in the ChurchBuild Project Guide under the ‘How To’ tab – this provides a framework for developing and running a project. Look also at the Downloads section, where you can access free resources, including those referred to in the Project Guide.
Browse through the other sections of the site where you’ll find a selection of other resources. We’ve recently added some advice and a video on Sustainability and Historic Buildings. If you find something useful on the site, or have suggestions for improvement, please let us know via the Contact page.
Check out Buildings for Mission, a handbook co-authored by Nigel Walter, which gathers together in one place all the things you wanted to know about church buildings but were afraid to ask!
Also check out Making Your Church Sustainable, published in 2024, which aims to demystify sustainability, and equip churches who wish to respond appropriately to the climate crisis.
“A huge thank you for this website and the help it has been [over the last three years]! Our building project is now almost complete, but in the early days when we knew nothing, we were literally working through your guidance sheets at each of our meetings. So thankful for them!”
Val Dickens, Hall Green United Community Church
Introducing the ChurchBuild Project Guide…
The ChurchBuild Project Guide is a collection of more than 30 articles covering many of the practicalities of getting church construction projects built. Start with the Welcome section, or dive straight into one of the sections. Here is a selection of some of the most frequently visited articles:
A major building project is not for the faint-hearted! Here is an overview of some of the challenges.
Getting the right people onto your church Building Group will be crucial to the success of your project.
Most building projects go through the same basic stages. It is good to understand how these different stages fit together.
A Statement of Significance is essential for any historic building – find out how to write one here.
20% on top of the construction cost is a lot more money to raise! Here is a guide to limiting the amount of VAT you pay.
Church projects will often be funded from a variety of sources; this guide looks at where to find the money.Introducing Archangel Architects
Archangel Architects are a Cambridge-based practice with extensive experience of church buildings of all types and ages; they fund the development and maintenance of this site. To find further examples of alterations to church building see the projects page of the Archangel Architects website and social media.