A wide range of guidance notes, relating to the care, use, and appropriate development of church buildings and churchyards, are accessible via the links below:
Diocese of Lichfield
A new diocesan web page has been created (2021) which brings together signposts to the areas that affect managing, maintaining and using church buildings and churchyards:
A strategic review and toolkit for church buildings has been designed to support parishes in the Diocese of Lichfield (from summer 2021):
Churches
Churchyards
Net zero carbon
Applications
ChurchCare (Church Buildings Council)
The ChurchCare web pages of the Church of England website include a number of guidance notes on a wide range of church and churchyard topics:
Key guidance notes, via the above link, include:
Churches
- Audio-visual equipment
- Bats in churches
- Bells
- Heating
- Lighting
- Net zero carbon church
- Organs
- Roofs
- Seating
Churchyards
Applications
Ecclesiastical (Insurance)
- Risk management guidance
- Your responsibility when planning church building works
- Fire safety in churches
- Health and safety for churches
- Church security
Historic England (formerly English Heritage)
The Historic England website includes a number of guidance notes on a wide range of church and churchyard topics:
- Places of worship
- Cemeteries and burial grounds
- Fire safety for traditional church buildings
- Technical guidance
- Latest advice and guidance
Caring for God's Acre
Arthur Rank Centre
Online Faculty System (OFS)
Key user manuals, via the above link, with step-by-step instructions include: