Diocesan Synod Digest 22 November 2025
Diocesan Synod took place on Saturday 22nd November at the Lincoln Bishop University campus. The meeting…
Read the storyA government-backed survey
The Department of Culture Media and Sport are conducting a survey to evaluate the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPWGS).
The grant scheme has been extended to March 2026 but now restricting the amount of VAT parishes can claim back in a year to £25,000.
The extension of the Scheme beyond March 2026 is not guaranteed. Having your say will help decision makers. If they do not know about your experience, they are missing out. Please have your say today.
Why the funding is important to our churches
The grant scheme gives grants covering the VAT on repairs of over £1,000 to listed buildings used as places of worship.
The extension of the Scheme beyond March 2026 is not guaranteed. Having your say will help decision makers. If they do not know about your experience, they are missing out. Please have your say today.
If you have experience of using the Scheme in the past, please fill in the survey as this will help the Government understand how it has made a difference to our places of worship and that without it, repairing our churches would be even harder than it is now.
More information about the scheme can be found here.
Complete the grant scheme survey
The survey takes 15 minutes to complete. Your stories are vital to give a picture of the reality of what it takes to look after the immense amount of heritage we have been gifted.
The closing date for submissions is Tuesday 25 March 2025.
Other grants for churches across Greater Lincolnshire
Take a look at these other grants which your church can apply for. From a Quick Wins grant to reduce energy consumption, to the Transformation Fund which helps develop projects to transform lives, there are lots of other grants the Diocese offer.
Take a look at all of them here.