Church Buildings
More than just a building
The Diocese of Lincoln is blessed with some of the most ancient and impressive church buildings in the country.
Our church buildings stand as a symbolic witness to the Gospel and many are a much-loved treasure of their wider communities.
IMPORTANT: Only Faculty System changeover
In preparation for the launch of the Church of England’s new Buildings Management Portal, the Online Faculty System will become read-only on 28 September and will no longer accept new users, applications or documentation.
The new Church of England Buildings Management Portal will launch on 6 October.
For GDPR reasons, all users will need to register on the new Portal after that date in order to continue working on their applications which should all be transferred from the old system to the new.
Here to help
The Church Buildings Team can help you make the most of the church buildings in your care. Contact the team with any questions you may have.
The team have come across most things and can help connect you with other parishes that have carried out similar projects before.
The earlier you seek advice, the smoother the the process will be. Even if you are at the glimmer of an idea stage, get in touch.
For general Church Buildings enquiries please contact churchbuildings.team@lincoln.anglican.org
Steven Sleight
DAC & Pastoral Secretary
01522 504069
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Steven leads the DAC, Church Building and Pastoral Team and is Secretary to the Diocesan Advisory Committee and the Pastoral Committees. If you are contemplating work to the church building, the contents or the churchyard, Steven will know which process to follow.
Pete Duff
Assistant DAC and Pastoral Secretary
01522 504045
Pete is the Assistant DAC and Pastoral Secretary. One of his main tasks is to compile the agenda for the DAC meetings. He would be more than happy to help you with the faculty process, and that of the Online Faculty System to ensure you get the permissions you need for the works that you are proposing. He also helps to arrange site visits. He assists with the AMPC’s by writing up the minutes from the meetings and actioning any decisions that comes from them.
Sophie Clark
Church Development Officer
01522 504018
Sophie can help parishes to open the church buildings as much as possible, to provide a warm welcome to all, and to help plan church projects for adaptions, installation of facilities, and visitor interpretation.
Dr Matthew Godfrey
Historic Churches Support Officer
01522 504048
Matthew can help with information, advice and support for parishes relating to the repair of church buildings including interpretation of quinquennial surveys, procurement of professionals and sourcing grant funding. He can also help with understanding the history and heritage of your church building.
