25 local churches, across the city council boundaries of Liverpool, are among nearly 5,000 religious buildings to have received a share of £42 million in public funding before this year’s Christmas celebrations, as the Government continues its support for the conservation of listed places of worship across the country.
As more than one million people attended Midnight Mass and Christmas Day services, they may have been attending one of the 4,900 places of worship which have benefited from Government support over the last year to ease the cost of essential conservation and maintenance work.
Beneficiaries of the scheme across the Liverpool council boundaries have received nearly £93,000 this year:
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Liverpool Cathedral
- Gustaf Adolf Nordic Church
- St.Mary's C of E Church
- St Paul, Liverpool
- St Anne, Stanley
- St Oswald King & Martyr
- St Cecilia Church
- Our Lady of the Annunciation Bishop Eaton
- Ullet Road Unitarian
- St Claire
- St Agnes & St Pancras
- Cornerstone Church
- Liverpool Parish Church - Our Lady & St Nicholas
- St Ambrose
- St.Mary's Woolton
- St Francis Xavier
- St John the Evangelist
- Church of St Mary
- St.Matthew Liverpool
- Christian Gold House Ministry
- St.Margaret of Antioch, Toxteth
- St James in the City
- St Patrick
- Our Lady Count Carmel, Liverpool
The two biggest beneficiaries were St.Margaret of Antioch in Toxteth and the Cornerstone Church in Mossley Hill.
Arts and Heritage Minister, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, before Christmas Day, said:
"As churches across the country fill up for Nativity plays and Christmas services, it’s a reminder of the huge role that they and other places of worship play in the lives of their community.
The Listed Places of Worship Scheme supports these precious buildings, which are cherished by people of all faiths and none.
With nearly 5,000 supported over the past year alone, I’m glad to see the difference it has made to visitors, worshippers, and the people who look after them for the benefit of future generations"
More details about the eligibility of the scheme, and details of how to apply, can be found at https://www.listed-places-of-worship-grant.dcms.gov.uk