Extended Mission
This is a church that could be considered as the main ‘community’ building in response to an identified local need. This category is good for those parishes that are happy for the church to be used by other groups of people within the community for a variety of purposes, if it is not already used in that way now.
This category would lead you to resources that will help you to further develop your church building and make it more comfortable for use by the wider community. This may include adding a kitchen, toilets, improved heating and creating a meeting space, if this hasn’t already been done. There are also resources to help you identify and potentially fulfil wider community needs, by developing activities and services, serving the common good. This could be through a community business, such as a café, or shop, markets, food exchange, arts and crafts, or through facilities that serve the wider tourism market, such as through holiday Pod accommodation, or champing. Churches considering this category would stay open every day, with a good visitor welcome and a good range of interpretation, not just about their history and heritage but about their Christian Faith. A regular maintenance plan will ensure the church is kept clean, tidy and in a good state of repair.
Resources
Building
Mission
Community
Diversity & Equality
Governance
Finance
Bell Resources
Church Building Resources
- Architects Accredited in Building Conservation: Search the register
- Bats and Swifts in Herefordshire’s Churches
- Bats In Churches
- Building Conservation
- CADW: Renewable Energy and Your Historic Building
- Church Buildings Projects
- Church Monuments Society
- ChurchCare: Audio Visual and Electrical Wiring
- ChurchCare: Bats
- ChurchCare: Building Maintenance and Care
- ChurchCare: Church Development Plan
- ChurchCare: Clocks
- ChurchCare: Conservation Management Plans
- ChurchCare: Conservation Management Programmes
- ChurchCare: Conservation Reports
- ChurchCare: Faculty
- ChurchCare: Glass screens
- ChurchCare: Guidance to a Statement of Need
- ChurchCare: Guidance to Seating
- ChurchCare: Heating
- ChurchCare: Insurance, Health and Safety
- ChurchCare: Lighting
- ChurchCare: Making Changes to Your Building & Churchyard
- ChurchCare: Making changes to your Building Procurement
- ChurchCare: Managing conservation projects
- ChurchCare: Metal Work
- ChurchCare: Quinquennial Inspections
- ChurchCare: Renewable Energy
- ChurchCare: Renewable Technology
- ChurchCare: Rood Screens
- ChurchCare: Roofs
- ChurchCare: Routine Maintenance
- ChurchCare: Seating
- ChurchCare: Stained Glass
- Churches Conservation Trust: Traditional Building Skills Training Toolkit
- Conservation Register
- Crossing the Threshold Toolkit
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Make The Most of Your Church Building
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Plan and Manage A Project
- Diocese of Exeter – Installing Toilets and Kitchens – PDF
- Diocese of Hereford Funding Directory
- Ecclesiastical Insurance
- Ecclesiastical: Insurance for Church Projects
- Eco Church: A Guide to Insulation
- Eco Church: Guide to Carbon Footprint Reduction Schemes
- Eco Church
- Eco Church: A Guide to Green Energy Suppliers
- Eco Church: Lighting Guide
- Eco Church: Principles Around Environmentally-Friendly Building Projects
- EcoChurch: Resources
- Eco Church: Survey
- Faculty Online
- Find a RICS Surveyor
- Germinate: An Open Welcome Toolkit for Churches
- Germinate: Building Issues to Consider
- Germinate: Opening Up Your Place of Worship
- Germinate: Rural Churches and Isolation and Loneliness
- Green Christian
- Growth Church Trust: Wheelchair Accessible WCs Within Church Buildings
- Heritage Help: Looking after a Historic Building
- Historic England: Energy Efficiency
- Historic England: Lightning Protection
- Institute of Historic Building Conservation
- List A and List B Works
- Medieval Stained Glass in Britain
- National Churches Trust: Managing Church Building Projects
- National Churches Trust: Professional Trades Body Directory
- Parish Buying Scheme
- Parish Resources: Parish Buying
- UK Government: Use of Church Halls
- Zero-Carbon Church Case Study
Church Contents Resources
- Church Monuments Society
- ChurchCare: Church Plate
- ChurchCare: Clocks
- ChurchCare: Conservation Management Plans
- ChurchCare: Conservation Management Programmes
- ChurchCare: Conservation Reports
- ChurchCare: Display Cases
- ChurchCare: Monumental Brasses
- Commonwealth War Graves
- Conservation Register
- Diocese of Hereford Funding Directory
- Ecclesiastical Insurance
- Monumental Brass Society
- Regional Furniture Society
- War Memorials Trust
Churchyard Resources
- Ancient Yew Group
- Caring for God’s Acre – Burial Grounds Through Time
- Caring for God’s Acre – Havens for Wildlife
- Caring for God’s Acre – Involving People
- Caring for God’s Acre – Managing Churchyards & Burial Grounds
- Caring or God’s Acre Action Pack
- Church Monuments Society
- ChurchCare: Biodiversity
- ChurchCare: New Burials and Memorials
- Commonwealth War Graves
- Conservation Register
- Diocese of Hereford Funding Directory
- Eco Church: How To Look After Your Land In Wildlife Friendly Ways
- Historic England: Caring for Historic Cemetery and Graveyard Monuments
- SPAB – Caring for Churchyards
- War Memorials Trust
Environment Resources
- Bats and Swifts in Herefordshire’s Churches
- Bats In Churches
- CADW: Renewable Energy and Your Historic Building
- ChurchCare: Bats
- ChurchCare: Biodiversity
- ChurchCare: Climate Change – How You Can Act
- ChurchCare: Environment and Climate Change
- ChurchCare: Trees
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Use Energy Responsibly In Your Church
- Eco Church
- Eco Church: A Guide to Green Energy Suppliers
- Eco Church: How To Look After Your Land In Wildlife Friendly Ways
- Historic England: Energy Efficiency
Health & Safety Resources
- Church Safety
- ChurchCare: Insurance, Health and Safety
- Diocese of Hereford: Good Practice Guidelines and Templates
- Parish Resources: Risk Management
- SPAB Example Risk Assessment
Heritage Resources
- Archaeology of Churches in Wales
- British Listed Buildings – England
- British Listed Buildings – Wales
- CADW Map of Historic Buildings and Monuments
- Diocese of Hereford Funding Directory
- Heritage Gateway
- Historic England: Heritage at Risk Register
- Historic England: Search the National Heritage List for England
- National Monuments Record of Wales – Online Database
History Resources
- British History Online
- Church Heritage Cymru
- The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland
- The Ecclesiological Society
- The Georgian Group
- The National Archives
- The Stained Glass Museum
- The Tile and Architectural Ceramics Society
- The Victorian Society
- Twentieth Century Society
Maintenance Resources
- Crossing the Threshold Toolkit
- Diocese of Hereford Funding Directory
- National Churches Trust – Maintenance Booker – Preventative Maintenance Grants
- National Churches Trust: Maintenance Booker
- National Churches Trust: Professional Trades Body Directory
- National Churches Trust: Regular Maintenance
- SPAB – Faith in Maintenance Calendar
- SPAB – Guidance to Drawing a Floorplan
- SPAB – Maintenance Plan template
- SPAB – Maintenance Co-operatives Toolkit
- SPAB -Place of Worship Information Sheet
Organ Resources
Security Resources
- ChurchCare: Crime and Security
- ChurchCare: Church Security
- ChurchCare: Disaster Management
- Ecclesiastical: Church Alarms
- Ecclesiastical: Church Security
- Ecclesiastical: Security Floodlights
- Ecclesiastical: Oil Theft
- Ecclesiastical: Protecting Electronic Equipment
- Ecclesiastical: Purchase and Installation of Safes
- Ecclesiastical: Scaffolding Checklist
- Ecclesiastical: Terrorism Prevention Checklist
- Ecclesiastical: Theft of Metal from Churches Checklist
- Ecclesiastical: Theft of Metals
Children
- Baptism Colouring Book
- Barnabas in Schools
- ChurchCare: Children and Young People
- Church of England: Shared Prayer Spaces
- Churches Conservation Trust: Schools
- Creative Children’s Ministry
- Diddy Disciples
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Deliver Great School Assemblies
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Develop Links with Local Schools
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Do Godly Play
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Host A Prayer Space In Schools
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Pray with Babies and Toddlers
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Run A Holiday Club
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Run A Group For Dads and Children
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Share The Gospel With Young People
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Start a Messy Church
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Start A Toddler Group
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Welcome, Include and Engage Children with Special Needs
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Welcome New Families To Church
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Worship God With Nature
- Diocese of Hereford: Good Practice Guidelines and Templates
- Experience Easter, Harvest, Christmas, Church, Pentecost Journeys for Schools
- Godly Play
- God Venture
- Going for Growth: Parish and School links
- Going for Growth: Toddler Groups
- Intergenerational Church
- Institute for Children, Youth and Mission
- Ludlow Mascal Centre
- Messy Church
- Messy Church in Hereford Diocese Facebook Page
- Open the Book
- Prayer Spaces in Schools
- Pray for Schools
- Safeguarding
- Scripture Union
- Scripture Union – Holiday Clubs
- Scripture Union – Resources for Schools
- Spirit in Stone – Creating resources for trails for children
- Spirit in Stone – Useful Books to use with Children
- Spirit in Stone – Working with Education Volunteers
- Spiritual Child Network – Christian Play Areas
- Spiritual Child Network – Creating Displays for School Events
- Spiritual Child Network – School Story Trails
- The Arts Society: NADFAs Church Trails
- The Eucharist Colouring Book
- Transforming Lives for Good
- Wedding Workbook for Children
Communication / Social Media
- ChurchCare: Notices
- Church of England: Looking After Your Churches Social Media and Website
- Church of England: How To Set Up a Film or Video On Your Phone
- Church of England: How To Create Subtitles For Your Video
- Church of England: How To Create a Facebook Page For Your Church
- Church of England: Seven Social Media Post Ideas and Examples
- Church of England: Five Pages Every Church Website Should Have
- Church of England: How To Boost A Facebook Post
- Church of England: How To Create a Free Instagram Profile and Business Profile
- Communications Resources
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Complete a Statistics for Mission Annual Return
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Create A Great Church Website
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Produce A Great Church Notice Sheet
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Publish A Great Parish Magazine
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Write Accessible Documents
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Write A Story
- Infopoint
- John Truscott: Communication
- John Truscott: Customer Care for Churches
- John Truscott: Leadership
- John Truscott: Social Media
- John Truscott: Speaking So That People Listen
- Parish Resources: Talking to your Congregation
General Mission
- Care for the Family – Supporting Families
- Care for the Family – Parenting and Faith
- Church Growth – Research and Development
- Church of England: Shared Prayer Spaces
- Creationtide Resources
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Create Great All-Age Worship
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Encourage Holy Habits
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Engage With New Areas of Housing
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Help People Discover and Use Their Strengths and Gifts
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Make Evangelism Less Scary
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Make The Most of Your Church Building
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Run A Marriage Course
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Run A Men’s Breakfast Club
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Share Faith
- DiscipleKit
- Events in Hereford Diocese Facebook Page
- Explore Together
- Faith-based Regeneration Network
- Germinate: A Discipling presence
- Germinate: Supporting Congregations
- Going for Growth
- Green Christian
- Intergenerational Church
- Intergeneration Team – Hereford Diocese – Facebook Page
- Intergenerational Worship and Sunday School
- Lay Led Services
- Ludlow Mascal Centre
- Mission Resources
- Prayer Room Info
- Prayer Diary
- Resources for Clergy
- Revive Your Church
- Table Talk
- The Centre for Theology & Community
- Thy Kingdom Come – Prayer Space Ideas
- Who Let The Dads Out?
Ministry Development
- Church of England – Ministry Development
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Become A Licensed Lay Minister
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Become A Vicar
- Lay Leader Training
- Reader Ministry
- Resources for Clergy
- School for Ministry
Mission Action Planning
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Carry Out A Parish Review
- Diocese of Manchester: Mission Action Planning
- Mission Action Planning: Diocese of London
- Mission Action Planning: Growing Christian Disciples and Ministries
Rural Mission
- Church Growth – Research and Development
- Germinate: Accessible Welcome for Rural Churches (Building & Mission)
- Germinate: Equipping for Rural Mission
- Germinate: Supporting Congregations
Visitors
- Church Buildings For Everyone – A Visitor Welcome Toolkit
- Church of England: Shared Prayer Spaces
- Germinate: Toolkit – How To Open Church Buildings Effectively For Visitors
- Historic England – Opening and Welcoming Places of Worship
- Small Pilgrim Places Network
- Spirit in Stone: Preparing an Accessibility Action Plan
Wider Community
- ChurchCare: Sharing your building and finding partners
- Churches Together England
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Begin Ministry In A Care Home
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Open a Community Cafe
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Provide A Great Welcome
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Run A Church Film Club
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Run A Community Drop-In – Tea and Toast
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Serve and Engage With Your Community
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Start A CafeChurch
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Visit Your Community
- Historic England – Opening and Welcoming Places of Worship
- Places of Welcome
- Resourcing Christian Community Action
Churchyard Resources
Community Services Resources
- A Church Near You
- Care Quality Commission: Find A Care Home
- Community Transport Association
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Promote Sustainable Transport
- Diocese of Hereford / Herefordshire Council: Setting Up A Good Neighbour Scheme
- Germinate: Rural Churches and Isolation and Loneliness
- Herefordshire Community Transport Directory
- Herefordshire: Find A Village Hall
- Monmouthshire Community Transport
- Powys: Community Transport
- Shropshire Community Transport
- Shropshire: Find A Village Hall
- Toiletmap: Find A Public Toilet In Your Area
Local Consultation/Plan Resources
- ACRE: Community Planning
- Cheshire Community Action: Introduction to Parish Plans
- CPRE: Neighbourhood Planning
- Crossing the Threshold Toolkit
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Carry Out A Community Survey
- Germinate: Research and Surveying Your Community
- UK: Neighbourhood Planning
- Herefordshire Partnership: Community Planning Guidance
- Neighbourhood Planning
- Parish Resources: Undertaking a Community Audit
- Planning for Real
- Royal Town Planning Institute: Planning Aid
Local Government Resources
- UK: Find Your Local Council
- Herefordshire Council: Find Your Local Parish Council
- Shropshire Council: Find Your Local Parish Council
- WALES: Find Your Local Authority
- Indices of Deprivation Map (England)
- Indices of Deprivation Map (Wales)
Wider Community Use of Church Building Resources
- ChurchCare: Guidance to a Statement of Need
- ChurchCare: Local Authority Investment
- ChurchCare: Making Changes to Your Building & Churchyard
- ChurchCare: Sharing your building and finding partners
- Churches Conservation Trust: Regenerating Communities
- Community Shares
- Co-operative Societies
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Community Café
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Open a Community Cafe
- Ecclesiastical: Hiring out Premises
- Hope Into Action – Enabling Churches To House The Homeless
- UK: Create a Community Library
- UK: Community Libraries Good Practice Toolkit
- Locality: Resources for Community Organisations
- Local Trust: Community Hubs Handbook
- My Place – Good Practice Guide To Running A Community Cafe
- Places of Welcome
- Plunkett Foundation: Community Shops in Churches
- Plunkett Foundation: Designing A Community Shop That Works
- Plunkett Foundation: Financial Management for Community Shops
- Plunkett Foundation: How To Open A Local Food Shop
- Plunkett Foundation: How To Set Up A Community Shop
- Plunkett Foundation: Information for Community Co-operatives
- Plunkett Foundation: Planning a Community Event
- Plunkett Foundation: Financial Management for Community Shops
- Plunkett Foundation: Planning a Marketing Campaign
- Plunkett Foundation: Promoting Your Community Enterprise
- Plunkett Foundation: Retail Marketing
- Plunkett Foundation: Setting Up a Rural Community Business
- Plunkett Foundation: Shopping for a Shop
- SPAB – Articles of Association Template
- SPAB – Caring for Churchyards
- Spirit in Stone – Creating a QR (Quick Response) Barcode
- Spirit in Stone – Working with Education Volunteers
- Stir to Action – How To Make a Community Space Work
- Stir to Action – How To Run A Crowdfunding Campaign
- Stir to Action – How To Set Up A Community Co-operative
- Stir to Action – How To Set Up A Multi-Stakeholder Co-operative
- Stir to Action – Social Finance, Community Engagement, Legal Structures
Accessible Building Resources
- ChurchCare: Audio Visual and Electrical Wiring
- ChurchCare: Church Development Plan
- ChurchCare: Guidance to Seating
- Crossing the Threshold Toolkit
- Germinate: An Open Welcome Toolkit for Churches
- Germinate: Opening Up Your Place of Worship
- Germinate: Toolkit – How To Open Church Buildings Effectively For Visitors
- Germinate: Rural Churches and Isolation and Loneliness
Accessibility Resources
- Association of Translation Services: Guide to Buying Translation Services
- Church Buildings For Everyone – A Visitor Welcome Toolkit
- ChurchCare: Accessibility
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Write Accessible Documents
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Create A Church Accessibility Information Page For Your Website
- Germinate: Accessible Welcome for Rural Churches (Building & Mission)
- Historic England – Opening and Welcoming Places of Worship
- Historic England: Easy Access to Historic Buildings
- John Truscott: Communication
- Sensory Trust: Accessible Information – Clear and Large Print
- Southwark Diocese: Access Appraisal
- Spirit in Stone – Basic Access Questionnaire
- Spirit in Stone: Preparing an Accessibility Action Plan
- The Centre for Accessible Environments
- UK Association for Accessible Formats: Creating Clear Print and Large Print Documents
- VisitBritain: How To Write an Accessibility Guide
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resources
- Alzheimer’s Society: Developing a Dementia Information Pack
- Church of England: Becoming a Dementia Friendly Church
- Dementia Trust: Faith & Dementia
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Create Dementia-Friendly Church Services
- Growing Dementia Friendly Churches
Autism Resources
Equality Resources
Learning Disability Resources
Administration Resources
- Closing a Church
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Hold An APCM
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Run A Productive PCC
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Support and Encourage Volunteers
- Ecclesiastical: Hiring out Premises
- Locality: Resources for Community Organisations
- NCVO Knowledge Bank – Governance
- Parish Resources: Administration
- Parish Resources: GDPR
- Parish Resources: Governing Documents
- Parish Resources: Managing Risk
- Parish Resources: Managing Staff and Volunteers
- Parish Resources: Undertaking a Community Audit
- Plunkett Foundation: A Brief Guide to Legal Structures
Charity & Trustee Resources
- Exeter Diocese Guide for New PCC Members
- General Synod – Legal Advisory Committee – Parishes With No Churchwardens
- Parish Resources: PCC Policies
- Parish Resources: The PCC as a Charity
- Parish Resources: Trusteeship
Governance Finance Resources
Fair Trade Resources
- Christian Concern for One World: Using Fair Trade In Your Church
- Church of Scotland: Fair Trade – Getting Started
Fundraising Resources
- Church Fundraising Ideas
- Community Shares
- Co-operative Societies
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Enable Contactless Giving
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Develop A Fundraising Strategy
- Germinate: Funding and Fundraising
- Good Finance: Guide to Social Investment
- National Churches Trust: How To Fundraise For Your Project
- NCVO Knowledge Bank – Finance
- Parish Resources: Fundraising Events
- Parish Resources: Launching An Appeal
- Parish Resources: Using Social Media to Raise Funds
- Plunkett Foundation: Financial Management for Community Shops
Grant Funding Resources
- Chancel Repair Liability
- ChurchBuild: How To Raise Money for your Project
- Crossing the Threshold Toolkit
- Diocese of Hereford Funding Directory
- Herefordshire Historic Churches Trust
- Heritage Funding Directory
- National Churches Trust: Our Grants
- Shropshire Historic Churches Trust
- Worcestershire Historic Churches Trust
Income Generation Resources
- Champing
- ChurchCare: Sharing your building and finding partners
- Creative England: Photographing Your Property for Registering as a Film Location
- Creative England: Registering as a Film Location
- Crowdfunder: Create the Perfect Crowdfunding Page
- Crowdfunder: Getting Your Crowdfunding Campaign Noticed
- Crowdfunder: Plan Your Crowdfunding Campaign
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Open a Community Cafe
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Run A Church Film Club
- Ecclesiastical – Telephone Masts on Church Roofs and Premises
- Gift Aid
- London Diocese: Creating a Friends Group Toolkit
- National Funding Scheme – Contactless Payment Systems
- NCVO Business Planning Toolkit
- Parish Resources: Donation Units
- Parish Resources: Gift Aid
- Parish Resources: Giving
- Truro Diocese – Installation of Broadband and Mobile Phone Infrastructure
- Wales Screen: Registering as a Film Location in Wales
Treasurer Resources
- ACAT: An Introductory Guide for New Church Treasurers
- ChurchCare: Procurement
- Diocese of Hereford – Parish Offer
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Encourage Generous Giving
- Diocese of Bristol: How To Run An Annual Giving Review
- Ecclesiastical Insurance
- Finance for PCC Treasurers
- Parish Buying Scheme
- Parish Giving Scheme
- Parish Offer
- Parish Resources: Managing Reserves
- Parish Resources: Managing Restricted Funds
- Parish Resources: Managing Risk
- Parish Resources: Parish Buying
- PCC Accounts