National Estate Churches Network

Here is a really beautiful story of a transformed estate church and transformed lives at St James, Rounds Green on Lion Farm in Dudley

  We are delighted to announce that this summer we were granted funding from the Allchurches Trust for our work. This is about connecting churches with their communities, particularly on the estates. Allchurches Trust is one of the UK’s largest grant making charities. The Trust funds all kinds of churches and community organisations, especially people…

the story of new ways of worship and drawing people in at the Risen Lord, Preston

Keep an eye on the Church of England’s Changing Stories Page for good news stories about Estate Churches. There is a great one here about St Cuthman’s, Brighton

new estates church group launched in Durham

NECN welcomes generous support from Allchurches Trust to support Estates Ministry.

news from an excellent Manchester Estates Day

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing, but expecting to get different results, then we, the church, need to give ourselves a health check in the area of training. If you’re from a non-academic, working class or estates background and you actually get your calling recognised by the church, then often you…