Churches do £12.4 Billion Work in Their Locality

The Church of England reports that its 16,000 churches were running or supporting 35,000 projects before the Covid-19 pandemic, including 8,000 food banks, 4,000 parent-toddler groups, 5,000 lunch clubs or coffee mornings, 2,700 community cafes, 2,400 night shelters and 2,300 breakfast or holiday clubs for children.

The church has played a vital role in setting up and running food banks.
The church has played a vital role in setting up and running food banks. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer

Now, for the first time, the financial value of the services and support that church buildings provide, and the health and wellbeing they create, has been calculated at £12.4bn a year. The figure comes from an independent study published today, commissioned by the National Churches Trust and carried out by State of Life, an organisation which measures social value.

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1 thought on “Churches do £12.4 Billion Work in Their Locality”

  1. I think this is fantastic and what a witness to our Country.
    Would be lovely to have it published in the newspapers etc. so everyone could appreciate what we do and our witness as a Christian.

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