Your church building and churchyard
The Church Buildings Office are here to support you in looking after your church building and churchyard.
We help to facilitate the process for obtaining permission for repairs and alterations to church buildings.
We are your first point of contact for any query about maintaining your buildings.
You can find further information on a variety of topics using the links below.
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| Making changes | Minor repairs (List B permission) | Maintenance | Diocesan Advisory Committee | |||
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| Celebrating our church heritage | Churchyards | Funding and grants | The future of your church building | |||
Contact us
Alice Risdon: Church Buildings Officer and Church Buildings Strategy Committee Secretary
Enquiries for parishes in the archdeaconries of Plymouth, Totnes and Barnstaple West
01392 294945 or Email Alice
Louise Brown: Church Buildings Officer
Enquiries for parishes in the archdeaconries of Exeter and Barnstaple East
01392 294902 or Email Louise
Imogen Smith: Church Buildings Support Officer Apprentice
01392 294962 or Email Imogen
Dr Nigel Pratt: Senior Church Buildings Adviser & DAC Secretary
01392 294944 or Email Nigel
Email the DAC
For enquiries regarding vicarages, school buildings and glebe land, please visit Property Services.
For any queries relating to the reservation of a grave space, exhumations, or the closure of a churchyard, please contact the Diocesan Registry, 0117 233 1700 or email Registry Clerk.
Living Stones Newsletter
Living Stones is our quarterly church buildings newsletter. It is a celebration of our church buildings and a source of support for those who care for them.
