What's happening at GHCT...
Watch the Bells Come Home to Bromesberrow We are delighted to share a short film of the restoration works on the bells at Bromesberrow, a project GHCT was proud to support by sponsoring the restoration of the Tenor Bell. The footage has been put together by the team...
Could you help us on our mission to support and sustain Gloucestershire’s Historic Churches? Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust (GHCT) has an exciting opportunity for up to 3 new Trustees to join our Board and to help strengthen the charity’s reach, impact and...
A Clearer Sound, A More Welcoming Church We are incredibly grateful to GHCT for their grant towards installing a new sound system at St Bart’s. For some time, we received feedback and complaints from people who struggled to hear clearly during services; this made us...
Plan Your Adventure: Map and Routes Announced for the GHCT Ride+Stride 2026! Get ready to explore! The Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust (GHCT) has released the Participants Map for the 2026 Ride+Stride, taking place on Saturday, 12th September. Whether you’re...
In a village church in South Gloucestershire, a simple idea has been bringing people together around books, reading and the joy of words for more than a decade.
Don't forget Ride+Stride on 12th September.
Come along and get involved.
Helping historic churches - our living heritage
We raise funds and provide £150,000 in grants for churches every year in Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and North Bristol.
Our church repair and improvement grants help these buildings stay alive as active centres of community life and landmarks of the wonderful architectural heritage of this area.
Find out which churches have been awarded our latest grants!
All Saints, Uplands, Stroud
About us
Our Region has more than 620 historic churches, chapels and meeting houses. They are beautiful focal points in the landscape and many double up as community centres as well as places of Christian worship.
Get involved
Our supporters include individuals, families, churches and businesses with links to Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and North Bristol. Places of worship are encouraged to make an annual donation and take an active part in Ride+Stride each year.
St John the Baptist, Frenchay
Our churches
Nowhere is history brought to life more intensely than in our church buildings. Often the oldest building in a community, they offer us the chance to stand, sit or kneel in exactly the same spot that ordinary people have done for many hundreds of years.
Whatever the age of the building, it tells us a huge amount about the aspirations and ideals of the individual or community which built it. From the fine ‘Wool’ churches of the Cotswolds, built with the earnings of the mediaeval wool trade, to the plain, classical lines of non-conformist meeting houses and more modern city churches, Gloucestershire has a wonderfully diverse selection.
Ride+Stride
Ride+Stride is an annual sponsored event in which people from all over the country raise money to support their local Christian places of worship. The event is operated in association with the National Churches Trust.
We help churches across Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and North Bristol.
GHCT exists to help places of Christian worship of all denominations with repair, maintenance and improvement costs.
Grants
GHCT exists to help places of Christian worship of all denominations with repair, maintenance and improvement costs. All projects must demonstrate a real need and a well thought-out approach backed up by good advice from experts.