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Buildings for Mission: A complete guide to the care, conservation and development of churches
Nigel Walter
Buildings for Mission: A complete guide to the care, conservation and development of churches
Nigel Walter
A money-saving handbook for all who care for and maintain church buildings, this practical and comprehensive guide provides expert advice from a leading church architect and an experienced heritage buildings specialist. They also show how church buildings can be tools for contemporary mission, packed with potential for community engagement.
Marc Notes: 75% of all listed buildings in England are churches and the proper care of these is the legal responsibility of priests and church wardens. This money-saving guide will help churches diagnose and solve commonly occurring problems, and find the right expert help when needed. Drawn from extensive experience of working with local churches, it also shows how such buildings can be tools for contemporary mission, packed with potential for effective engagement with the whole community. Brief Description: This unique handbook offers essential and expert advice on caring for all church buildings. With maintenance costs now totally 112 million per year in England, this money-saving guide will help local churches diagnose and solve commonly occurring problems, and find the right expert help when needed."
Contributor Bio: Walter, Nigel Nigel Walter is an architect with ArchangeI, and runs Church Build, which specialises in the development of churches for contemporary mission. Contributor Bio: Mottram, Andrew Andrew Mottram is Heritage Buildings and Community Projects Office for the Diocese of Worcester. As rector of All Saints, Hereford he accomplished its famous transformation into a cafe church.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 30, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9781848257603 |
Publishers | Canterbury Press Norwich |
Genre | Textbooks Religion Religious Orientation > Christian |
Pages | 352 |
Dimensions | 247 × 192 × 28 mm · 630 g |