Help raise £15,000 to keep our chapels warm and dry

While Historic Chapels Trust owns a remarkable collection of Grade I and Grade II* listed chapels, many are in a perilous condition. Issues with damp and water ingress are prevalent and have made the chapels cold, damp and unwelcoming for visitors.

This puts the fabric of these historic buildings at risk, accelerating the deterioration of their condition. Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Longworth Catholic Chapel, Todmorden Unitarian Church, Umberslade Baptist Chapel, Wainsgate Chapel, Wallasey Unitarian Church and Westgate Primitive Methodist Church urgently require new heating systems.

The situation at the Grade I listed Todmorden Unitarian Church is particularly pressing and the chapel committee are desperately fundraising to enable the installation of a new boiler and heating system before another winter arrives. If we cannot secure the funding to undertake these essential capital works our chapels remain at risk.

We are trying to raise £15,000 so that we can make our chapels warm and dry and protect them for the future. We have raised nearly £10,000 and need your help to raise the remaining £5,000.

You can make a contribution by clicking on the Donate button at the top of the page, by visiting easydonate.org/HCTE6, or by sending a cheque payable to Historic Chapels Trust to Historic Chapels Trust, St George’s German Lutheran Church, 55 Alie Street, London, E1 8EB. You can also make a donation of £10 by texting HCTE6 to 70191.

Our chapels have been witness to a number of challenges over the many generations of their existence, and are places of hope in the most difficult times. Please donate to our campaign today.