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National Churches Trust: Marsh Awards for Innovative Church Projects

Archived Active citizenship Buildings and built environment Community and neighbourhood development Community development environment Faith and religion Human rights and equality Voluntary and community infrastructure volunteering Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Fermanagh and Omagh Great Britain Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales In Kind Micro (up to £1,000)

Overview

Run with the support of the Marsh Christian Trust, the Awards are designed to show the positive impact that installing new facilities has on churches and local communities and on harnessing the energy and enthusiasm of volunteers

Eligibility

The awards are open to any Christian congregation in the UK which is a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, and which has seen the installation of new facilities since 2012.

Criteria

Key criteria the judges will be looking for:

  • Impact – the level of demonstrable social benefit.
  • Best practice in management – the level of planning, organization, effort and coordination within the means and circumstances of the project organisers.
  • Imagination – the origin of the idea and reasons for the project.
  • how well the activity meets the needs of its local community. They are particuarly interested in how deprived or marginalised communities are served.