Trusteeship – Roe Green Hall, Kingsbury
The Brethren assembly at Roe Green Hall, Kingsbury closed in the early 2000s and the building had been let to another church. The trustees of Roe Green Hall had used the services of Church Growth Trust (CGT) to manage their building for a few years, including carrying out surveys and letting arrangement for the new […]
Building Project – Roe Green Hall, Kingsbury
Roe Green Hall, Kingsbury comprised a main hall to one end of the building and meeting rooms and offices to the other. The existing building layout and circulation meant that the two ends of the building did not link well together. The building project undertaken sought to unify the two ends of the building through […]
Building Project – Bethany Gospel Hall, Crewe
Bethany Gospel Hall, Crewe is currently occupied by Cornerstone Church who have an expanding congregation who were looking for more usable building space on their current site to support their growing ministry. Given the site had a large plot available to the site of the existing church building, it was decided that a quick and […]
Trusteeship – Maldon Road Chapel, Colchester
Maldon Road Chapel in Colchester was a thriving assembly which was founded in 1933, but its congregation began to dwindle due to age, and by 2013, the trustees were seeking the Lord’s leading on what to do next. Chair of Trustees, Ian Oakley, stated, “We put the building on the market and after a few […]
Accessibility – Coleman Street, Southend-on-Sea
Coleman Street Chapel, Southend is an attractive red brick chapel building with rendered quoins and window surrounds, set within a residential street with neighbouring Victorian dwellings. The existing chapel had accessibility issues due to having steps up to the main front entrance, accessed via a gate opening in the red brick front boundary wall. click […]
Feasibility Study – Neston Christian Fellowship
Neston Christian Fellowship wanted to open up the main entrance of the church building to provide a warmer welcome and space to greet people as they come in. The front of the building from the outside also needed improvement and the church wanted to explore the possibility of adding a room within the roof space. […]
Feasibility Study – Abridge Evangelical Church
Abridge Evangelical Church had a very small building with steps into the main entrance and restricted level access from the car park at the rear. There was also no accessible toilet. The church approached Church Growth Trust to help them tackle these issues as part of a scheme that would improve the whole building. click […]
Planning Application – Elmsleigh Hall, Leigh-on-Sea
Elmsleigh Hall is a small church building with some interesting architectural features to the front elevation. The hall has been well used for many years, but the facilities are no longer fit for modern church use and some parts of the building no longer comply with current regulations. Access to the building would be very […]
Planning Application – The Tabernacle, Hastings
The Tabernacle, Hastings, a Victorian church building in a Conservation Area, this building had been used continuously since its construction in 1854. Most of the interior features were removed in the 1970s when a suspended ceiling was introduced to the main hall, which can be seen clearly through the tall lancet windows to the front […]
Feasibility Study – Castlefields Church, Derby
Castlefields Church was established in the 1870s as “The Derby Town Mission” and their building was purpose-built for the growing number of people reached by the Christian railway men who preached in the streets of Castlefields during this time. The church is now known as Castlefields Church and the area is returning to its residential […]
Feasibility Study – Neighbourhood Church, Beckenham
Neighbourhood Church in Beckenham are a young church who use their building throughout the week for community activities and as an informal coffee bar. They have outgrown the available space and only have one separate room for youth work on Sunday mornings. They asked Church Growth Trust to help them explore the potential of the […]
Feasibility Study – Chorley Community Church
Chorley Community Church – The original part of the building was constructed in 1937 as part of the London Based North East Gospel Mission headed by William Chorley. It was later extended to the rear in 1953 and since then the building has remained largely unaltered. In 2019 Church growth Trust were asked to help […]