Links

Canada

• Religious Heritage Restoration Program - Outlines the forms of financial assistance and support available to religious heritage restoration projects in Quebec through the Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec and the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition feminine
• Hamilton's Heritage, Volume 7a Part A: Inventory of Places of Worship: Ancaster, Beverly, Binbrook, Dundas, East Flamborough, Glanford, Saltfleet, and West Flamborough - Contains information on church typologies and development of architectural style with records of places of worship found in Ancaster, Beverly, Binbrook, Dundas, East Flamborough, Glanford, Saltfleet and West Flamborough, including construction and alteration details, history and reference materials for each
• Places of Worship in Frontenac County - A 48-page listing of sites available in Frontenac County in eastern Ontario (in PDF format); compiled by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Kingston Branch, edited by Stephanie Stone and Dawn Broughton (October 2001)
• Prairie Churches Project - A 2003 project of the Thomas Sill Foundation in Manitoba, where significant historic rural churches were identified and preserved with technical assistance from the provincial Historic Resources Branch
• Canada Research Chair in Built Religious Heritage - The purpose of this research chair is to study the transformation of the built environment and cultural landscapes of Quebec and Canada; the research program is developed around the concerns of informed citizens, public authorities, professional experts and heritage advocates; it sheds new light on the interpretation and preservation of the built environment

United States

• Partners for Sacred Places - Provides information and guidance to congregations and communities to sustain and use historic sacred places; based in Philadelphia
• Historic Boston Incorporated – The Steeples Project - The Boston Steeples project raises funds from charitable foundations and awards the money in the form of matching grants to congregations in Boston that are seeking to preserve their historic houses of worship; Historic Boston also has a Preserving Historic Religious Properties Toolkit – www.historicboston.org/Toolkit.pdf
• National Trust for Historic Preservation: Historic Houses of Worship - Outlines the National Trust for Historic Preservation's stance on the conservation and repurposing of historic houses of worship, including resources and interactive features for those involved in preservation projects; see also the Preserving Historic Religious Properties: A Toolkit for Congregations and Community Leaders (www.preservationnation.org/issues/historic-houses-of-worship/additional-resources/worship_preserving_toolkit.pdf)
• Front Range Living: Looking Through a Rose Window - Provides a case study from Historic Denver's Faith Action program of repurposing historic churches as residential properties

United Kingdom

• The Churches Conservation Trust - Provides an overview of the Churches Conservation Trust, which cares for Anglican churches in the United Kingdom no longer being used as places of worship
• English Heritage: Places of Worship - Provides an overview of English Heritage's policies and activities relating to historic places of worship in England, with links to information on redundant churches, cathedrals and grants available for conservation projects
• Historic Chapels Trust - A non-profit advocacy group that purchases and restores historic places of worship not owned or protected by the Churches Conservation Trust
• National Churches Trust - A non-profit advocacy organization for the conservation and sustainable use of religious architectural heritage sites in the United Kingdom, providing grants to individual sites or groups to fund the maintenance of churches
• 101 Uses for a Redundant Church - An editorial blog article, commenting on the Civic Trust in Scotland's promotion of adaptive reuse for redundant church properties