Busting a Myth of Church Funding: a National and International Perspective
Many people think that church buildings, as historic public buildings of the National church, receive funding from the state to maintain them. This is not true in England though it is more true in other countries. Recently, Felicity was asked to write about this for our local businesses group because we have been talking to them about supporting the Friends of St Mary’s scheme. As we are thinking about church finances this Lent you might also like to read how England is different from other countries in (not) funding the maintenance of our historic national churches. Click the link here to read what happens in France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Poland – and what happens in England.