Welcome to the Care of Buildings section of our website. Here, you will find a wide range of information to help you maintain and develop your important church buildings. You will also find the details of the Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches (DAC), which provides free advice and guidance to parishes regarding work to churches and achieving the Faculty permission necessary to move such projects forward. In addition, details of closed churches within the Diocese can be found here, along with lists of available church contents and furnishings suppliers.

General Information
Faculty and the DAC: a general introduction to the Faculty process and the role of the DAC.

The 'De Minimis' List: a list of routine matters of replacement and repair not requiring Faculty permission.

Churchyard Regulations and Further Guidelines: the current Churchyard Regulations and a general introduction to maintaining and developing your churchyard.

DAC Membership: details of the current DAC members, advisers and staff.

Quinquennial Inspectors: a list of DAC-approved architects and surveyors available to carry out five-yearly church building inspections in the Diocese of Birmingham.

DAC Meetings
DAC Meeting Dates: a list of DAC meeting dates and submission deadlines for this year and next year.

Next DAC Agenda: a list of business arising at the next meeting of the DAC.

Latest DAC Minutes: a description of business transacted at the latest meeting of the DAC.

Granted Faculties: a full list of the Faculties granted by the Chancellor last year.

DAC Guidance Notes
For general guidance on some typical church development projects, please visit the following articles:

Archaeology
Heating, Lighting and Sound
Metal Theft
Reordering
Safety and Security
Telecoms and Licencing
Windows and Noticeboards

Church Buildings and Contents
Churches: a list of churches, with contact details, in the Diocese of Birmingham.

Closed Churches: a list of available churches closed for regular public worship in the Diocese of Birmingham.

Central Contents Register: the Church Commissioners’ national list of available church furnishings.

Wanted Contents: the Church Commissioners’ national list of furnishings wanted by churches.

Suppliers of Church Furnishings and Other Useful Contacts: a list of national church furnishing suppliers and specialists. (N.B.: this list is provided as a source of information only and individuals must satisfy themselves of the suitability of these companies.)

Forms
You will need to submit the following forms when making a petition for Faculty to carry out works at your church. Please click the following links to download a copy of each form:

Faculty Petition Form
Faculty Petition Form (Trees)
Statement of Need Form
Statement of Significance Form

A form to apply to be a church inspector in the Diocese of Birmingham, a draft letter of appointment between a new church inspector and a PCC, and a pro-forma for Quinquennial Inspection Reports can be downloaded from here:

Church Inspector Application Form
Church Inspector draft Letter of Appointment
Quinquennial Inspection Report Pro-Forma

Contacts
For any advice, queries or general guidance regarding the maintenance and development of your church building, please contact the following:

Mr Adrian Mann (Secretary to the DAC)
Church House
175 Harborne Park Road
Harborne
Birmingham
B17 0BH

Tel.: 0121 426 0405
Email: adrian@birmingham.anglican.org

Mrs Vicki Tildesley (Assistant DAC Secretary)
Church House
175 Harborne Park Road
Harborne
Birmingham
B17 0BH

Tel.: 0121 426 0423
Email: vicki@birmingham.anglican.org