Sunday 29 March 2009

Save our churches by buying one

Twelve Churches, which opens at Bonhams in London tomorrow, will feature a series of paintings and limited-edition prints of historic churches by Gerard Stamp, the acclaimed artist.

All the works will be on sale to the public, with proceeds going to the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT), the charity that cares for historic churches across the country.

The Sunday Telegraph's Save our Churches campaign has called on the Government to increase the level of funding to preserve historic churches and allow church buildings to be made more suitable for community use.

The campaign has been supported by politicians, celebrities and church figures, including David Cameron, Archbishop Rowan Williams, Joanna Lumley and the CCT. Read more

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