Church Links

Welcome to Church Links

What is Church Links?

Church Links is an independent charity (No. 1104880) originally formed from a partnership between Lichfield Diocese of the Church of England, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council and Walsall Town Centre Ministry.

What does it do?

Church Links offers support to Churches and voluntary Organisations who work or want to work within their local community.

Church Links is set up to provide help, advice and guidance to Churches and Christian Organisations of ALL denominations from across the Borough of Walsall, who are engaged or are looking to become engaged in helping the members of their local communities whom they seek to serve.

Church Links encourages the development of partnerships between churches and other Organisations working for the regeneration of communities.

Projects

We can offer help and advice with Project Management teams to develop and run Projects, Community Surveys to prove there is a need for the Project you want to offer, Business Plans to show funders the ‘big picture’ for your Project, Funding Searches to give your Project the best chance of Grant success.

We can also offer to ‘listen’ to Project ideas and perhaps put you in touch with other similar Projects that can tell you of their successes and the potential hazards to plan to avoid.

More information on featured projects.

If your Church or Organisation has a project that is up and running, that you would like to make others aware of, please contact us.

The Church Links Directory

There are at least 129 churches in Walsall. Details have been collected into the Church Links Directory. The Directory is available on line and will soon be available as a hard copy at Walsall Reference Library.

The Database holds information about all Churches within the Walsall area. It will tell you where to find each Church and information about Service Times, Activities and what Facilities are available.

You can also use it to search specifically for Churches in your area, a particular denomination, Facility or Hobby.

Newsletters

Current and archived news about Church Links and churches in our area.

The Church Hall Marketing Scheme

Linking Organisations looking for Facilities and Venues with Churches that can provide those facilities.

The Church Hall Marketing Scheme can help Churches increase their income and increase usage of their buildings.

Fund-raising

If your Church is planning a Project, this section will give you some guidance on what to consider when fundraising. There are also thousands of possible Trusts that give money every year, we can suggest what information you need to tell Trusts when applying to them.

We also have funding software available that can help track down the most likely Trusts to consider giving your Project money.

Child Protection

Everyone has a responsibility to put children's needs first, and every church needs to set an example by safeguarding the children and vulnerable adults with whom it comes into contact.

Churches and Disability

This Act is already in force but new provisions, which will significantly affect some Churches, came into effect in 2004. Find out more about how this may affect your Church.

VAT

If your Church has charitable status (and most do either in their own right or as part of their denomination) you may be able to make a saving on some of the VAT that you pay.

Web Links

Some useful links to other websites.

Contact Us

Where to find us, how to call us.

About Us

Our funding, our sponsors.