Advantages of becoming a member of the trust
Would you like to find out more about the wonderful range of church buildings of every age and every denomination to be found in the county?
Invitation
One way is to join us. Just £10 a year (see below for membership rates) makes you a member of the Hampshire and the Islands Historic Churches Trust, providing an opportunity to learn about the County’s churches and to take part in the important contribution the Trust makes to their preservation.
Each year, members visit a group of churches which the Trust has recently helped, led by architects and historians with special knowledge of each one. Go to Events for a description of previous Summer Outings or news of our next one.Members attend our Annual General Meeting, normally held in either April or May in a restored church which has been grant-aided by the Trust. This is followed by refreshments and by a lecture. This brings a chance to meet other members and hear more about our work. All members receive our Annual Report. As our membership grows we hope to increase the number of events and we are open to suggestions on the form these might take.
The Trust benefits financially from your subscriptions and from your awareness of our work which you take into other parts of your lives.
Forms of membership
Please click on the menu buttons to access membership application and standing order forms.
The membership year will run from AGM to AGM, however, in the case of members joining between January and March, their membership will be extended to cover the next full year.
Individual membership is a minimum donation of £10 p.a. (Family membership minimum £15 p.a.).
Anyone subscribing £25 or more per annum by Banker’s Standing Order and completing a Gift Aid declaration becomes an Annual Patron.
Our new Corporate Membership rate of £50 p.a. will appeal to businesses, PCCs and other church governing bodies. Please contact the Membership Secretary of the Trust about this form of membership.
Annual Patrons and Corporate Members will be acknowledged in our Annual Report.
Membership Secretary: G B HUGHES, 75, Downlands Way, South Wonston, WINCHESTER, SO21 3HS