Scotland's Churches Trust
Scotland's Churches Trust is a Scottish Charitable organization#Scotland, registered charity whose “aims are to advance the preservation, promotion and understanding of Scotland’s rich architectural heritage represented in its churches and places of worship of all denominations.” Its principal activities are “promoting heritage and tourism” and “giving of grants”. It primarily carries out these activities by offering financial support and practical advice for church repairs and modernisation projects, organ recitals and concerts, a church recording scheme and by promoting its fourteen ''Pilgrim Journeys'' across Scotland, that include over 500 places of current or former worship. Formed in 2012 from two older built heritage organisations, the Scottish Churches Architectural Heritage Trust and Scotland's Churches Scheme, it currently has over 1300 churches in its membership. History In 1974, broadcaster and writer Magnus Magnusson created The Steeplechase fundraisin ...
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