Churches as Community Business Venues: Hubs Working Together

Community businesses and places of worship share an identical goal: to provide community support, service and cohesion to anyone needing it.

One of the reasons community owned business ideas like shops, cafes and hubs fail to reach trading stage is a lack of available premises. At the same time, many UK churches have reduced congregations and are actively seeking ways to increase footfall, strengthen their already important outreach role at the heart of their community, and create an income stream which contributes to the upkeep of these much loved, often historic buildings.

Recognising the potential of community businesses ‘co-locating’ with active places of worship, Plunkett is part of a coalition of organisations campaigning to promote the benefits of community businesses of the model. Generous funding from Benefact Trust enables us to provide:

• Free bespoke advice to community business groups and churches exploring the potential of a church or grounds…