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We are delighted to welcome Sir Simon Jenkins – journalist, editor and author – to give this year's Wren Talk on "The Slow Doom of Parish Churches – How to move them from crisis to salvation."Increasing numbers of local churches across the country face closure because of declining congregations and rising repair costs including the recent Treasury imposition of VAT on those repairs.
This year’s guest speaker – Sir Simon Jenkins – will outline the extent of the problem and his proposal on how we could address it – not least bearing in mind Wren’s church-building programme in post-Fire London.
Sir Simon is a Guardian columnist, a former editor of the Evening Standard and The Times, and a former chairman of the National Trust. He has also written several books including England's Thousand Best Churches and A Short History of England.
The Talk – the fifteenth in the series – and the Q&A session which follows will be chaired by Paul Finch, Programme Director of the World Architecture Festival.
The evening will conclude with a drinks reception for attendees at the back of the church.
ADMISSION
To register click the "Find Tickets" button.
Registration for the event is free, but we hope you might consider a suggested donation of £15 towards the upkeep and maintenance of this historic Grade I listed Wren church.
St Bride's is wholly reliant on the generous support of our visitors and congregation, for which we are deeply grateful.
You can make a Donation on EventBrite when completing your registration; or donate by cash or contactless at church; or via our JustGiving page → https://www.justgiving.com/stbrideschurchfleetstreet
If you need assistance with registration please contact the office on 020 7427 0133 or email [email protected].
FURTHER INFORMATION
The Wren Talk was established in 2012 as part of the Inspire! Appeal which carried out essential restoration to preserve the spire and ensure the future of St Bride’s.
Find out more about the lecture series together with an archive of past speakers and recordings on the Wren Talk page → https://www.stbrides.com/about-us/wren-talk/
VENUE INFORMATION
Directions to St Bride’s Church and information about accessibility are available on our Visit Us page → https://www.stbrides.com/visit-us/
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St Bride's Church, The Journalists' Church, London, United Kingdom
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