Church Buildings Council

{{Use British English|date=February 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} The '''Central Council for the Care of Churches''' of the Church of England was formed in 1917, developing from the Central Committee for the Protection of English Churches under the Archbishops' Council. It became the '''Church Buildings Council''' in 2007, after having joined the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Morrice|first1=Richard|title=Ecclesiastical Exemption in England|publisher=Building Conservation|url=https://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/eccexemption/ecclesiastical_exemption.htm|accessdate=10 November 2016}}</ref>

Francis Carolus Eeles was the first honorary secretary from 1917, and served as paid secretary from 1926 until his death in 1954.<ref name="Times">'Obituary: Dr. F. C. Eeles', ''The Times'', 18 August 1954</ref> Judith Scott was general secretary from 1957 to 1971,<ref>{{cite news |last=Burman |first=Peter |date=2011-07-07 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2011/jul/07/judith-scott-obituary-churches |title=Judith Scott obituary |work=The Guardian |access-date=2020-03-31 }}</ref> and Peter Burman was general secretary from 1977 to 1990.

The body produced a series of reports on its work which were published by the Church Information Office.<ref>{{cite web|title= Annual review of the Council for the Care of Churches|url=http://suncat.ac.uk/serials/SC00701886405/all|website=SUNCAT|accessdate=10 November 2016}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Official website}}

Category:Church of England societies and organisations Category:Church of England church buildings