Buckinghamshire Historic Churches Trust (BHCT) was founded in 1957 by the then Lord Lieutenant, Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, and the Bishop of Buckingham, the Right Reverend Robert Milton Hay, who had collected the sum of one hundred pounds to be held and applied by them.

With funds raised since then from the people of Buckinghamshire, the Trust has given grants of over £1,000,000 towards the repair and restoration of over 300 churches of all denominations in the County and continues to do so, at the rate of some £60,000 each year.

Download a copy of the latest Annual Report by clicking HERE

Help Raise Funds

Our income comes mainly from our annual Ride + Stride held each September. We want to encourage more people to take part either as walker or a sponsor so we have set up an easy-to-use JustGiving page

Donate with JustGiving
Donate now by clicking on the button above

Need some help?
Read our Just Giving Guide by clicking HERE

The guide details the few easy steps to you need to take to sponsor the participants of our Ride & Stride.

Ride & Stride 2020

Please join us on Saturday 12th September 2020 for a day to remember

Ride + Stride is an annual event that raises vital funds to help maintain Buckinghamshire's magnificent heritage.


The Ride & Stride web page has lots more information to assist you.

Join us in our Work

The Friends of Buckinghamshire’s Historic Churches support the work of the BHCT. Each year the Friends organise a number of events including a church crawl and an illustrated talk; Friends also have preferential access to the annual Summer Reception.

Find out more

Protecting our Heritage

We make grants to churches and chapels of all denominations in the county of Buckinghamshire.
Many grants are spent on repairing roofs and stonework, not surprising as many of our beautiful churches were built in the 14th century.

View a list of churches we have helped since 2015