Friends of Friendless Churches

Friends of Friendless Churches (FoFC) is a registered charity formed in 1957, active in England and Wales,[1] which campaigns for and rescues redundant historic places of worship threatened by demolition, decay, or inappropriate conversion.

[8] In England, the charity does not receive regular public funding, but has obtained grants from bodies such as English Heritage.

[16] The charity describes its mission as an architectural conservation organisation which aims to preserve beautiful places of worship as public monuments.

The charity told The Guardian newspaper that cared-for and cherished should not mean fossilised, and instead they want to offer their places of worship for public events such as concerts, knitting groups, seasonal lectures, art exhibitions, supper clubs and the occasional religious ceremony.

"They intend to carry on working tirelessly to preserve what Shakespeare described as our magnificent 'sermons in stone' for generations to come", The Guardian stated.

The ecclesiastical patron is Rev Wyn Evans, former Bishop of St Davids, and the president is the Marquess of Salisbury.