The Inspiration…
Divine Inspiration began in July 2006 and is currently funded by English Heritage, under the Inspired! programme, and the Diocese of Coventry.
It acknowledges that church buildings are held in trust for all people to explore and enjoy, of all ages and any spiritual persuasion. They are full of potential for learning, heritage, leisure activity, cultural events and are, most importantly, for sharing.
Divine Inspiration encourages those who are stewards of church buildings to look creatively at how they welcome visitors to their buildings and to tell better, well researched and more engaging stories to those who make visits.
Divine Inspiration actively supports volunteers in churches as they develop an interesting, achievable welcome by offering free training and a forum for networking opportunities. It encourages churches to look at how they currently use their space and how they might share, and work this creatively with others in their community.
Divine Inspiration widely promotes churches as surprising and interesting places to visit and aims to give confidence to those who would not normally feel able to enter a church building to do just that.