- Greater Churches Group
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The Greater Churches Group is a self help organisation within the
Church of England .Aims
It aims to provide help and mutual support to its member churches in dealing with the special problems of running a "
cathedral -like" church with the organisation and financial structure of aparish church . The group meets every few years in conference to share ideas.Several of these buildings are former monastic properties that were converted to parish church use after the
English Reformation . Others are large parish churches built at a time of great wealth. What they share in common are the requirements to offer facilities to a large number of visitors, host special services, offer community access and fund the specialist maintenance and repair of these largeGrade I listed building s.List of churches
There are currently 19 churches within the Greater Churches Group:
External links
* [http://www.bathabbey.org Bath Abbey]
* [http://www.beverleyminster.org/ Beverley Minster]
* [http://www.parish-of-boston.org.uk/ St Botolph with St Christopher, Boston]
* [http://www.christchurchpriory.org Christchurch Priory]
* [http://www.hexhamabbey.org.uk/ Hexham Abbey]
* [http://www.holy-trinity.org.uk Holy Trinity Church, Hull]
* [http://www.stratford-upon-avon.org Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon]
* [http://www.leedsparishchurch.org.uk Leeds Parish Church]
* [http://www.stlaurences.org.uk St Laurence Church, Ludlow]
* [http://www.greatmalvernpriory.org.uk Malvern Priory]
* [http://www.bullring.org St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham]
* [http://www.stmarysnottingham.org St. Mary's Church, Nottingham]
* [http://www.stmaryredcliffe.co.uk/ St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol]
* [http://www.stmaryswarwick.org.uk Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick]
* [http://www.petermancroft.org.uk St Peter Mancroft]
* [http://www.romseyabbey.org.uk Romsey Abbey]
* [http://www.selbyabbey.co.uk Selby Abbey]
* [http://www.sherborneabbey.com Sherborne Abbey]
* [http://www.tewkesburyabbey.org.uk Tewkesbury Abbey]
* [http://www.wimborneminster.org.uk Wimborne Minster]
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