Grace Baptist Trust Corporation

Grace Baptist Trust Corporation

Serving Churches Throughout the United Kingdom

News 2012

Letting a Manse - Update

1 NOVEMBER 2012

Our Fact Sheet on Letting a Manse has been updated in line with regulations concerning gas and electricity.

Expenses and Benefits

2 OCTOBER 2012

Our Fact Sheet on Expenses and Benefits has been updated in regards to the National Minimum Wage rates - see our Resources page for further details.

Winter Hints & Tips - New Fact Sheet

20 SEPTEMBER 2012

Visit our Resources page for a new Fact Sheet on taking care of your chapel over the winter months.

Listed Places of Worship - Grant Scheme

18 SEPTEMBER 2012

See our Resources page for further information on this Grant Scheme.

Food Safety - Updated Fact Sheet

17 SEPTEMBER 2012

Our Fact Sheet on Food Safety has been updated regarding the reuse of glass containers such as jam or marmalade jars.

Minibus Permits & Driving Licences

31 JULY 2012

See our Resources page for a new Fact Sheet on Minibus Permits and Driving Licences. This is important information on the use of minibuses in a church situation.

Data Protection - Subject Access Requests

30 JULY 2012

See our Resources page for an updated Fact Sheet on the Data Protection Act 1998.

Churches as Charities - Update July 2012

27 JULY 2012

The Statutory Review of the Charities Act 2006 has been completed. For possible implications that it may have regarding churches registering as charities please see our Resources page for a Fact Sheet on this matter.

Asbestos in the Workplace - Changes to Regulations

23 JULY 2012

See our Resources page for an updated Fact Sheet summarising the changes to the Regulations regarding the Control of Asbestos in the Workplace.

Churches Helped - 2011

28 MAY 2012

Our Churches Helped page has been updated. Visit the page to see how we were able to be of assistance to some of our churches in 2011.

Gift Aid Scheme - Update

23 MARCH 2012

See our Resources page for a new Fact Sheet on the changes that HMRC have made in the wording of Gift Aid Declarations.

New Fact Sheet - Building Log Book

3 FEBRUARY 2012

See our Resources page for a new Fact Sheet on the benefits of maintaining a Building Log Book for your church premises.