On Wednesday the Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) hosted its inaugural Church Building Awards event at Cuthbert House. Awards were made under six categories with the following churches receiving awards on the evening:
Missional Impact
Winner – All Saints, Stranton
Runner Up – All Saints, Preston On Tees
Building
Winner – All Saints, Preston On Tees
Runner Up – St Brandon, Brancepeth
Care & Conservation
Winner – St Mary the Virgin, Barnard Castle
Runner Up – St Margaret, Tanfield
Sustainability
Winner – St Paul, Ryhope
Runner Up – All Saints, Stranton
Churchyard
Winner – All Saints, Eastgate
Runner Up – St Brandon, Brancepeth
Access & Interpretation
Winner – St Simon, Simonside (Jarrow)
Runner Up – St Mary the Virgin, Barnard Castle
The awards were presented by our Diocesan Chancellor, Adrian Iles and the event was sponsored by Ecclesiastical Insurance.