DAC hosts Church Building Awards

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.