General Trustees
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HELP FOR CONGREGATIONS
You can find general information on the following topics
on this page:
Energy conservation
Better Heating Scheme
The Eco-Congregation Programme
Advice on church lighting
Sound system consultant
Church Buildings Maintenance
Please note that this page provides an overview to
our assistance only. For specific information on these
schemes and resources, including a breakdown of approximate
costs and contact details, visit our dedicated extranet
site written for staff, office bearers and those in
the ministries.
Energy conservation
The Church of Scotland has taken a leading role in the
energy conservation field and the General Trustees offer
subsidies to encourage congregations to obtain a survey
from their heating consultant.
In addition, the trustees have negotiated arrangements
in consultation with their energy consultant, Argyle Energy,
which have in many instances resulted in substantial savings
in costs to congregations for gas and electricity supplies.
For further information, please contact
Robert Lindores by email here or visit our contact
page.
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Better Heating Scheme
Under the Better Heating Scheme, which is administered
by the Church of Scotland General Trustees, congregations
can obtain, for a modest fee, skilled advice on how to
save money on heating bills and improving the standard
of comfort in buildings.
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The Eco-Congregation
Programme
This environmental programme offers free resources and
support to congregations wishing to incorporate environmental
care more widely into their church life and mission.
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such as worship, teaching, children's and youth
work, maintaining buildings and grounds and engaging
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More information is available from:
The Society, Religion and Technology Project
121 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4YN
Telephone: 0131 225 5722
Email: ecocongregation@srtp.org.uk
Web: www.ecocongregation.org.uk/scotland
Please note this link will take you out of the Church
of Scotland website and open a new browser window.
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Advice on church lighting
The General Trustees have appointed Hugh J. Nicholl as
their lighting consultant. Mr Nicholl, who has considerable
experience and expertise in the field, is available to
advise congregations.
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Sound system consultant
The General Trustees have appointed John M. McDonald as
their consultant in electro-acoustic design and engineering,
covering architectural acoustics, sound re-inforcement
and assistive listening systems.
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Church Buildings Maintenance
in Scotland
The Church Buildings Maintenance in Scotland project
is supported by the Church of Scotland, Bishops' Conference
of Scotland, the Scottish Episcopal Church and Historic
Scotland.
Its website provides a range of modules and resources
for people involved in maintaining church buildings,
including learning modules on types and fabric. It can
be found at www.maintainyourchurch.org.uk.
Please note this link will take you out of the Church
of Scotland website and open a new browser window.
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