Thank you for visiting our website. We are a small, voluntary group dedicated to encouraging visitors to Shropshire's wonderful churches, and helping churches to welcome those crossing the doorstep.
Why visit churches?
- In Shropshire there is a church in almost every village, and several in our towns. They are treasure houses of history, beautiful objects, architecture, wildlife and local stories, and provide a quiet space for reflection and spirituality.
- We publish a booklet, "A Guide to Shropshire's Churches' every three years, which contains around a hundred entries. This is useful for planning a visit or a tour. The booklet is free, and distributed all around the county, not only to member churches, but to Visitor Centres, Tourist Information Centres, libraries and businesses.
- Church Tourism is a vital part of Shropshire's economy. Mark HooperPanter, in a recent article in the Shropshire Star, reported recently:-
"Making up 80 per cent of the UK’s visitor economy, English tourism in 2019 generated more than £100 billion a year and supported 2.6 million jobs. Tourism spend in the West Midlands was £6.2 billion.
The industry is a major employer of school leavers and young people, as well as an incubator for entrepreneurs and innovation.
Tourism in Shropshire is worth a massive £561 million and it contributes nine per cent of the total West Midlands tourism spend.”-
If you are visiting Shropshire, the Visit Shropshire website has lots of ideas what to do and where to go
How to find a church
Find a church lists churches in alphabetical order and takes you to their member pages on this website.
Browse the SCTG Booklet (Click on the picture, left, and scroll down to see a map of our churches)
The member churches are grouped into five regions comprising Shrewsbury and the four quarters of Shropshire, the A458 and A5/M54 dividing the county north and south, and the A49 to the east and west.
The stunning circular church of St Chad in Shrewsbury.