About Us We serve a population of over 4m people covering 277 square miles of Greater London north of the River Thames and west of the River Lea, from the Isle of Dogs in the east to Staines in the west and as far north as Enfield. In its current form, our Diocese covers 17 boroughs in Greater London, in whole or in part, and also the district of Spelthorne in Surrey. It is cotermi- nous with the historic county of Middlesex. The area we serve is predom- inantly urban, although there are significant suburban areas and even rural parts to our northern and western fringes.
Parish Property Support Many churches in London are fortunate to have other properties in the ownership of the PCC. These often share the same legal obligations as church buildings. In cases where parishes wish to lease their buildings, undertake development works, or undertake extensive repairs, the Parish Property Support Team offer support and advice.
Within the Diocese of London, there are: 500+ worshipping communities 1,000 clergy and ministers 200 men and women in training for ministry
75,000 adults on electoral rolls 70,000+ regular worshippers 150 church schools 52,000+ pupils
The Portfolio
The LDF has responsibility for 3,500 properties of which 1,800 support parish life. The Parish Property Support (PPS) team provide professional property advice to parishes alongside proactively managing the portfolio of closed churches and aligned buildings. The Parish Property Support team oversee a portfolio of around 100 buildings of which 30 are closed churches.
150+ chaplaincies in schools, colleges, hospitals, the Metropolitan Police, Heathrow, railways, prisons, theatres, the forces, football clubs, Canary Wharf, livery companies, shops and City institutions £1,000,000s raised each year for charities around the world 1,500,000+ visitors and worshippers in St Paul’s Cathedral each year
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