Roof Project
Building Work Starting 7th Aug
Church Services will continue throughout the work
Children’s party hire is available throughout the work
All other St George’s activities and those of our external hire groups will start again from Monday15th September
The Vision
St George’s Church is at the heart of the neighbourhood in Tufnell Park.
The church is a community of Christians, centred on worship and prayer, and from this flows all kinds of ways in which the local people and environment are served, blessed, uplifted, connected and made whole.
The church has its doors open to all people, from every background, all faiths and none. We seek to be a place of deep friendship, healing and hope.
You can read more about all our activities under Regular Activities and News and Events.
The Roof Project
Good News! All the money has been raised and our roof work will begin on 12th July. This will deal with all the leaks and problems we have had for many years. A lot of time and effort has gone into planning the work and submitting grant application to get us to this stage and we are so excited to be at the point of starting the work.
We are immensely grateful to those individuals who have donated to our appeal and to the bodies who have provided grants including Richard Cloudesley Charity, Benefact Trust and Garfield Weston Charity. We could not go ahead without you.
The project includes:
Full replacement of the main church upper and lower roof coverings
Replacement of fascias
Insulation to modern standards
Opening up of all the rooflights to let in more natural light
What happens during the building work?
Church Services will continue throughout the work
Children’s party hire is available throughout the work
All other St George’s activities and those of our external hire groups will start again from Monday15th September
The building work has been delayed by three and a half week and will now take from 7th August 2025 to the 20th December 2025 (the end date is provisional). During this period the whole church site will be fenced off with just a passageway through the scaffolding to provide access to the main glass front door. No car parking or drop-off will be available on site.
Over the school summer holidays and one week in the autumn internal work will take place Mon - Fri and Saturday mornings on the rooflights, so most external hire groups will not be able to use the building. Church services will continue over the summer along with children’s party hire.
The rest of the time the work will be external so St George’s weekday activities and services and all hire groups will be able to use the building as normal. There will be very little natural light coming into the main space though.
Residents living around the church building will experience noise from the work and we would be grateful for your patience and forbearance with this. A temporary roof will be fitted and scaffolding installed around the whole building including over the pavement on the Carleton Road side. The whole site will be fenced off except for the main entrance. Building work will take place during the day Mon - Fri and on Saturday mornings until 1pm.
Our aim is to fit solar PV to our large flat roof to reduce the carbon footprint of our operation and we are working on both the design of a system and getting together the money to make this happen.
Please pray…
Thanks God that the money has been raised and the project can begin.
Pray for the contractors, professionals and St George’s team working on the project, for safety, good decision making and steady progress.
Pray for St George’s to continue reaching out to the community and that our church services still feel welcoming to members and visitor alike.