The Lorica Community Partnership team are currently working to capacity with the redevelopment of three church buildings.

St Cuthbert’s, Portsmouth

At St Cuthbert’s Church we have been redeveloping the site to provide a new worship area, doctor’s surgery, five-floor community centre and an equity share housing scheme for the elderly.

Lorica Community Partnership has provided strategic planning, business planning, income generation, project management, change management and communication input into the development working on behalf of the Vicar, Churchwardens and Parochial Church Council. £3 million of a total target of £3.5 million has been secured by Lorica Community Partnership through a combination of commercial and charitable income i.e. bank loans, PFI funding, donations and property deals.

Lorica Community Partnership has a rolling contract with the Parish and charges a daily consultancy fee. This fee contributes to the overall running costs of Lorica Trust Limited.

Christ Church, Portsdown

At Christ Church, Lorica Community Partnership is helping the parish to first understand the implications of a redevelopment programme and drawing together a detailed strategic objectives business and strategic plan and project plan that will make the redevelopment a reality. Extensive change management work has been undertaken with the parishioners following a huge unachievable redevelopment plan that had been developed by the parishes’ project leadership team.

Lorica Community Partnership currently has a fixed term contract with the Parish and charges a daily consultancy fee. This fee contributes to the overall running costs of Lorica Trust Limited.

St Andrew’s, Croydon

St Andrew’s Church is at the early stages of a redevelopment plan which will include the sale/lease of existing premises to generate capital to pay for the redevelopment of the church building. The Parish is keen to meet the social needs of the local community and in particular the local Church of England school.

Lorica is in the early stages of negotiating terms and gaining an understanding of the support needs of the parish.