{"id":2276,"date":"2017-06-05T18:19:38","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T16:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/\/\/?page_id=2276"},"modified":"2024-02-08T17:57:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:57:39","slug":"renovation-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/en\/renovation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"RENOVATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;THE VISION&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#973735&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1495558456016{margin-right: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<strong>Owners of a magnificent Grade II* listed building designed by Sir Aston Webb, we are constantly committed to maintaining it to ensure its preservation for the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our main objective is to position the Church at the intersection of its dual heritage: serving as both an active place of worship for London&#8217;s French-speaking Protestant communities and as one of the key buildings of the Huguenot refuge. As the direct descendant of the first church of the strangers founded in 1550, the Soho church also stands as one of the oldest French landmarks in London.[\/vc_column_text][ultimate_spacer height=&#8221;13&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1495559474292{margin-right: 40px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #3c4a52 !important;border-left-color: #973735 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #973735 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #973735 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #973735 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"standard-arrow bullet-top\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">OUR PRIORITIES :<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>O\ufb00ering <\/strong>a modern, welcoming and secure environment for our congregation to pray, meet, share, volunteer and engage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Opening<\/strong> our Church to the Soho community, local charities, historical societies and businesses with a perfect environment for events, conferences or meetings in a prime central and historical location<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Sharing<\/strong> our wealth of history by providing greater access to our unique collection of rare books and manuscripts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2000&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalgiving.co.uk\/donate\/the-french-protestant-church-of-london\" class=\"btn-shortcode dt-btn-s dt-btn default-btn-color default-btn-hover-color default-btn-bg-color default-btn-bg-hover-color\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"dt-btn-1\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Support the RENOVATION<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1495558456016{margin-right: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;A FIRST PHASE OF WORK COMPLETED IN 2020&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#973735&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c4nAXg8uwLU\" width=\"360\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Affected by time, weather but also endless constructions around it (buildings, Crossrail), the building had many issues: leaks damaging the roofs, cracked stained glass, humidity creating in\ufb01ltrations in the building\u2019s terracotta walls and the original organ.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To address those issues, a major renovation project was launched in 2016, just before the referendum on the United Kingdom&#8217;s exit from the European Union, and was completed for its first phase four years later (while negotiations between the EU and the UK were still ongoing), amidst the Covid-19 epidemic. Quite a journey![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]At the beginning of the project, our objective was to create a <em>&#8220;versatile and welcoming space, meeting all safety and accessibility standards, and designed to benefit a wide audience&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>All these objectives have been achieved, and even exceeded. Indeed, we had no expectation for our basement spaces to become so bright and welcoming.<\/p>\n<p>They are now accessible to all, thanks to a new platform lift serving the two lower levels. Gentle sloping paths have been created &#8211; as well as fire refuges &#8211; to allow safe and independent access for wheelchair users. They will also be able to use the new accessible toilets, which will also be useful for young parents thanks to our new changing table!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"29dc4ffa-e818-483e-8b19-d79a36d556bb\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><strong><em>You can find a complete description of our renovated spaces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/en\/lespace-epfl-hire\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12px&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;THE FIRST PHASE OF FUNDING&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#973735&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row anchor=&#8221;donate&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]The church had an initial investment of \u00a3261,000, primarily thanks to financial compensations obtained thanks of a settlement on right of light after the building of new office spaces on Oxford Street. In addition to this sum, the church saved approximately \u00a3130,000 over three years.<\/p>\n<p>Our fundraising campaign raised \u00a31,073,000, with over \u00a3346,000 donated by members of the community, but also the generosity of former members of our extended community, with donations totaling over \u00a3285,000 between 2017 and 2020. The rest of the funding mainly came from grants, with two in particular: City Bridge Trust for accessibility compliance (\u00a398,500) and the reimbursement of VAT for eligible works in places of worship (\u00a3188,146 cumulative from 2017 to 2020). Added to this is the Gift Aid received on eligible donations (\u00a346,527).<\/p>\n<p>As for expenses (nave, basement, and roofs, excluding the library project), they amounted to a total of \u00a31,424,892 between 2018 and 2020, including VAT.<\/p>\n<p>The entire team of volunteers is very proud to not have requested any reimbursement for expenses incurred during this period (such as food, transportation, or others). The only fundraising expenses were limited to printing brochures and costs related to event organization, often sponsored by our friends and partners, especially Wine Story, La Librairie La Page, or Les Fauristes. They are deeply thanked for their support.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Renovation team: Cindy and St\u00e9phane Desmarais, B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Fougier, Ghislain Leugue, Carole de Saint Affrique, and Cl\u00e9ment Salmon.<\/strong><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;HOW TO DONATE&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#973735&#8243;]<div class=\"standard-arrow list-divider bullet-top\"><p><strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalgiving.co.uk\/donate\/the-french-protestant-church-of-london\">Total Giving<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By cheque<\/strong> : Please send your cheque payable to <em>The French Protestant<\/em> <em>Church<\/em> to \u2018 Huguenot Church Appeal\u2019 &#8211; French Protestant Church, 8-9 Soho Square, London W1D 3QD<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GIFTAID-DECLARATION.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the Gift Aid declaration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>By transfer<\/strong> : Please quote the reference \u2018appeal\u2019 and your name.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyds Bank &#8211; The French Protestant Church<\/p>\n<p>Sort code 30-84-51 &#8211; Account number 32015160<\/p>\n<p>IBAN:\u00a0 GB97 LOYD30845132015160 &#8211; BIC:\u00a0 LOYDGB21760<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12px&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;THEY SUPPORT US&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#973735&#8243;]<div class=\"standard-arrow list-divider bullet-top\"><p>The French Protestant Church of London is very grateful to its generous donors (individuals, companies and foundations), for their support of the renovation plan of the Soho temple. We would like to thank them wholeheartedly.<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;white&#8221; active_section=&#8221;5&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Our donors&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1496734477198-ecce708e-b609&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Major benefactor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><em>Supported by City Bridge Trust, the funding arm of The City of London Corporation\u2019s charity, Bridge House Estates (1035628)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Guillaume Fonkenell<\/p>\n<p>Bertrand Meunier<\/p>\n<p>Andr\u00e9-Pierre Visser<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefactor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jacques Boissonnas<\/p>\n<p>Terr\u00e9vent Foundation and Eric de Turckheim<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patron<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isabelle et Thierry Baudon<\/p>\n<p>Ariane Braillard<\/p>\n<p>Laurent et Marine Charbonnier<\/p>\n<p>Ly Dumas<\/p>\n<p>Fonds de soutien au tissu associatif des Fran\u00e7ais \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger<\/p>\n<p>The French Huguenot Church of London Charitable Trust<\/p>\n<p>Martin Harcourt Williams<\/p>\n<p>Francis Lang<\/p>\n<p>Am\u00e9lie and Bruno Mourgue d\u2019Algue<\/p>\n<p><em>In loving memory of<\/em> George and Yvette Orawski<\/p>\n<p>Antoine and Carole de Saint Affrique<\/p>\n<p>The Scaler foundation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Albane and Stephan Caron<\/p>\n<p>Laurence Colchester<\/p>\n<p>Dr Elizabeth Courtauld<\/p>\n<p>Antoine and El\u00e9onore Dresch<\/p>\n<p>Anne and Denis Faure<\/p>\n<p>The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte and Gilles Mo\u00ebc-Fougier<\/p>\n<p>Nicolas and V\u00e9ronique Raynaud<\/p>\n<p>Christine and Ulrich Sigwart<\/p>\n<p>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Genevoise en faveur des Protestants Diss\u00e9min\u00e9s<\/p>\n<p>Isabelle and Olivier Wolf<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thibaut Adam<\/p>\n<p>JR Asprey charitable foundation<\/p>\n<p>Maartje Bonda<\/p>\n<p>Tini Brodie<\/p>\n<p>Reginald Carlier<\/p>\n<p>Magali et Xavier Demierre<\/p>\n<p>St\u00e9phane and Cindy Desmarais<\/p>\n<p>Sabine Duchemin<\/p>\n<p>Pierre-Alexis Dumas<\/p>\n<p>Les Fauristes, Choir<\/p>\n<p>Fabrice Gaussen<\/p>\n<p>Catherine Giger<\/p>\n<p>Lena and J\u00e9r\u00f4me Hadey<\/p>\n<p>Cyrille Kabadjeu<\/p>\n<p>Thibault Lavergne and Wine Story<\/p>\n<p>Ghislain and Nelly Leugue<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9cile Monfort-Bidet<\/p>\n<p>David John Montier<\/p>\n<p>Caroline-Laure and Guilhem N\u00e8gre<\/p>\n<p>Notre Dame de France<\/p>\n<p>The Lady Phillimore<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Probst<\/p>\n<p>Anne Roberts<\/p>\n<p>Saint Patrick&#8217;s Church (Soho square)<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Philippe Vernes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>As well as<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<p>H. Adams, John Adamson, Irina Arnold, St\u00e9phane Audran, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Bamba, Richard Bancroft, Jesse Beaumont, Annette Bell, Luc Benjamin, Marie Bohl, Claire Bonniol, C\u00e9line Bordarier, Jean-No\u00ebl de Bouillane de Lacoste, Tim Bouquet, Peter Bourdillon, V\u00e9ronique Brazier, Joannah Brear, James Brebner, Georgina Briody, Jennifer Butler, VG Butler, Manon Carbiener, Steve Carrie-Simon, Peter Caton, Bernard Cazenove, Barbara Cheroutre, Mathilde Chiesa, Communaut\u00e9 malgache (Malagasy community), Katleen Cook, George Courtauld, John Critchley, Dr Katherine Danceney, Guilhem Darricau, Malcolm Debonnaire, Denis Desert, Carol and David Di Matteo, Elaine Du Lieu, Elisabeth Durand, Yvette Easton, JG Ellis, Hilary Evans, Laurence et S\u00e9bastien Fonlupt, JH and Isabelle Gaulard, Florence Giger, Mayeule Graff, Chantal Grand d&#8217;Esnon, David Griffiths, Colin Hadley, T.G.Hall, Leila Hamrat, Robert Hanrott, P Houssemayne du Boulay, Peter Haynes, Robin Howells, Chris Howlett, Hywel Harris Hughes, Huguenot Society of Australia, Michel and Barbara Julien, Xavier Kreiss, Jean-Luc Laloe, James Larminie, Friends of Lambeth Palace Library, Fabien Ler\u00e8de, Daniel and Fran\u00e7oise Levesque, Aino-Leena Levillain, Kemel Mabiala, Elisabeth Maddison, Peter Malindine, Harry Martineau, Victorine Martineau, C\u00e9dric Marx, Fran\u00e7ois Masson, Brian Matier, Katrina Matthews, Moira Mifsud, Mc Intyre, Ang\u00e8le and Gustave Monod, Lady Monson, David John Montier, Marc and Sandrine Morawek, Jean Murat, Sabri Nasr, Caroline Negrel-Russell, The Nugee foundation, Jeremy Ouvry, Rasa Owondault-Berre, Nicholas Page, Martin Perkins, Clive Radley, Claire and Luc Raynal, Catherine Rainey, Antony Ratcliff, Catherine Rawlinson, Brian Rice, Andrew Ritchie, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Roman, Cl\u00e9ment and H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Salmon, Robert Scallon, Mrs Snowden, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 F\u00e9minine Fran\u00e7aise, Blanche Tetmen, Laure Thomas, Geoffrey Treasure, Fiona Tremethick, Suzanne Trocm\u00e9, Maurice Vassi\u00e9, G\u00e9raldine Visser, Richard Walker, Richard Wapp, Marcia Watson, The Weavers&#8217; company, J. Young, Dorit Zak.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;THE VISION&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#973735&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1495558456016{margin-right: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Owners of a magnificent Grade II* listed building designed by Sir Aston Webb, we are constantly committed to maintaining it&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2276","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2276"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9800,"href":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2276\/revisions\/9800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}