{"id":6104,"date":"2020-05-13T08:20:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T07:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/\/\/?page_id=6104"},"modified":"2020-05-13T08:24:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T07:24:21","slug":"renovation-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/en\/renovation-2-2\/","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>We want to ensure the future of the French Protestant Church<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Its history and community rely on a thorough and phased renovation that will guarantee its survival for centuries to come. Our main objective is to put back the Church at the crossroad of its dual heritage, being at the same time the active place of worship of the London French speaking\u00a0protestant communities and one of the key buildings of the Huguenot refuge. As the direct descendant of the first church of the strangers funded in 1550, it also makes the Soho church one of the oldest French landmark in London.[\/vc_column_text][\/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:\/\/uk.virginmoneygiving.com\/charity-web\/charity\/finalCharityHomepage.action?charityId=1017939\" 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_text_separator title=&#8221;A SAD REALITY&#8221; 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\/CXUE_PtxJSU\" width=\"560\" 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]A\ufb00ected by time, weather but also endless constructions around it (buildings, Crossrail), the building has 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_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12px&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;IT HAS STARTED !&#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]<div class=\"standard-arrow bullet-top\"><div id=\"attachment_4931\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4931\" class=\" wp-image-4931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2449.jpg\" alt=\"Les travaux ont d\u00e9marr\u00e9 \u00e0 l'\u00e9glise protestante fran\u00e7aise de Londres\" width=\"333\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2449.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2449-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2449-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2449-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2449-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Coniston Ltd at work in the basement<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"yiv7331128302ydpfe6d6f30yahoo-style-wrap\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<p>The aim of the project is to completely renovate the outdated community space (236sqm) which has the potential to become a welcoming, flexible space for meetings, lectures, training, workshops and meals, in particular for a usage by our community and volunteer groups or general public events\u2019 hire. We aim at allowing everyone, including older people and people with disabilities, to visit our premises and create equal and non-discriminatory opportunities to experience the heritage, history and range of events offered (arts, education, charity activities\u2026).<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7331128302ydpcffa08d4p1\">The renovation will also help build our financial resilience by allowing us to rent out the church more often and\u00a0 help to provide the required capacity for charities and associations who need adequate space at much lower cost thanks to preferential access to our renovated rooms either for free or at discounted rates (subject to terms and conditions).<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7331128302ydpcffa08d4p1\"><strong>The work is being carried out in the community space as well as the nave by Coniston Ltd since June 17th and is planned to be completed by the end of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The removal of masonry walls is underway and the space is already barely recognisable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4587\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4587\" class=\" wp-image-4587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_7861-e1554131268578.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>\u00a9EPFL, Damaged spine and binding<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>In parallel conservation of the Church&#8217;s books and archival collection is ongoing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on the comprehensive conservation report done in February 2018 by the conservator Caroline Bendix, we have applied and have been awarded generous grants from the <em>Fonds de soutien au tissu associatif des Fran<\/em><em>\u00e7<\/em><em>ais <\/em><em>\u00e0 <\/em><em>l<\/em><em>\u2019\u00e9<\/em><em>tranger (STAFE),<\/em>\u00a0the <em>French Huguenot Church of London Charitable Trust <\/em>and the <em>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Genevoise en faveur des Protestants Diss\u00e9min\u00e9s.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It has allowed us to train a team of keen volunteers which are now embarking on the urgent restoration and preservation works.<\/p>\n<p>The first tasks for which our volunteers got trained are: internal and external cleaning of the volumes, binding mending, setting up protective structures, detailed recording of each volume\u2019s characteristics in a specifically developed data base.<\/p>\n<p>The team has been at work since February on a long and painstaking process to identify the books which will need a more thorough studio restoration, and stabilise the others.<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row anchor=&#8221;Donors&#8221;][vc_column][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 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>Jacques Boissonnas<\/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>Terr\u00e9vent Foundation and Eric de Turckheim<\/p>\n<p><em>The French Huguenot Church of London Charitable Trust<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patron<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isabelle and Thierry Baudon<\/p>\n<p>Ariane Braillard<\/p>\n<p>Laurent and Marine Charbonnier<\/p>\n<p>Ly Dumas<\/p>\n<p><em>Fonds de soutien au tissu associatif des Fran\u00e7ais \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger<\/em><\/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><em>The Scaler foundation<\/em><\/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><em>The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thibault Lavergne and <em>Wine Story<\/em><\/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><em>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Genevoise en faveur des Protestants Diss\u00e9min\u00e9s<\/em><\/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 and Xavier Demierre<\/p>\n<p>St\u00e9phane and Cindy Desmarais<\/p>\n<p>Sabine Duchemin<\/p>\n<p>Pierre-Alexis and Sophie Dumas<\/p>\n<p><em>Les Fauristes, Choir<\/em><\/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>Ghislain and Nelly Leugue<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9cile Monfort-Bidet<\/p>\n<p>David John Montier<\/p>\n<p>Marc and Sandrine Moraweck<\/p>\n<p>Caroline-Laure and Guilhem N\u00e8gre<\/p>\n<p><em>Notre Dame de France<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Lady Phillimore<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Probst<\/p>\n<p>Anne Roberts<\/p>\n<p><em>Saint Patrick&#8217;s Church (Soho square)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jean-Philippe Vernes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ainsi que<\/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 Brohl, 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, Genevi\u00e8ve Cornevin-Ferrari, 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, Mr and Mrs Patrick Herubel, 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, Jean Murat, Sabri Nasr, Caroline Negrel-Russell, The Nugee foundation, Jeremy Ouvry, Rasa Owondault-Berre, Nicholas Page, Muriel Padolus, Martin Perkins, Fred Pink, 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, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d&#8217;Histoire du Protestantisme en Normandie, 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][vc_row anchor=&#8221;Donate&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12px&#8221;][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:\/\/uk.virginmoneygiving.com\/charity-web\/charity\/finalCharityHomepage.action?charityId=1017939\">Virgin Money 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_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]We want to ensure the future of the French Protestant Church. 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