Methodist Insurance - specialist insurance for churches
We understand each church has individual requirements, so our Church Shield policy is flexible and provides the options you need to protect your church and congregation.
Our church insurance policy cover includes:
- Church buildings and pipe organs – including fixtures such as pulpits, pews and fonts
- Contents and personal effects – anywhere within the geographical limits outlined in the policy*
- Money – covers loss of money belonging to you or for which you are responsible
- Losses following theft by officials – this can also cover any auditor's fees incurred
- Employers’ liability – to protect against liability claims from employees or volunteers following an accident where the church is negligent
- Public liability – standard limit of £5million, higher limits may be available on request.
- Legal expenses insurance – including legal fees, compensation awards or appeal costs arising from a wide range of legal disputes
- Personal accident - cover for any insured person who suffers accidental bodily injury anywhere in the British Isles. Options for group travel available.
- Accidental damage and theft – automatic inclusion for your Methodist church
- Minor building works – up to a contract value of £150,000.
Your Church Shield policy is designed to provide specialist insurance for your church with the addition of access to a range of valuable support services. These include buildings valuations, risk management assessments and crime prevention and security.
Other optional covers include terrorism, cyber and subsidence. Please read our
Church Shield policy wording for the full benefits and exclusions of the policy.
Call our team on 0345 606 1331 to find out more and to get a quote.
Change of correspondent
Please make sure you let us know if the correspondent for your church is changing. We’ll need to know the name, address, phone number and email address of the new correspondent.
Church maintenance
While your insurance is there to protect you against the unexpected, it does not cover you for damage caused through lack of maintenance. Carrying out routine church maintenance will help to keep your Methodist church in a good state of repair.
When to contact us
If you are holding activities which are out of the ordinary or involve a hazardous activity, it is advisable to call us and check your church is covered. Find out more about when you need to
contact us.
*The geographical limits for Church are England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.