But now St Andrew’s needs your help – with Herald readers being urged to take part in a survey that could answer its fundraising prayers.
These are worrying times at the beloved parish church as parts of the Grade I listed building are in urgent need of repair.
Its tower is crumbling, its bells are silent, and parts of the churchyard have been cordoned off with around £500,000 needed altogether to foot the repair bill.
There is a glimmer of light as the church has been given the go-ahead to apply for lottery funding to save the 16th century tower and make improvements.
But your help is needed to help shape the application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, with readers being asked to complete a short five-minute survey.
The survey includes a request for volunteers to help with heritage activities that are being planned at a church with more than 1,000 years of history.
The survey will be live throughout May with heritage consultant, Nick Patrick, pleading with Herald readers for their support.
He said: “If our application is successful this will be a major project and the team at St Andrew’s will need to raise around £500,000.
“So we need as many people as possible to have a say on our plans and let us know if they want to be involved”.
Funding is sought to repair the historic tower and bells, which have been silenced as engineers feared the structure was unsafe.
Improvements to facilities inside the church are also planned to encourage people of all faiths to visit and engage with a history that stretches back more than a millennium.
The survey can be found at https://standrews_farnham_survey while other consultation events are planned.