ARC UK Information

We are the UK branch of the international charity ARC, an organisation that provides free guided tours to visitors in European churches and cathedrals during the summer months. Our participants are volunteers aged between 18 and 30. In return for giving up four or five weeks of their summer, they learn to live and work as part of a community, appreciate other cultures, and make the stones speak. ARC currently facilitates over thirty projects in places such as St. Paul's Cathedral in London, the Duomo in Florence, and Toledo Cathedral. As the UK branch we send English-speaking guides to churches across Europe every summer and we welcome applications from anyone aged 18-30. Participants are provided with accommodation and living expenses, in return for providing free tours in their own language to visitors of famous churches. No previous experience or specific expertise are required as full training is provided, although an interest in such fields as art, architecture, history or theology might be useful. It is advantageous, but not always essential, to have at least a basic knowledge of a European language.