Building Management Portal Update

The Online Faculty System is now read-only, and the migration process to the new Building Management Portal (BMP) is underway.

The planned release date of the new BMP is Tuesday 6th October 2026.

The national Building Management Portal project team have put together some short videos to help users with the transition to the new system. The videos will be added to each relevant form in the BMP so that users can access them at the point they need them. They will also be hosted on a dedicated page within the overall Buildings Portal, so the links below are temporary.

This video provides a short introduction to the Building Management Portal:

Users will access the Building Management Portal through the CofE Portal. If you do not already have a CofE Portal account, you may need to create one. 

Some users will need to complete a one-time registration process. This helps the system link the user to the correct role, church, and diocese. 

This video explains the process for registration and account management:

Important notice – notifications will now come from the email address noreply@buildingportalnotifications.churchofengland.org (instead of noreply@facultynotifications.churchofengland.org)

How do I …?

This video explains how to record List A works:

This video explains how to create applications for List B works:

There are four videos explaining how to create faculty applications that should be watched in order as they go through the different stages

• Making a faculty application 1
• Making a faculty application 2
• Making a faculty application 3
• Making a faculty application 4

Further resources and FAQs can be seen on the Church of England website Building Management Portal page.

As always, the Governance Team will be available to support parishes, clergy and other users throughout the transition. If you have any questions about the new system, existing applications or the migration process, please get in touch.