The arrangements under which the Friends of the City Churches have occupied the office at St Mary Abchurch for the past ten years have expired and the FCC trustees have decided to relocate the charity's administration to an office elsewhere rather than to continue to occupy the St Mary Abchurch office under the licence to occupy offered by the St Mary Abchurch Guild Church Council. An important reason for this decision is uncertainty related to the major conservation and refurbishment project that might cause the building to close for a period at some point in the near future. The St Mary Abchurch Guild Church Council has very much valued its partnership with the Friends of the City Churches and wishes it well as it continues to serve the City's churches.