EPSLP is an open civic association that brings together residents, artisans, students, and heritage advocates to actively preserve the historical churches of Saint Lubin du Perche. Every person who values rural culture is welcome to join our volunteer ranks regardless of prior technical experience, as we provide training, camaraderie, and meaningful non-profit community work.
EPSLP EGLISES ET PATRIMOINE DE SAINT LUBIN DU PERCHE advances public education, cultural preservation, and historic conservation across the Saint Lubin du Perche parish by protecting its vital religious heritage. Working alongside municipal leaders, regional cultural administrations, and local heritage experts, the organization conducts systematic surveys, active restoration projects, and public engagement initiatives to safeguard historical churches, chapels, oratories, and sacred artifacts. By revitalizing these architecturally significant sites and bringing their historical value to light, the association strengthens community identity, stimulates sustainable cultural tourism, and creates accessible educational spaces for residents and visitors alike. Through non-discriminatory programming, open public lectures, and collaborative conservation work, the entity ensures that irreplaceable historic monuments remain preserved, structurally secure, and freely accessible as public artistic treasures for present and future generations.
Preserving historical monuments requires diverse talents, from physical field labor to historical research and visitor hospitality. We organize volunteers into collaborative work groups matching individual interests and available schedules.
Ideal for hands-on individuals who enjoy physical outdoor activity. Tasks include clearing vegetation and ivy from ancient stone walls, digging gravel drainage perimeter trenches, cleaning slate gutters, and assisting master masons with manual lime mortar preparation.
Commitment: 1 Saturday morning per month • Safety gear provided.
Suited for detail-oriented volunteers interested in genealogy, paleography, and local history. Tasks include transcribing handwritten parish ledgers, cataloging photographic documentation, recording gravestone inscriptions, and writing descriptive panels.
Commitment: Flexible indoor or home-based hours • Training provided.
Perfect for warm, communicative people who love welcoming visitors. Tasks include staffing open-door weekend hours, guiding small groups through the church nave, greeting guests at community concerts, and answering visitor questions about local architecture.
Commitment: Weekend shifts during spring/summer • Guide briefing pack provided.
To ensure safety, mutual respect, and ethical stewardship on historical sites, every volunteer agrees to uphold our four core principles:
If you have never participated in a volunteer conservation workday, you might wonder what to expect. Our work sessions are designed to be safe, physically rewarding, and socially warm, balancing disciplined craft with country hospitality.
A typical workday follows a structured, relaxed schedule:
EPSLP is committed to the total protection of our volunteer members. The association maintains comprehensive civil liability and personal accident insurance through a certified non-profit insurer, covering every registered volunteer during official workdays, guided tours, and public events.
While volunteering is completely free of charge, many of our active volunteers choose to formally join the association by paying modest annual membership dues (typically 20 euros for individuals or 30 euros for families). Explicit Financial Disclosure: All membership fees, subsidies, and contributions are fully reinvested into the association's public interest missions. Membership contributions directly finance our group annual insurance policy costs, purchase safety helmets and eye protection, and buy raw materials such as breathable natural lime and copper nails.
In accordance with French law and our strict internal governance bylaws, all board members, coordinators, and volunteers serve on a 100% uncompensated, voluntary basis. We have no paid executive staff, ensuring that every euro of public and private funding benefits the historic stones of Saint Lubin du Perche.
Complete the form below to register your interest in volunteering with EPSLP. Our volunteer coordinator will contact you directly to discuss upcoming workdays and match you with a team.