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Commissioners' church is an
Anglican church in the United Kingdom built with money voted by
Parliament as a result of the Church Building Act of 1818 and 1824. They have been given a number of titles, including
Commissioners' churches,
Waterloo churches and
Million Act churches (or "Million churches"). The 1818 Act supplied a grant of money and established the Church Building Commission to direct its use, and in 1824 made a further grant of money. In addition to paying for the building of churches, the Commission had powers to divide and subdivide
parishes, and to provide
endowments. The Commission continued to function as a separate body until the end of 1856, when it was absorbed into the
Ecclesiastical Commission. In some cases the Commissioners provided the full cost of the new church; in other cases they provided a grant and the balance was raised locally.