New Church Grants

New Church Grants

Our vision:

By 2030 to have at least eight fruitful pioneer-led new churches embedded across our circuits. At least half of these will be in Church at the Margins contexts.

In addition to being new and different forms of church through which new people start journeys of Christian discipleship, these will be places of creative learning and experimentation which will inform and enthuse equally valued evolution of inherited churches, volunteer led “fresh expressions” and re-imagining places in which existing forms of church are ending well.

Collectively these will contribute to a financially self-sustaining ecosystem, although we recognise that Churches at the Margins will likely require financial support.

We are using language of “new churches”, which may equally be described as New Places for New People, new Christian communities or fresh expressions of church.

New Church grants will be usually be no more than £120k. This total will include a mix of monies from the District Advance Fund and Connexional Evangelism & Growth funding allocated to our district. Further details of funding available and how to apply are included in the grant guidance document below.

These grants are only a single component of the integrated support we provide for New Churches. If you are exploring starting a New Church, please contact our mission enabler for a conversation.

Further information about support for New Churches is available here

Download the Grant guidance
Dowlnload the Evaluation Form