This site is provided by the Church of England's National Stewardship Department and offers a wide range of resources to support all aspects of stewardship in the local church. 

 

GIVING
There are pages for those who preach and teach about stewardship, for encouraging giving in the local church, on Giving for Life and resources for Parish Giving Officers.

TREASURERS
We offer lots of resources for treasurers (top page) including guidance for new treasurers,  support on producing accounts, appointing an independent examiner, managing risk, and much more.


GIFT AID
There are a range of Gift Aid factsheets offered. These include a 2011 update, resources for new Gift Aid Officers and ten tips for maximising Gift Aid

 

PCCs AS CHARITIES 
In this section are resources for PCC members in their role as charity trustees, support for registering larger PCCs with the Charity Commission, and guidance on reserves


 

LEGACIES
Each year parishes receive over £40 million from gifts in wills. We offer resources to help parishes. Material for those considering leaving a gift can be found here.

OTHER TOPICS
Other resources available include tools to help encourage young people in stewardship, a stewardship toolkit for rural churches,and several funding guides

All the resources are free.  If you can't find what you seek, the site map may be of help. We offer a free quarterly update e-mail to give you details of what's changed, the latest in good practice etc. If you would find this helpful, please sign up here.

Top Resources

1. Parish Reserves

2. Beating Recession - a Parish Checklist. 

3. Registration of PCCs

4. Encouraging Giving

5. Rural Toolkit

6. Funding Guides

7. Buying Smarter

8. Restricted Funds