Generosity at Christmas is a page of prayers and ideas for encouraging and sharing generosity at Christmas. Christmas is all about giving and generosity; but sometimes it gets confused with buying and consuming. We have created some resources to help…
Eleanor Gill, our Legacy and Funding Officer for The National Stewardship Team is out and about in our parishes, helping them to encourage gifts in wills. She’s delivering these workshops all across the country, so we thought it a good idea…
Each week hundreds of thousands of Church of England members give their time, their skills and their money to support the work of the Church. Without them, the Church’s ministry and its participation in mission would be far less significant. Parish…
This November, local solicitors are ready and willing to help people put their affairs in order and secure the future for their loved ones. They are offering to write basic Wills without charging their normal fee. All that they ask…
Capital Fundraising Campaigns raise large sums of money for building maintenance and/or large projects. Campaigns can last up to three years and each Capital Campaign requires clear planning, preparation and good project management. Eleanor Gill will facilitate a lively and…
Jo Beacroft-Mitchell, the Giving and Resources Officer for the Diocese of Wakefield has joined Christian Aid’s Living Below the Line Campaign to raise awareness and money for crucial anti-poverty initiatives. £1 is the UK equivalent of the extreme poverty line.…
On April 25th 2013, Eleanor Gill, National Stewardship Legacy and Funding Officer will facilitate a lively and informative workshop, encouraging delegates to recognise the rich potential for funding ministry and mission through legacy giving, and highlighting the importance of Wills…
For the first time in 2013, parishes can pool their energy spend and buy electricity and gas in bulk. Supermarkets, hospitals and national and local government purchase in this way to take advantage of their economies of scale. Now parishes,…
The Church of England is backing a groundbreaking new campaign was launched today specifically calling on the church to increase the number of blood and organ donors in the UK. The Rt Rev James Newcome is Lead Bishop on Healthcare for the Church…
This Christmas a new shop appeared on a small Cornish high street. It wasn’t an ordinary shop though; the window display was adorned with the nativity scene and the shop name wasn’t a well-known chain – it didn’t offer bargains, sales,…