Allchurches Trust, one of the UK’s largest grant-makers, announced on 19 January that over the course of 2017 it gave grants totalling £15.6 million, its largest sum ever, to 1,324 churches, charities and communities across the UK and Ireland, and including £2 million of grants to Methodist churches and causes from the Trust’s newly established Methodist Fund.
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Allchurches Trust, one of the UK’s largest grant-makers, announced today (Friday 19th January) that over the course of 2017 it gave grants totalling £15.6 million, its largest sum ever, to 1,324 churches, charities and communities across the UK and Ireland. This included £2 million of grants to Methodist churches and causes from the Trust’s newly established Methodist Fund.
The announcement comes shortly after publication of The Taylor Review into the sustainability of English parish churches.
Sir Philip Mawer, Allchurches Trust Chairman, said: ‘Since our foundation in 1972, Allchurches Trust has been a leading single source of philanthropic funding for England’s churches and cathedrals. Many of our grants help to repair historic churches and open them to wider community use, precisely the priorities identified by the Taylor Review. We look forward, therefore, to working with Government, the Church of England and other partners to help build a sustainable future for England’s unique legacy of historic churches.’
Allchurches Trust also gives grants to Christian charities and communities.
Sir Philip continued: ‘As well as helping historic churches, our grants help people suffering social and spiritual loneliness and isolation, poverty, homelessness, trauma or lack of opportunity. Our grants help nurture individuals and build communities, especially where they are broken or hurting. We’re pleased that our annual total has increased – from £13.2 million in 2016 to £15.6 million in 2017. However, the real cause for celebration is that across the country there are thousands of people inspired by Christian principles and Christian heritage coming together to support and enhance the lives of others.’
