We give grants for all sorts of building projects to all sorts of churches of the Protestant tradition.

Our Trust awards grants ranging from a minimum of £1,000 to a maximum of £25,000. All grants are directly linked to the cost of the project involved. Within the above limits, the maximum percentage is 25% of the total project cost, to the nearest £100. The level of grant awarded is at the Trustees discretion and will depend on the denomination of the Church, the type of work being undertaken and the overall aim of the project. All arrangements are subject to periodic review.

We are also able to consider applications from church community projects for funding towards capital costs (but not for ongoing work).

We do encourage churches to take professional advice (e.g. Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Site Management) in preparing for and undertaking building projects. These costs can be included in the total project costs when applying for a grant.

All applications received are considered quarterly; March, June, September and December of each calendar year. Application closure dates for each quarterly review date are displayed on this website. Depending on applications received, we distribute up to £290,000 towards approved projects each quarter.

Grants approved will normally be for capital projects involving building work such as repairs, improvements or extensions.

Please note that we are not able to award grants to organisations based outside of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. In addition we are unable to award grants for the following:

• Running costs of the church
  
• Organ and Church bells restoration
  
• Conservation/restoration of works of art
  
• Manse works
  
• Graveyard maintenance
  
• Solar panels or other environmental projects which are not part of any other development work
• Projects which have already commenced (retrospective applications)
• Projects in excess of £1 Million
• Part projects where the total cost exceeds the above threshold
  

From £1,000 to £25,000