Advancement of the Christian Religion
We encourage appeals within the following category from a wide variety of sources
under the general heading ‘advancement of religion’. These are not exclusively
from Anglican organisations, but we discourage appeals from overseas unless there
is a UK charitable arm. Appeals may be broadly grouped into those relating to
buildings and those connected with people; we look particularly sympathetically
on the latter.
Buildings
We aim to help keep churches alive, but consider only appeals from:
- Churches in the City of London.
- Churches with a Mercer connection – historic (to see church patronage click here) or a present Mercer closely involved.
- Cathedrals, as their funding sources are often limited.
- Grade I and Grade II* churches outside these criteria and high-profile historic memorabilia may be considered by the Heritage and Arts Committee if of particular importance. Other churches should look to the National Churches Trust, to whom we make an annual grant.
People
We aim to contribute to deepening understanding and acceptance of the Christian
religion, and to developing its relationships between its denominations and with
other world faiths. We seek appeals that:
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Develop understanding and tolerance between denominations and faiths.
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Help young people to learn about the Christian faith and develop their spiritual lives.
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Support clergy and help them to develop their outreach work.
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Provide spiritual training for clergy and lay people.
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Provide respite, recuperation and spiritual nourishment for clergy and their families.
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Improve the effectiveness of parish administration through support for core costs for key people.
2010 Standing Church Committee Meeting Dates:
Wednesday 3 March
Thursday 10 June
Wednesday 15 September
Wednesday 1 December
