The United Reformed Church (Eastern Province) Trust primarily funds the practical and ministry needs of local URC congregations across the Eastern Synod, with a strong emphasis on mission, youth and children’s work, ministerial development, and property stewardship. It is a church-serving funder rather than a general grantmaker, and much of its support is designed to help congregations maintain buildings, launch local outreach, and sustain staff or volunteers in ministry. The Trust also provides small, targeted grants and loans, suggesting a responsive, parish-level funding model focused on keeping local churches viable and active.
Mix of small one-off grants, targeted property and mission grants, annual education grants with stated caps, and loans for development/maintenance projects. Support is geographically restricted to URC congregations in the Eastern Synod area, and applicants are often expected to consult Synod staff before applying for property or youth-related funding.
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Check whether your need fits the correct program before applying: small grants are under £500, property grants require consultation with the Synod Property Officer and competitive quotations, and youth proposals should be discussed with the Mission Practitioner first. This is a church-specific funder serving URC congregations in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and the wider Eastern Synod, so applications should clearly show denominational fit and local congregational benefit.
Current and upcoming funding from The United Reformed Church (Eastern Province) Trust that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Local churches seeking support for mission-related activities or projects. Applicants must first contact a Mission Practitioner to discuss the project before completing the application form. All grants are dependent on evidence of the ongoing mission life of the church.
Deadline: Mission Committee and Resources Committee meet four times a year.
Who can apply: Local churches undertaking children’s and youth work or related employment. Applicants must first contact a Mission Practitioner to discuss the project, and grants are subject to evidence of the ongoing mission life of the church.
Deadline: Mission Committee and Resources Committee meet four times a year.
Who can apply: Local churches seeking support for property work. Applicants must contact the Synod Property Officer first, and building works require evidence of at least three competitive quotations. Grants are paid on receipt of invoices from contractors/suppliers.
Deadline: Resources Committee meets four times a year.
Who can apply: For local churches with one-off needs, activities or events; not awarded when a Mission or Property grant would be more appropriate or when local church funds could easily meet the costs.
Who can apply: Open to ordained Ministers of Word and Sacrament and Church Related Community Workers; applications should first be discussed with the Synod Mission and Training Officer.
Who can apply: Available to churches wishing to provide disabled facilities; costs must exceed £1,000, no work should start before approval, and grants are not payable for VAT.
Who can apply: Available where there is a clearly identified mission opportunity; the brief for the consultant must be approved by the Resources Officer and the study must not begin before approval.
Who can apply: Lay people may apply for support for learning, and recognised groups within the URC may apply to enhance discipleship development.
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