The Church Growth Fund

The Church Growth Fund was launched in October 2023, where £100 million of capital reserves was set aside to invest in evangelism through this fund over the next 10 years. The criteria for administering the Fund were agreed by the Church Growth Fund Allocation Group, which is also responsible for assessing and approving grant applications.

There are two tiers of funding for the Church Growth Fund:

• The first, tier 1, is for grant applications for no more than £10,000, mainly from ministry/mission areas, for work which is both innovative locally and replicable nationally. Please pay close attention to clause g within the application form, which explains that the Tier 1 stream cannot be used to support staffing costs or building projects.
• The second, tier 2, is for grant applications for more than £10,000. Applications may only be made by individual dioceses, dioceses working in partnership or the six cathedrals as a group.

If you can't find an answer to your question or you need more information, please feel free to contact the Church Growth Fund team at churchgrowthfund@cinw.org.uk.