Aldhelm Mission Fund

Supporting new missional initiatives and new worshipping communities in parishes, schools and the wider community in this diocese.

The Aldhelm Mission Fund specifically encourages and resources creative thinking and risk-taking, helping to fund new work and projects that connect the local church to the wider community, but cannot be funded from local sources.

Whether you are looking to get a small project off the ground or exploring something on a much larger scale the fund is here to help enable the journey from idea and concept to concrete realisation.

The application process is below:

For applications up to £500, please use Application Form A

For applications over £500, please use Application Form B

The guidelines are here

The emphasis is on supporting projects in new areas of work and providing some of the resources needed to engage with our respective communities and networks.

Since 2006, the Aldhelm Mission Fund has supported over 100 local mission initiatives with recent awards ranging from £200 to £30,000.

 2024 deadlines for applications: 24 June for 4 July meeting and 4 Nov for 14 Nov meeting.