Professions Charities That specialise in Clergy

Grants for charitable purposes within the Diocese of Norwich with focus on the support and training of the clergy, support for certain activities of the Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance and other Norfolk charities.

The trustees award grants, within their limited resources, for the education of children particularly of families of clergy of the Church of England, single parents or other poor persons.

To advance the Christian Religion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and to relieve poverty among the clergy and former clergy and their widows and dependents.In partnership with the Anglican Church in the DRC, to relieve poverty, to provide for the needs of refugees and the displaced and to promote schemes for peace and reconciliation, health, education and community development.

The charity runs a House of Formation to train missionary priests for the Diocese of Westminster. It also supports pastoral activities carried out in the UK and abroad by the students in formation, by the staff and by the priests who have been ordained: evangelisation, catechesis, liturgical ministry, assistance to families, to elderly and housebound, hospital chaplaincy, etc.

Hindu Temple Geeta Bhawan, provides free lunch to Senior Citizens, Teach Hindi, Malayalam Languages, yoga classes and Indian classical Dances. Provide Hindu Religious services, place of worship, cultural activities, Inter faith dialogue, discourses on Vedas and other scriptures. Conduct Civil Marriages, Marriages according to Vedic Rituals and provide priests for Hindu rituals.

Supporting clergy, clergy widows and widowers and their dependants

A sister was deputy at a school, retired Sept 10 but helping there voluntarily. Help is given to parishes. Rooms are available to organisations that provide services to the general public and for religious meetings and discussion groups.Accommodation to students studying provides income to the charity. This is free for foreign priests. Worship open to the public each day in the chapel.

The object of the Fund is to collect and invest money - the revenue there from to help support sick and retired Priests. All Benefactors in return will receive spiritual benefits.

The support of a College established to train students for the Roman Catholic priesthood, concentrating on late vocations - those who as mature students wish to become priests. This education helps to promote religious practice in both the United Kingdom and overseas, with the ordination and subsequent ministries of priest in various Dioceses of all whom complete their course at the College.

To provide for the maintenance of priests, support of the poor and education of children within the area specified in the Trust Deed.

The main object of the Society is to provide financial assistance to widow(er)s, orphans and dependants of deceased clergy who have previously served in the ministry of the Church in Wales.

The purpose of the Fairfield Trust is to provide quality rented accommodation for missionaries, clergy and other Christian workers; their spouses, widows or widowers who, following careers serving humanity, either in the UK or abroad have been unable to provide for a home of their own.

The Fund provides relief to serving C-of-E clergy in financial need. It does not consider individual applications but apportions its annual charitable income among the 42 dioceses of the C-of-E using an agreed formula. Each diocese applies the Fund's grant on a confidential basis through its discretionary funds.

Provide buildings for the use for religious activities by the Parish Vicar, and for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Ringmer. Without distinction of sex, political or religious or other opinions; for use for meetings, lectures, library services, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the residents of Ringmer.

To apply the trust fund and income therefrom for the benefit of such charitable purposes, charitable institutions or charitable foundations and in such manner and proportions as the trustees may determine. In particular, may relieve poverty, further the work of the Christian Church and advance education and may make grants for the welfare of the clergy and their dependants.

The Charity of Ann Edwards was est by a bequest of Ann Edwards, for the building of almshouses to house clergy widows & female dependants of clergymen who had served in the Diocese of Gloucester. The almshouses were sold, & a new development of 8 housing units at Abbeydale was completed in 1994. The 1993 CC Scheme widened the qualification for residence to any poor single lady members of the CofE

Grants: 1. For building of new churches in Ireland 2. Relief for poor Clergy 3. Maintainance of churches in Ireland

payment of stipend to Vicar of Spalding and furthering the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England in the ecclesiastical parish of St Mary and St Nicolas Spalding

Grants to sick and elderly priests

The charity holds investments and uses the income to support retired priests

The Charity administers the income which becomes available through investments and rents. The Beneficiarires of the Charity are the Diocesan Priests Training Funds.

The relief of widows and children of deceased clergymen who have been last beneficed or licensed in the Deaneries of Bath, Chew Magna, Locking, Midsomer Norton and Portishead and any needy clergy or families of clergy within those deaneries.

TO HELP CLERGY WIDOWS AND RETIRED CLERGY IN CASES OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, PARTICULARLY WITH HOUSING COSTS. SOCIAL EVENTS ARE HELD AND THE SERVICES OF A DIOCESAN OFFICER AND VISITORS ARE PROVIDED.

The augmentation of the stipends of parsons, vicars, curates and ministers officiating in the churches and chapels of the Church of England, the relief of poverty among the clergy and the advancement of religion in accordance with the faith and doctrine of the Church of England (see Trustees' Report in annual Trust Accounts for further details).

The Congregation runs various parishes. trains future priests, maintains and supports missions abroad.