Seeds for Growth (National CoS Fund)
Financial assistance to help parishes
-Start a new Christian group/community
-Develop & nurture faith for under 40s
-Grow the existing congregation
Level 1 Up to £1000
-Experiment by running an event in the community
-Conduct a community & mission audit
-Develop skills or knowledge to equip for mission i.e. pay for mission courses
Level 2 Up to £10,000
-New work which requires a salary
-Bigger project
Level 3 Up to £40,000 for up to 3 years
-Core funding of major mission projects which have tested out their ideas and are now looking to upscale their work amongst a particular community or area.
Successful awards include…
SFG level 3 > Creating a pipeline to produce youth ministers
SFG level 1 > Holiday club for Seniors
SFG Level 1 > Community Consultation & Open day with family activities
SFG Level 1 > Fees paid to enable participation on Pioneer Course
Speak to the Mission Officer about this and he can help you at every stage of the application.
Applications are agreed by the Presbytery Council and processed by the Grants department at 121 George Street.
For more go to https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/connect/seeds-for-growth
Good Ideas Fund (Held within Presbytery) for Growth
This is a wee fund of up to £500 to encourage churches to try new things and to better serve their community with the gospel.
Applications are processed by the Mission Committee.
Recent successful awards have enabled
- New equipment for holiday club
- Quality flyers to be produced & printed for New Housing
- The presence & participation at an agricultural show
- Showing a series of films in the village hall
- Running a ‘ready steady cook’ course in the community centre
Other links
List of funds -see attached
Support offered the from Scottish government to charities
21 August 2023
Fundraising webinar
This zoominar was delivered by Dan and Karen Docwra to members of the Church of Scotland Lothian and Borders Presbytery recently.