Encouraging giving in your parish

Generosity is also a spiritual gift, and our prayer is for the gift of generosity to grow in our Diocese so that, through God’s grace, we live a more generous, Christ-centred, outward-focused life, including giving financially and sharing God’s love with our neighbours.

The Giving Team is here to support you as you develop both that generous culture and the mechanisms that suit your church’s specific values, tradition and needs. We work to support clergy, PCCs, Treasurers, finance teams and church members to foster generosity in their communities. Through visits, training, talks, PCC retreats, Sunday services, newsletters, and resources, we work in partnership with you to help you resource the mission and ministry of your church.

Here to help

The Giving Team here at Southwark can support you in the following areas:

• giving practice
• encouraging planned giving
• the Parish Giving Scheme
• fundraising and grants
• encouraging legacies
• Gift Aid
• assisting churches with Giving Programmes, including talks
• online giving
• contactless giving
• general advice on giving and generosity.