Here you will find information and application forms for Social and Community Action Grants, Enabling Grants, Discretionary Grants, and our Pastoral Care Fund.
Please note that applications where all the sections have been completed are more likely to be successful.
Social and Community Action Grants
MWiB provide grants for local projects around the UK. The aim is to encourage new projects that fulfil a local community need.
Projects recently funded include: an after school drop in for 10-14 year olds at a village church; providing crockery to facilitate a lunch cub
Further information and specific criteria can be found on the application form found here: Social-Community-Action-Grant-updated (2)
Please note you will need to contact your Area Trustee as part of the application process.
Enabling Grants
Enabling Grants are available to open opportunities which will empower women and girls to develop their Christian ministry at home or abroad. The grant is a one-off contribution in part funding towards the cost. It is assumed that there will be either some self-funding from the applicant, or other contributions from elsewhere to fund the full cost.
Examples include: part funding a further education course module; part funding a short term mission experience by a young person
Further information and specific criteria can be found on the application form found here: Enabling-Grant-Form-updated (4)
Small Discretionary Grants
Discretionary Grants can offer funding (up to £1,000 on a matched funding basis) to women involved in the Methodist Church, to help cover the costs of training, to fund a new project, or to purchase resources for ongoing work.
Examples include: funding a speaker for a District or Area event
Further information and specific criteria can be found on the application form found here: Small-Discretionary-Grant-updated-4
Pastoral Care Fund
MWiB has a Pastoral Care Fund to assist churches who wish to develop their pastoral care work in line with MWiB’s mission statement – for women, for justice, for Christ – and, in particular, to fulfil parts of its aims of bringing women together, encouraging one another to know Christ and to make him known, as Methodist women and as part of the wider Church in the world, to encourage, resource and train women members of the Methodist church by equipping them to participate more fully in the wider church and in society.
Single grants of up to £200 may be awarded to churches that are working hard to further general pastoral care in their areas.
Examples include: cards and stamps to keep in touch; refreshments for a tea party; seasonal gift bags for the housebound. However, grants will not be awarded towards employment.
If you would like to apply, please write to MWiB giving full details of how this grant would be used. Letters can be sent to MWiB, c/o Stamford Methodist Church, 11 Barn Hill, Stamford PE9 2AE or preferably, by email to finance.mwib@gmail.com
Please ensure that full bank details are included in your application.
Applications for all gifts & grants will be considered by the Finance Task Group at regular meetings throughout the year.
If you have any queries about gifts or grants, please contact our Finance Officer by email: finance.mwib@gmail.com
or by post c/o Stamford Methodist Church, 11 Barn Hill, Stamford PE9 2AE
