Giving and Legacies
For the life and ministry of your church
Giving and Legacies
Giving and generosity of God
We believe in a generous God, who longs for us to share his generosity with others.
A generous life is therefore a hallmark of our faith and a testament to it, as the more generous we are, the more we reflect the generous God we believe in.
How we express this belief can be done in a variety of ways including the use of our time, our talents and gifts and our money.
St Gregory’s has a longstanding history of generosity that is both personal and financial, going above and beyond the locality.
As we are entirely self-funded as a parish, the money that we receive helps specifically with:
- contributing to the Diocesan Fairer share (see below)
- ministry across the parish
- discipleship and mission
- fellowship and pastoral care
- maintenance of the historic church building
Fairer Share
The Christian response to God’s generosity involves giving to others and this simple yet vital principle of discipleship can be lived out in the way we meet the costs of our shared ministry in parishes across the Diocese.
The Fairer Share apportionment scheme adopted in this Diocese seeks to build upon this principle in ways that we hope will be both understandable and fair to all. The share pays only for parish ministry. Income from other sources covers administration, payment to the National Church and some of the parish ministry costs as well.
https://www.salisbury.anglican.org/resources-library/parishes/finance/fairer-share-guide-mar-2019
Giving towards the church
St Gregory’s is a Grade 1 listed building of national significance as well as a visual marker of Marnhull and its tower can be seen for miles. It has been a place for significant local life events for centuries, as well as a wonderful venue for community music and singing events.
We would like the building to be ‘future proof’ as a place of worship, welcome and community gathering for generations to come.
St Gregory’s doesn’t receive any outside funding from the national Church or government and depends entirely on the direct giving of our faithful congregation and village fundraising events to meet its ongoing running costs- which are around £1200 per week, as well as major upcoming costs to re-wire, re-light and make more accessible the whole building.
We are very aware that not everyone is in a financial position to give as they would wish, but we ask for whatever support you can give.
Donations via cheque, card and online
Thank you for considering making a donation to our church life and ministry.. There are several ways to do this:
CHEQUES can be made out to “ST GREGORY’S PARISH CHURCH’ and given via donation points in church or via The Rectory, New Street, Marnhull.
CARD DONATIONS can be made using our electronic paying machine inside church during opening (09.30am-4.30pm daily)
You can make a one-off and/or regular donation to our church.
Whichever way you use, please Gift Aid it if you are a UK tax payer.
DONATE ONLINE You can use online banking to make a single donation via BACS transfer or a regular donation via a standing order or direct debit.
ST GREGORY’S PARISH CHURCH ACCOUNT
Account number 00815214
Sort code 30-90-92
GIFT AID
Gift Aid is an arrangement that allows charities (including churches) to reclaim tax on a donation made by a UK taxpayer. This means every donation will be worth 25% more, at no extra cost to the giver.
For example, with Gift Aid the church can claim an extra 25p for every £1 donated, which makes a huge difference.
Please Gift Aid your donation by downloading, completing and returning a Gift Aid form.
STANDING ORDER AND GIFT AID FORMS
If you don’t have online banking, please Contact the PCC Treasurer Mitchell Langhelt or collect from church for the Standing Order and Gift Aid forms.
Our Legacy Policy
