Please read all the information below before submitting a grant application.
The Trust aims to help build healthy local churches, including new church plants, in the geographical area of the Diocese of Oxford, primarily through financial support for the deployment of paid staff and for other projects focussing on outreach and evangelism. The Trust welcomes applications for grants from organisations and individuals that support the aims and objectives of the Trust and are in agreement with the Trust’s Statement of Faith.
Once an application has been approved, it will lead to a project being created and listed on this website. However, approval of a project does not guarantee any funding; the Trust does not hold significant reserves which can be allocated to such projects, and is largely dependent on churches and individuals making donations to specific projects once they have been approved. The listing of a project on the website enables donor churches and other donors to support projects in churches with which they may have had no previous connection. It is the Trust’s hope that this will enable gospel partnerships to develop.
Applications must be made on the form below and be sent to the OGST Secretary at .
The Statement of Need should include an assessment of the current situation, a reasoned plan of action and the hoped-for outcomes. It should include a timescale and budget.
Grants will normally be paid quarterly, but requests to vary this will be considered. Applications may include requests for grants to be made to be made over a number of years.
The Trustees will usually expect a progress report every 6 months, for the duration of any grants, but this will be confirmed if the application is successful.
Applications may be made at any time to be considered by the Trustees whose decision is final.
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