Generous Church blog

Welcome to the Generous Church blog. Here you'll find the latest news and advice on giving and generosity in our churches written by members of The Church of England Giving team and other guest bloggers.
  1. Close up of a silver podcast microphone with a studio background

    Stewardship podcast: Generosity at the heart of our faith

    12/06/2025

    Director of Giving for the Church of England, Jonathan de Bernhardt Wood, joins Stewardship podcast host, Ruth Jackson, in a wide-ranging discussion about the principles for both enabling giving and growing a culture of generosity.

    1 min read
  2. cornerstone logo

    How to get funding for your church: The Cornerstone grants database

    22/05/2025

    The Cornerstone grants database gives churches access to over 600 charitable grants they can apply for. This blog explains what it is and how to use it.

    3 min read
  3. An ancient church in Fownhope Benefice

    Becoming 'cheerful givers'

    31/03/2025

    Discover how the Revd Preb Chris Moore helped his congregation consider the joys and challenges of giving using a booklet for daily reflection.

    2 min read
  4. Close up of a digital giving device in a church showing different giving amounts in Euros

    Digital Giving Goes Continental

    14/03/2025

    Discover how churches in the Diocese in Europe raised an amazing £100,000 through contactless devices as part of the Church of England’s Digital Giving Rollout Project in 2024.

    2 min read
  5. thumbnail with hand sharing a heart with another hand, and a small bee

    How to encourage digital giving at Easter

    12/03/2025

    Have you ever wondered how your church can encourage generosity and maximise giving over the Easter period? The Digital Giving team have some tips to help you do just that. 

    5 min read
  6. View of the tower of St Mary le Tower Ipswich - now Ipswich Minster

    How we cleared a £30k deficit in one month

    Discover how the church family at Ipswich Minister cleared a £30k deficit in the weeks leading up to Christmas 2024.


     

    6 min read
  7. Close up of an electric car charging point

    When is a car park not just a car park?

    The Church of England's Dave Stout, Regional Giving Advisor (North) & Income Generation Lead, explains how communities and churches can benefit from offering EV charging in church car parks.

    2 min read
  8. A boy of about six years old playing on soft play equipment

    How God blessed our first ever Gift Day

    The encouraging story of a successful Gift Day at St Margaret’s Community Church in Southsea, in the Diocese of Portsmouth.

    2 min read
  9. A close up of the contactless giving machine in St Barts church London

    Historic London church leads the way with digital giving

    21/09/2022

    Rector Fr Marcus Walker shares an account of the difference digital giving has made to St Bartholomew the Great in the West Smithfield area of London.

    3 min read
  10. Woman giving to her church online

    Christmas resources to help your church encourage giving

    22/11/2021

    As we experience Advent and Christmas this year, here are some ideas to help encourage giving in our churches. 

    3 min read