Generous Church blog
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 readHow 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 readBecoming '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 readDigital 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 readHow 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 readHow 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 readWhen 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 readHow 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 readHistoric 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 readChristmas 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