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      Est 1655, Royal support and six charities

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      13 May 2025, 5pm - St Paul's Cathedral

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      13 May 2025, 7pm - Plaisterers' Hall

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      9 October 2025 - Venue TBC

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      Unexpected expenses, up to £500

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      Promoting your health and happiness

    • Health grant

      Physical/mental/neuro-diverse needs

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      Larger needs, means-tested

    • Debt support

      Unsecured debt support

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      For households with specific needs

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    • Coaching

      A space to think and reflect

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      Talking therapies and counsellors

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      CBTi for poor sleep and insomnia

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      Access appropriate state support

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      Ensure you meet our thresholds

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      Training offering for dioceses

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      Relating to clergy household wellbeing

    • Organisation grants

      Activity days, retreat centres, care homes

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      Alternative grants and support

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      Support networks for the household

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      Support for ordinand households

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    • Login / Register

      Apply for & manage your grants/services

    • Registration checklist

      What you need to register and verify

    • Steps to register and apply

      Register, verify, confirm, match & apply

    • Verification & supporting docs

      What you need to provide

    • Help - questions and guidance

      Register, applying, process and technical

    • Help - short how-to videos

      Walk-through how to register / apply

    • Help - who is eligible

      Which households can apply

  • Grants
    • Emergency grant

      Unexpected expenses, up to £500

    • Wellbeing grant

      Promoting your health and happiness

    • Health grant

      Physical/mental/neuro-diverse needs

    • Financial support grant

      Larger needs, means-tested

    • Debt support

      Unsecured debt support

    • Wellbeing support

      For households with specific needs

  • Services
    • Coaching

      A space to think and reflect

    • Counselling

      Talking therapies and counsellors

    • Long-Covid support

      Summary of available help

    • Sleep support (Sleepstation)

      CBTi for poor sleep and insomnia

    • Visiting Caseworkers

      Supporting applicants from home

    • Write your Will for free

      Peace of mind for the future

  • Resources
    • Benefits Calculator

      Access appropriate state support

    • Eligibility Checker

      Ensure you meet our thresholds

    • Wellbeing Workshops

      Training offering for dioceses

    • Diocesan support

      Text, logos, leaflets, etc

    • Research

      Relating to clergy household wellbeing

    • Organisation grants

      Activity days, retreat centres, care homes

  • Support
    • Funding

      Alternative grants and support

    • Networks & Services

      Support networks for the household

    • Ordinand overview

      Support for ordinand households

  • Search

Header menu

  • Home
  • About
    • Overview

      About the charity and who it serves

    • Governance

      Learn about and become a Governor

    • History

      Est 1655, Royal support and six charities

    • Key documents

      Reports, statistics and policies

    • People

      Staff, Trustees, Presidents and Patron

    • Organisations

      That we support with a grant

    • Partners

      Who help us deliver grants and services

  • Events
    • Festival Service

      13 May 2025, 5pm - St Paul's Cathedral

    • Festival Dinner

      13 May 2025, 7pm - Plaisterers' Hall

    • Annual Assembly

      9 October 2025 - Venue TBC

  • Stories
  • News
  • Donate
  • Contact
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Helping Anglican clergy and their families in times of need

We're here if you're struggling with clergy life, or if you're in financial difficulty.

We're here to help
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Book your tickets for our 370th Festival

Hear the magnificent cathedral choirs of Lichfield, Bradford and St Paul's perform together in celebration and thanksgiving for clergy and their families.

Join us
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Our new Will Writing Service

Our service will help you to create your Will for free. Have peace of mind knowing your wishes for your loved ones are clear, and consider pledging a gift to the Trust.

Get started
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Church of England provides £2 million for Trust's vital work

Last year, Clergy Support Trust spent £5.6m supporting Church of England clergy alone.

Read our full statement

Clergy Support Trust are the largest, oldest charity supporting Anglican clergy - training, serving and retired - and their families across the UK, Ireland, the Diocese in Europe and the Diocese of Sodor and Man.

We serve those who serve, providing grants to support with the challenges of life and ministry, from replacement household appliances to mobility aids, from school-related expenses to sabbaticals and retreats.

We also help clergy households with the emotional cost of their calling, through our Coaching, Counselling and Insomnia Therapy services.

We need your help, to serve those who serve.

In 2024, we walked alongside over 2,800 households with a grant or service. But demand for our support continues to grow at unprecedented rate, having quadrupled in the past five years.

Many applicants are struggling to afford the essentials of life and ministry, like appliances and beds. If you can, please donate today.

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Stories

Albert's story

"I will forever be grateful to the Trust for the help that was extended to…

Donna's story

"It's hard enough knowing that someone's going to be drilling in your…

Kathryn's story

"When you're so busy thinking about a multitude of other things - to have…

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What did we achieve in 2024?

We provided grants to almost 2,800 households last year, many of whom were struggling to afford the essentials of life and ministry.

Church of England provides £2 million for Trust's vital work

Last year, Clergy Support Trust spent £5.6m supporting Church of England clergy alone.

Welcoming our visiting choirs to the 370th Festival

The choirs of Bradford, Lichfield and St Paul's Cathedrals will perform together in celebration and thanksgiving for the ministry of Anglican clergy.

Congratulations, Jeremy Hargreaves MBE

Our Trustee, Jeremy has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List 2025, for his role in the Liberal Democrat party.

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The Governors of the Charity for the Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen, Charity Number 207736, registered in England and Wales

 
 
 
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