Lord Crewe’s Charity supports clergy in the Anglican dioceses of Durham and Newcastle in times of need. Clergy Support Trust also lists it within clergy-specific funding and notes that it offers grants for clergy and their families, including support with education, family costs and resettlement.
It may be a useful source of support for clergy households in those dioceses who are facing financial pressure linked to children’s education, family life or retirement. The charity says it is mindful of the financial challenges clergy families can face and aims to help where needed.
Its grants include educational support for children at school and for first degrees, subject to certain conditions including a household income limit. It also offers a family grant on the birth or adoption of a child, and a resettlement grant for clergy moving from diocesan housing into their own home on retirement.
Alongside these direct grants, Lord Crewe’s Charity also supports wider diocesan projects connected with clergy wellbeing and ministry, including clergy counselling and other work that supports clergy and their communities across Durham and Newcastle.
What support does Lord Crewe’s Charity offer?
Lord Crewe’s Charity offers direct grants for clergy and their families in the dioceses of Durham and Newcastle. Its clergy support page highlights educational grants, a family grant and a resettlement grant.
Who is it for?
Educational grants are available to licensed clergy and those with permission to officiate from the Bishop of Durham or the Bishop of Newcastle, retired clergy who served in either diocese at the time of retirement, and widows and widowers still living in the area whose spouse previously served there. The family and resettlement grants are also for clergy in the dioceses of Durham and Newcastle.
How might it help?
It may be especially helpful if family finances are under pressure because of school or university costs, the arrival of a child, or the costs of moving out of diocesan housing on retirement. Because the charity’s support is geographically focused, it is most relevant to those with a connection to Durham or Newcastle.