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    • Debt support

      Unsecured debt support

    • Financial support

      Larger needs, means-tested

  • Services
    • Coaching

      A space to think and reflect

    • Counselling

      Talking therapies and counsellors

    • Sleepstation

      CBTi for poor sleep and insomnia

    • Long-Covid support

      Summary of available help

    • Visiting Caseworkers

      Supporting applicants from home

    • Write your Will for free

      Peace of mind for the future

  • Resources
    • Eligibility Checker

      Ensure you meet our thresholds

    • Benefits Calculator

      Access appropriate state support

    • Wellbeing Workshops

      Training offering for dioceses

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      Activity days, retreat centres, care homes

    • Diocesan resources

      Text, logos, leaflets, etc

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    • Give

      Support clergy and their families

    • Philanthropy

      Large donations, Trusts and Livery

    • Gifts in Wills

      Pledge a life-changing legacy gift

    • Other ways to give

      Your support can transform lives

  • About
    • Overview

      About the charity and who it serves

    • History

      Est 1655, Royal support and six charities

    • People

      Staff, Trustees, Presidents and Patron

    • Partners

      Who help us deliver grants and services

    • Governance

      Learn about and become a Governor

    • Key documents

      Reports, statistics and policies

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    • Christmas Carol Service

      1 Dec 2025 - King's Chapel of the Savoy

    • Festival Service

      12 May 2026, 5pm - St Paul's Cathedral

    • Festival Dinner

      12 May 2026, 7pm - Plaisterers' Hall

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Alice's story

"The help with school fees so that Alice* can go to a specialist school has changed everything about our lives."

01 Mar 2023 | Story
A man, Azariah, looking at the camera and smiling.

Azariah's story

"Clergy Support Trust has been my constant companion as I’ve lived out my vocation as a priest in the Church of England."

18 Jun 2023 | Story
Augustine - Square

Augustine's story

"The Church said I might ‘feel uncomfortable’ in a curacy where parishioners were ‘monochrome white working-class parish’ - that I wouldn’t fit in as a black person. It was really heartbreaking."

08 May 2024 | Story
Matt Woodcock Square

Matt Woodcock's story

It's quite a difficult thing to pick up the phone or to email someone saying, 'Listen, I need some counselling. Can you help me?'

03 Sep 2022 | Story
Barry, holding his bike triumphantly in the air, the road and hills behind him.

Barry's story

The Reverend Barry Forde needed a bike to stay healthy, commute to work and spend valuable time with his family. We were happy to help with a Wellbeing Grant.

20 Mar 2023 | Story
Mira with her parents, on a bicycle and wheelchair, in a park.

Mira's story

Mira's parents, Kate and Simon, wanted Mira to live her life to the full, so they applied for a health grant to fund a special wheelchair.

23 Mar 2023 | Story
A man, dressed in black with a dog collar, drinking a cup of tea and smiling.

Shaun's story

When Shaun and his family faced impossible energy costs in their new curacy home, they contacted the Trust to see what support was available.

28 Nov 2023 | Story
A man, sitting in the front seat of his car, smiling and looking at the camera.

Tim's story

When Tim faced unaffordable car repair costs, he reached out to the Trust to see if we could help.

19 Mar 2023 | Story
A man, wearing a dark t-shirt and glasses, looking at the camera and smiling.

Gareth's story

When Gareth* and his family found themselves up against seemingly insurmountable debt, the Trust and its partner StepChange helped.

19 Jun 2023 | Story
Josiah and his mother, Hannah. Both are dressed in black, facing the camera and smiling. Behind them is the orange-brown wood of the stables.

Josiah's story

Thanks to a Wellbeing grant, clergy child, Josiah's become a regular at the local stables, where he's gained a newfound confidence. His physiotherapists are astounded.

20 Jun 2023 | Story

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