Religious ministry `RL305`¶

Religious ministry is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Religion categoryand the Religious activities subcategory.

6,448 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 3.18% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities¶

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	1,406	1.86%
£10k - £100k	2,677	3.93%
£100k - £250k	1,020	4.92%
£250k - £500k	385	3.91%
£500k - £1m	195	3.17%
£1m - £10m	211	2.48%
Over £10m	29	1.42%
Total	5,923	3.10%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	5,366	3.15%
oscr	724	2.90%
ccni	358	4.97%
Total	6,448	3.18%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL [Charity number: 1074857] Enabling, supporting, sustaining & advancing of the Church's:-worship, spiritual & numerical growth-engagement with social justice & environmental issues-work in education, lifelong learning & discipleship-selection, training and resourcing of people for public ministry & lay vocations-inherited fabric of buildings, to maintain & develop these for worship & community service.	£153,231,155
CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND [Charity number: 1140097] Promoting the mission and ministry of the Church of England especially by supporting poorer dioceses with ministry costs, providing funds to support mission activities, paying for bishops' ministry and some cathedral costs, administering the legal framework for pastoral reorganisation and closed church buildings, paying clergy pensions for service prior to 1998 and running the clergy payroll.	£148,459,318
The Church of Scotland [Charity number: SC011353] Objects: 1) to offer Christian worship, fellowship, instruction, mission and service. 2) to labour for the advancement of the Kingdom of God throughout the world. 3) to bring the ordinances of religion to the people in every parish of Scotland through a territorial ministry	£110,968,000
THE LONDON DIOCESAN FUND [Charity number: 241083] The principal activity of the London Diocesan Fund is to serve and support the parishes and people within the Diocese of London in their mission of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. It does this operationally through the payment and housing of parish clergy and chaplaincies and support to their ministry.	£49,900,000
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PENSIONS BOARD [Charity number: 236627] Provides the best possible support and care, within available resources, to those who have retired from stipendiary and lay ministry within the Church of England, and to their dependants, through the provision of retirement and supported housing, and through discretionary grants to ensure beneficiaries have a minimum income standard.	£43,606,000
LIVERPOOL ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESAN TRUST [Charity number: 232709] To provide support to the clergy in training, ministry and retirementTo support pastoral work in parishes and local communitiesTo support and direct lifelong Christian education in parishes and schoolsTo preserve and invest in the property infrastructure of the Archdiocese and parishes, facilitating worship and enabling the charitable work of the Church to take place	£38,620,950
AMPLEFORTH ABBEY [Charity number: 1026493] The main object of the charity is for the furtherance of the Roman Catholic religion. The object is fulfilled by the formation and subsequent ministry of Benedictine monks of Ampleforth Abbey. The works of the monks include the maintenance of the monastic community and its property, education, the welcoming of guests and parish work in dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church.	£32,283,000
LEMPRIERE PRINGLE 2015 [Charity number: 1161516] The Charity is principally concerned with supporting community needs via Christian ministries in England at the suggestion of the Trustees, rather than inviting unsolicited applications. A main focus is supporting the regeneration of Bishop Auckland and surrounding area via its sister charities The Auckland Castle Trust, Zurbaran Trust and Eleven Arches.	£30,390,184
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH TRUST [Charity number: 1133373] The provision of public worship in viable congregations through England, Wales and Scotland carried out through faithful ordained and lay ministry in our churches. Our main charitable activities are: ministry, education & learning, youth & children's work and mission. This latter includes: supporting local community service, and fostering ecumenical and interfaith relationships at all levels.	£29,252,000
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland [Charity number: NI104483] Comment on matters of public importance from a Biblical perspective, issue statements on church policy relevant to the public domain. Maintain relationships with local, regional and national government, make representations and respond to consultations on relevant issues. Develop relationships with other Church bodies, charities, secular organisations and civic society. Monitor inter-church bodies of which the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is a member. Provide nominations to education and other state bodies where the Church is a stakeholder. Select, train and develop full and part-time ministers, offer pastoral care to them and their families. Select, train and support deaconesses and oversee their deployment. Maintain and manage Union Theological College, a third-level institution and a recognised College of Queen’s University, Belfast. Provide a conciliation service for church members. Resource presbyteries and congregations in worship; discipleship, nurture & teaching, pastoral care, world mission; and evangelism, outreach and good relations in the community and workplace. Enable the development of ministry among: youth and children; women; young adults; families. Provide marriage and counselling services. Provide support for local congregations in finance, health & safety and personnel issues. Develop strategic priorities in all-age mission in Ireland. Enable new church development and church planting. Support chaplaincy services in the Forces, Healthcare, Prisons, Universities and Colleges. Undertake overseas mission, develop partnerships with overseas Churches, send personnel overseas. Promote world development issues and facilitate thinking on issues of global concern. Deliver a social witness service to the wider community in partnership with appropriate organisations. Undertake policy development and administration of the Taking Care programme for the protection of children and vulnerable adults. Support a ministry to those with hearing impairment.	£28,299,624

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
LLISWERRY BAPTIST CHURCH [Charity number: 1149940] The Activities include: Regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching, with Baptism and Communion Evangelism and mission, locally, nationally and abroadTeaching and encouraging children and young people Nurture and growth of Christian disciplesPastoral careSupporting charitable social action locally, nationally and abroad	£95,229
CHRIST MISSION MINISTRIES [Charity number: 1203260] We are a Christian organisation that aims to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and equip individuals with Spiritual Truths they need to fulfil their glorious destiny that God has for their lives. We help people to reach their glorious destiny by teaching the word of God and manifesting the power of God. Our main outlets are Youtube and Christian television (CMTV). We also have physical gatherings.
BRIDGE MINISTRIES [Charity number: 1146866] Bridge Ministries comprises The Bridge Church and BRIDGEfriends 1. BRIDGEfriends befriend vulnerable women affected by poverty, drug and alcohol addiction, domestic violence, prostitution and other issues. We empower women to break free by offering extensive practical and emotional support. 2. The Bridge Church works to advance the Christian faith and provide pastoral care.	£12,716
COVENANT AND GLORY MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL [Charity number: 1189173] Covenant and Glory Ministries International (CGMI) is a multi-generational, multi-cultural and multi-ethnic church committed to impact our world with the love and grace of GOD.	£9,045
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland [Charity number: NI104483] Comment on matters of public importance from a Biblical perspective, issue statements on church policy relevant to the public domain. Maintain relationships with local, regional and national government, make representations and respond to consultations on relevant issues. Develop relationships with other Church bodies, charities, secular organisations and civic society. Monitor inter-church bodies of which the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is a member. Provide nominations to education and other state bodies where the Church is a stakeholder. Select, train and develop full and part-time ministers, offer pastoral care to them and their families. Select, train and support deaconesses and oversee their deployment. Maintain and manage Union Theological College, a third-level institution and a recognised College of Queen’s University, Belfast. Provide a conciliation service for church members. Resource presbyteries and congregations in worship; discipleship, nurture & teaching, pastoral care, world mission; and evangelism, outreach and good relations in the community and workplace. Enable the development of ministry among: youth and children; women; young adults; families. Provide marriage and counselling services. Provide support for local congregations in finance, health & safety and personnel issues. Develop strategic priorities in all-age mission in Ireland. Enable new church development and church planting. Support chaplaincy services in the Forces, Healthcare, Prisons, Universities and Colleges. Undertake overseas mission, develop partnerships with overseas Churches, send personnel overseas. Promote world development issues and facilitate thinking on issues of global concern. Deliver a social witness service to the wider community in partnership with appropriate organisations. Undertake policy development and administration of the Taking Care programme for the protection of children and vulnerable adults. Support a ministry to those with hearing impairment.	£28,299,624
The Aitchison Trust SCIO [Charity number: SC048651] 4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of the Christian Faith and the spreading of the Gospel by (but not limited to) distribution of the Bible as the Holy and Inspired Word of God, by supporting Missionaries and full-time Christian workers in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world (particularly those who are not salaried and live by faith and on Scottish Missionaries throughout the world as well as Evangelists in Scotland and in the rest of the UK). and by supporting Church and para-Church organisations. 4.2 The prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education and the advancement of health in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world by Christian Missionaries, Christian Organisations and Evangelical Church or para-Church projects. 4.3 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by Christian Missionaries and full-time workers in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world	£127,128
CHRISTIAN HARVEST MINISTRIES [Charity number: 1146131] Religious services to the community,Home visit, advice and counselling. Information sharing and support in finding work. Helping ethnic minority and less disadvantage people in the community to integrate and sign post them to where they can find assistance and support. Health care learning through seminars and workshops. Organising family programmes to educate them on family issues.	£1,600
Bristo Baptist Church SCIO [Charity number: SC052932] The Purposes are the advancement of religion, specifically the Christian faith, primarily in Edinburgh, and also throughout Scotland and the rest of the world, by all means consistent with the Christian Bible. and the Declaration of Principle of the Baptist Union of Scotland. including (without prejudice to the foregoing generality) worship, ministry, mission, witness, prayer, fellowship, networking, education, community service and the provision of activities and facilities for the community, and the relief of poverty and other social needs, including the support of individuals and other charitable organisations and agencies involved in any or all of these.
NEW SPRING TRUST [Charity number: 1149468] In furtherance of the charity's objects activities include delivery of training course and healing events in the UK and abroad, development of prayer ministry and running outreach events. The charity undertakes fundraising events with a view to securing its own training and ministry centre.	£111,909
OLD TIME BIBLE WAY INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES [Charity number: 1168338] Prayers and Counselling	£200,000