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.

6,801 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 3.34% 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	1,470	2.07%
£10k - £100k	2,692	3.82%
£100k - £250k	1,148	5.09%
£250k - £500k	486	4.36%
£500k - £1m	222	3.18%
£1m - £10m	227	2.47%
Over £10m	39	1.73%
Total	6,284	3.25%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	5,715	3.33%
oscr	731	2.92%
ccni	355	5.06%
Total	6,801	3.34%

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.	£234,940,000
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.	£207,417,455
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	£119,434,000
SOCIETY OF JESUS TRUST OF 1929 FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES [Charity number: 230165] PARISH MINISTRY: in parishes & in university chaplaincies SPIRITUALITY: centres, programmes & publications for spiritual education EDUCATION: schools, colleges of higher educationFORMATION: for Jesuits & Catholic clergySOCIAL JUSTICE & RELIEF OF POVERTY: Jesuit Refugee Service & service to the poorCARE OF INFIRM & ELDERLY JESUITS JESUIT WORK OVERSEAS	£48,904,000
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.	£47,039,000
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.	£41,967,000
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	£38,660,000
ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL [Charity number: 1199714] To provide support to the clergy in training, ministry and retirement To support pastoral work in parishes and local communities To support and direct lifelong Christian education in parishes and schools To 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	£38,660,000
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain [Charity number: SC046952] The objects ('the Objects') of the Charity are to advance the Christian religion as practised by the body of Christian persons known as Jehovah's Witnesses, in particular but not exclusively by: 3 .1 producing audio and video material for Bible education, publishing, importing, exporting, recording, translating, producing, and distributing Bible literature. 3 .2 providing services and facilities for members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-time Servants of Jehovah's Witnesses ('the Order') and such other support as deemed appropriate from time to time. 3.3 purchasing, building, and renovating properties for use by Jehovah's Witnesses as places of worship, as well as for other purposes to support the Charity's objects. 3.4 engage in acts of charity, mercy, and humanitarian aid. and 3.5 distributing funds and goods to other entities that have similar aims. Nothing in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Charity shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.	£38,463,325
WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF BRITAIN [Charity number: 1077961] 1. Provision of facilities to assist full time ministers. 2. Producing material for Bible education, publishing, importing, exporting, recording, translating, producing Bible literature.3. Purchasing, building, and renovating properties for use by Jehovah's Witnesses as places of worship.4. Humanitarian aid. 5. Distributing funds and goods to other entities with similar aims.	£38,463,325

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
Christ Ransomed Evangelical Ministry [Charity number: SC055486] To provide a safe place where individuals can belong, worship, preach the gospel and serve God. A place that people can care for each other and those living in the community. A church that provides the opportunity for individuals to grow in spiritual, self-worth, self-esteem, able to integrate, live a healthy life and fulfil their God given purposes. The organisation aims to do this by: (a) the advancement of religion: To provide Christian faith-based activities such as, weekly church services, fellowships, faith-based conferences, teachings, baptism/christening, funerals, worship, outreach, events, sharing of God's word and preaching the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in accordance with the tenets of faith and in ways that communities in the UK will be impacted positively. (b) the advancement of education: To engage and empower the children, young adults, adults and elderly within the community by organising trainings, educational events, joint fellowship, musical concerts and provision of resources to help them grow spiritually and all round wellbeing. To help educate and train individuals who are living within the community that are disadvantaged and lack creative and career skills development support. (c) the prevention and relieve of poverty: To provide education and trainings on money matters which will help to address and relieve financial hardship among the people living within the community. To provide practical support such as food provision and meeting practical needs such as clothing within the community.
COEDPOETH EVANGELICAL CHURCH [Charity number: 1218498] Coedpoeth Evangelical Church exists to promote the spread of the Christian faith in the Coedpoeth area and nearby communities. It holds worship services on Sundays at 11.00am and 3.00pm, a Bible Study and Prayer Meeting on Wednesday at 5.30pm. In school term time a children's Bible Club is help at 4pm on Wednesday.
GOD'S COVENANT LIFE CENTRE [Charity number: 1171587] At present the main activity is the church saving lives where located at our principal premises (which are also the registered office). The counselling service based on four main pillars of training: spiritual, evangelism, pastoral and character training,	£30,975
NEWHAM YOUTH FOR CHRIST [Charity number: 1145371] Newham YFC seeks to help young people to discover and deepen Christian faith and equip local churches across Newham to develop sustainable, effective youth ministry	£36,878
Victory Praise Community Church [Charity number: NI100491] VPCC provides of a place of worship for the general public in Ballymena town and the surrounding environs. This provision, as well as providing a place of worship also provides a place for members of the public, who so desire, to meet and fellowship, as well as providing an opportunity to study Christian principles and explore means of communicating these principles to interested members of the wider community. This increased knowledge equips members of the public to live as active and productive citizens who seek to live within the boundaries of a Biblically moral framework. VPCC provides a Kids Club and Youth Club whose aim is to help empower children and young people within the local community to improve their life chances by teaching and nurturing life and social skills along with Biblical moral principles. The young people are taught Christian principles and how to apply such principles to their own lives as well as being given an opportunity to engage in practical activities such as Art and Craft, Drama, Team Games and an opportunity to develop their musical abilities. VPCC provides a Helping Hands ministry which seeks to encourage the relief of poverty and improve the chances of families to thrive and achieve a healthy and secure future. Helping Hands ministry also seeks to highlight pertinent issues within areas of social deprivation with political representatives and public forums. Helping Hands ministry provides practical support eg a foodbank to families who are experiencing financial pressures. VPCC also provides a Clubreach ministry which reaches out to young people who are out “clubbing” in the town. Clubreach seeks to raise awareness of the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse as well as providing a “safe” point of contact for these young people.	£85,474
Leith Baptist Church SCIO [Charity number: SC051916] The Purposes are the advancement of religion, specifically the Christian faith, primarily in Leith and neighbouring parts of Edinburgh, and also throughout Scotland and the rest of the world, by all means consistent with: 1 The Christian Bible. and 2 The Declaration of Principle. 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.	£90,517
Mothers on Ministry Mission for Yeshua [Charity number: SC047189] MOMMY is an inter-denominational women's group and its aims and objectives are: a) The advancement of religion by praying together, teaching and spreading the teachings of the Bible. encouraging one another to live according to the teachings of love as contained in the Bible. finally, challenging and uplifting its membership to share and delivering clear teachings based on the authority of Scriptures to their families and communities. b) The advancement of education and relief of those in need by promoting the care and protection of children. This will be aimed largely at orphaned children, being looked after by their, a) elderly or ill grandparents, b) extended families struggling to provide adequate care. To achieve this objective, MOMMY will closely work with communities to establish Halfway Houses to provide at least one decent meal per day educate and raise awareness on safeguarding children and promote the reading culture amongst the children. c) Additionally, MOMMY will strive to alleviate poverty by improving living conditions, building community facilities and services for communities and work towards good relations amongst all members of the community, specifically prohibiting any conduct which discriminates or harasses on grounds of race, religious beliefs, disability, political affiliation or sexual orientation. Community participation, involvement and ownership will be the under-pining drivers in order to achieve these objectives.	£1,198
THE DIVINE WORSHIPPERS CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES [Charity number: 1138618] 1. Provision of Weekly Church Services on Wednesday and Sunday to minister to the physical, spiritual and material needs of the congregants. 2. Provision of Special Events and Meetings to meet the specific needs of target groups in the Church such as Men, Women, Youth and Children. 3. Focusing on the Material needs of certain members undergoing difficult financial situations.	£121,390
VICTORY CELEBRATION MINISTRIES [Charity number: 1126762] To advance the Christian faith and the kingdom of God and to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ for the benefit of the public in accordance with the doctrines of the church to advance the Christian faith (through, amongst other projects, Arms of Grace) mainly but not exclusively through: the establishment and operation of church missions, bible centres, public schools and social services centres.	£1,512
OPEN BRIDGE MINISTRY [Charity number: 1209688] THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE AND MARGINALISED FROM SOCIETY FOR REASONS OF AGE, DISABILITY, ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, ITEMS OR PRACTICAL SUPPORT.