Benefact Trust Methodist Grants
Funding
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Deadline
Check with the funder
Location
UK-wide
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
Methodist churches and circuits can get capital grants for building development and essential repairs that support mission. You need at least 30% of the cost secured and District support. Apply online at any time. Official source: https://www.benefacttrust.com/grants/methodist-grants/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Amount set by project cost.
- At least 30% secured first.
- District endorsement required.
- Rolling, no deadlines.
Methodist Districts and Circuits, Methodist churches in the Connexion, organisations associated with the Methodist Church in Britain or Ireland, and some Methodist heritage sites. No grant from this programme or Building Improvement Grants in the last two years; District endorsement required.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Methodist churches, circuits and districts.
Regions
No published award history for Benefact Trust. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Benefact Trust
Benefact Trust's Methodist Grants programme, funded mainly by donations from Methodist Insurance PLC, makes capital grants to Methodist organisations in the UK and Ireland for building development and essential repair and maintenance projects that support mission and ministry. Projects should focus on church growth, community engagement, improving accessibility and environmental benefit, and could include significant redevelopment, disabled access and facilities, or schemes with wide community benefit backed by consultation. Grant size is worked out by the trust from total project costs, with a possible deprivation uplift, and applicants need at least 30% of costs secured first. Applications are considered on a rolling basis with no fixed deadlines.
Read the Methodist Grants programme guidance, register on the Benefact Trust online portal and apply at any time, uploading an endorsement signed by your District Property Secretary or District Chair. Decisions usually take 3 to 6 months.
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