Our vision is to transform communities by making Jesus known, through providing grant funding and support to Christian charities.
Our focus is on providing support for community-focused initiatives which are taking place in areas of deprivation within the UK and are helping people to know and follow Jesus.
If you think your project would benefit significantly from a grant of between £10,000 and £50,000 per year, please complete an Expression of Interest.
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Beloved supports women in the indoor sex industry in Bristol and the surrounding areas, promoting the dignity and worth of every woman that they meet, offering love, hope and support. They are a Christian charity founded on the words of Isaiah 61:1-3. Keep reading
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Blank Canvas is an ecumenical youth work charity, based in Redcar, North Yorkshire, and working with each denomination across the town. A key part of their vision is to give every young person in Redcar the opportunity to know the hope of Jesus. Funding from The Lauderdale Trust has enabled them to employ a dedicated youth worker to lead and galvanise the local churches to invest in the faith journey of young people. Keep reading
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Chaplaincy Derbyshire equips, trains and supports Christian chaplains in a number of different sectors across Derbyshire. Funding from The Lauderdale Trust supports Derbyshire Rural Chaplaincy staff, who offer spiritual and pastoral support to the agricultural and rural community. Keep reading
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E:merge (UK) Ltd carries out youth work in schools and in the community in four deprived parts of Bradford (Holme Wood, Bierley, East Bowling and Sutton). Lauderdale Trust funding supports their faith-based youth work, including 4 different weekly/ fortnightly sessions. Keep reading
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Eyres Monsell Community Church is a new church which began meeting on Sundays in January 2024 on the Eyres Monsell estate in Leicester, as a plant from Avenue Community Church. Funding from The Lauderdale Trust has supported the core costs of the plant. Keep reading
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The Grove Community Church Transformation Project is focused on enhancing the social and spiritual wellbeing of residents on the Gurnell Grove council estate in Ealing, West London. Keep reading
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Hope Church Rhondda have been planting a new congregation in Trebanog, an isolated community at the top of a hill in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales. After months of praying and planning, Sunday services began in a local community centre in January 2024. Keep reading
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Kidz Klub works in deprived parts of Leeds running children’s clubs, and other frontline activities, with the hope that children will become lifelong followers of Jesus. Keep reading
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Off the Fence is a charity working to see an end to social and spiritual poverty in Brighton and Hove. Funding from The Lauderdale Trust supports their Antifreeze project, which provides survival essentials, employment opportunities, bible studies, mental health support and agency referrals to rough sleepers and individuals temporarily housed through their evening outreach and day centre on Portland Road. Keep reading
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Oriel Ministries is a Christian youth work project based in Launceston, Cornwall. Oriel runs youth clubs in its own venue in Launceston, The Loft, and at a local leisure centre. It also takes the Pulse double decker bus (equipped with climbing wall/video equipment) to locations in Cornwall and Devon, working with schools and churches. Keep reading
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Pathway is a children’s work charity working with local churches to give each child in North London a chance to hear stories from the Bible and to understand and make informed choices about Christian beliefs. Funding from The Lauderdale Trust has contributed to the appointment of Area Outreach workers for the London Borough of Haringey, who partner with local churches, linking them with schools. Keep reading
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Sixty-One is the founder of a city-wide partnership which aims to see re-offending crime reduced across Bristol, and the city transformed, by working to support prisoners and ex-prisoners, and practically demonstrate the gospel to them. Keep reading
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The Exodus Project runs Christian youth work in the Barnsley area in partnership with local churches. Funding from The Lauderdale Trust has contributed to the Volunteer Coordinator’s salary. Keep reading
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Trinity Church Everton is a local church seeking to share the good news of Jesus with those in Everton, Liverpool. Funding from The Lauderdale Trust supports David, their addictions worker who runs the church’s Crossroads ministry for those seeking to find a way out of addiction. Keep reading
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Truth Be Told is an intergenerational storytelling charity, tackling loneliness and isolation with the hope of the gospel. Keep reading
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