Donate & Parish Giving Scheme

Thank you for considering donating to St Augustine to support our work.

We serve the needs of our community with spiritual support and the proclamation of God's love shown through the ministry of Jesus Christ that should inspire and enable us to all live well together. We also provide some practical help. We need funds to maintain the quality of our worship and the ability to provide services such as baptisms, weddings and funerals. We need funds to maintain and improve the fabric of our building and grounds.

Thank you for your giving generously towards the upkeep and day to day costs of the church over the past year. However, you will not be surprised that the church’s costs are increasing with inflation, and we are likely to have to pay for more repairs in the near future. We can all understand this from our own lives and our own emergency expenditure. One example: the annual cost of insuring the church has risen by 14% to £4,500 recently.

"We cover our costs and have reserves but we are not currently able to increase these reserves to cover the eventuality of a more substantial repair, and nor do we have extra headroom to fund more mission work or make more donations."

So the Parochial Church Council asks you to consider whether you could give more to the church. If you have not thought about that in the past year, please do. Changing how you give to the church can also help.

The best way to give is through the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS). You give monthly, it’s anonymous, secure, we receive all that you give, and if you’re a UK taxpayer gift aid of 25% can be added to what the church receives. You can opt into annual inflation-linked increases, and vary the amount you give easily. Setting up giving through PGS is as easy as setting up a bank standing order. See https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish. The PGS Parish Code for St Augustine's is 370637270. Once set up, you will be able to manage your giving on-line, by phone, email or post.

If you prefer to give by Standing Order, our account name is ST AUG PAR CHCH, account number 13220594, sort code 56-00-46. You can also use these details to make one-off donations, which can also be made through PGS.

Both these methods have the benefit to the church that your donation is received whether you are able to come to St Augustine's or not, and you don’t have to remember to bring cash.

Cash and Cheques are still welcome. Please use the yellow envelopes supplied in the church pews. If you’re a UK taxpayer, we’d be very grateful if you could consent to us collecting 25% gift aid. Add your name and address, including postcode, and the date of donation. If you’re not a UK taxpayer, we can still claim 20% on donations of up to £30 at the end of the year. Please still enclose your donation in a yellow envelope but do not write your name and address. 

You can also donate Online by following this link to GiveALittle

You can also easily make donations on line by using the QR code near the church main door and on this website, please see the links below to the QR code and a document that gives full details of the Parish Giving Scheme.

Thank you once again for your generosity.