Mission Grants
We love giving grants for mission! Mission is the heartbeat of the church.
All grant applications are carefully considered and are decided based on set criteria regarding the missional and practical outworking of the project.
The Association awards these grants. Therefore, it is advisable that anyone hoping to apply has an early consultation with the Association.
For more information about Home Mission Grants or to discuss your mission and funding, contact Revd Jim Thomas.
The deadline for grant applications is the 28th February every year and applications are considered by a wider team.
You can download the Home Mission Grants Guidance Notes here.
Types of Mission Grants
There are three types of grants available:
Mission Through Ministry: these are grants awarded to churches already engaging in the mission of God, to encourage and further equip them in reaching out to their local community. They are normally only paid to churches with Baptists Together Accredited Ministers, who pay their Minister the Home Mission stipend (or appropriate proportion thereof). They are also available for ministers-in-training and recognised ministers from other denominations in LEPs.
The grants are not awarded simply for a church to have a minister, and a church must demonstrate its missional heart and intent.
We normally expect a church to become self-sustaining within about 5 years of a grant being first awarded.
Special Ministries are ministries in a context usually outside of an existing church; these may be an 'emerging' initiative or a church planting/replanting situation.
The normal practice criteria and processes do not apply, but the Association must be able to demonstrate that the situation being funded is missional.
There must be an accountability structure in place to oversee the work which is being financed and periodic reviews should take place to assess the development of the work.
Where an individual is working part-time and/or bi-vocationally, the expectation would be that the finance they receive would cover their time at a rate equivalent to a minister on standard stipend.
Mission Focus Grants: To enable Baptist Churches to respond to the mission needs of their community as part of their ongoing and ministry. These are one-off grants for new projects (or new initiatives within existing projects). The projects must benefit people from the community which the church is seeking to serve.
Maximum amount that can be applied for: £500 per church or missional context.
Please click here to download the application form.
Next Steps
1) Download the Guidance Notes here.
2) Fill in the Application Forms and Finance Form.
- The Ministry Through Mission Grant forms can be downloaded here
- The Special Ministries Grant forms can be downloaded here
3) Send the full application to the SCBA office via email.
Applications for 2025 Home Mission Grants are now closed
