Today is #InternationalWomensDay, and we are thankful for all of the female clergy, clergy partners and children who have shared their stories with us this year. 💜
We always - and will always - welcome feedback on how we can best support women in clergy households.
www.clergysupport.org.uk/stories
"I have autism, ADHD and dyslexia, so a Health grant from Clergy Support Trust was a big support."
We were privileged to fund assistive technologies to help with Ben's training, including specialist audio equipment to block out distracting background noise.
www.clergysupport.org.uk/bens-story
Since we reopened in January, we've received over 1,000 applications from clergy households in need, just like Lina and her family.
This Lent, please help us to support them with a monthly gift of any amount.
Donate today:
www.clergysupport.org.uk/lent
Were you one of the over 2,900 households we supported with a grant or service last year? 🏠
Check your email inbox - We'd love it if you'd take a few moments to complete the survey we've sent you. Your feedback will help us to improve what we do, and to better tailor our offering.
Our 371st Festival Dinner is an evening of fellowship and fundraising, as we ask guests to support our work journeying alongside thousands of clergy and their families.
We hope to see you there, as we raise funds for our vital grants and services.
Find out more:
www.clergysupport.org.uk/festival
This #AshWednesday, as we mark the start of #Lent, our thoughts are with our applicants, including the many clergy who will be leading their communities through this time of prayer and worship.
Wishing everyone a very happy #ShroveTuesday #PancakeDay! 🥞
Last year, over £900,000 of the grants we provided were for general living expenses and energy costs, including milk, eggs and the electricity and gas needed to cook food.
No clergy household should struggle to afford the essentials.
Academics from Bournemouth University have published 'Fearfully and Wonderfully Made', a study into the wellbeing of disabled and neurodivergent clergy, co-commissioned by Clergy Support Trust.
Find out more:
www.clergysupport.org.uk/disabled-neu...
Recognising the stresses and pressures of their calling, Synod – the Church of England's governing body – has voted to ensure clergy can access therapy.
Today's news is a welcome step in a better direction.
Find out more:
www.clergysupport.org.uk/synod-2026
The choirs of Blackburn, St Albans and St Paul's Cathedral will sing as one; we'll hear from clergy and their families who've been supported by the Trust; we'll worship together, and give thanks for the people who dedicate their lives to their communities.
www.clergysupport.org.uk/festival
"The Church of England's own research shows that many clergy are anxious about their finances. This grant from the Archbishops' Council is an important recognition of that."
- The Revd Ben Cahill-Nicholls, Chief Executive
Find out more:
www.clergysupport.org.uk/vital-funding
Since we reopened earlier this month, we've received over 800 applications for support from clergy and their families.
Our small, hard-working team will endeavour to respond to all of the queries, emails and applications we have received as soon as we can. Thank you so much for your patience.
Today, Dame Sarah Mullally was confirmed as the Archbishop of Canterbury.
“As an Honorary President of Clergy Support Trust, and as chair of the Triennium Funding Working Group, Archbishop Sarah understands well the challenges facing clergy."
- Our Chief Executive, The Revd Ben Cahill-Nicholls
Clergy Support Trust - READY! 🥊
Well done to The Revd Rachael Phillips, a priest from Darlington and former Army captain, for an impressive effort on BBC's #Gladiators last weekend.
“Jesus said turn the other cheek, and I did, and I got battered there as well!”
📷 Photo credit: BBC Gladiators
Happy New Year! 🕛 🥳 🎉
Thank you to our applicants, our donors, our Governors and Stewards for your support in 2025.
Demand for our vital services continues to grow. If your New Year's Resolution is to give more to charity, please consider making a donation.
Donate:
www.clergysupport.org.uk/donate
From the whole team here at Clergy Support Trust, we hope you all have a restful, very Merry #Christmas 🎁 🎄
We're blessed to be able to do what we do. 🙏
Thank you to everyone who made our work in 2025 possible. As we log off for a break, we hope you all have a joyous, restful Christmas.
Discover our impact:
www.clergysupport.org.uk/2025
"The challenge is to develop structures and systems that enable clergy to flourish in their calling, so the vocational aspect of their ministry doesn't get squeezed out by other concerns."
Find out more:
www.clergysupport.org.uk/living-ministry
Tune into Premier Christian Radio this morning, as our Chief Executive, The Revd Ben Cahill-Nicholls talks about the joys and pressures of being a Church leader at Christmas.
Listen now:
www.premier.plus/stations/pre...
Thank you to The Daily Express for talking with our Chief Executive, The Revd Ben Cahill-Nicholls, and shining a spotlight on the financial challenges facing retired clergy and their families.
Read the article:
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2145...
©️ The Daily Express
Help us to serve the people who will spend their Christmas serving all of us. 🎄
Throughout Advent, many clergy will run food banks, support the homeless, visit people in hospitals and prisons, and give comfort to those who are spending Christmas alone.
Donate today:
www.clergysupport.org.uk/advent
Thrive Worldwide deliver two of our popular Wellbeing Workshops: Stress & Resilience, and Building a Healthy Team.
We're privileged to work alongside them, and they've now delivered 46 of these workshops to over 500 Anglican clergy, across 14 dioceses! 👏
www.clergysupport.org.uk/wellbeing-wo...
Thank you to everyone who joined our Carol Service last week! 🎵
We welcomed supporters of the Trust - including our Honorary Vice President, Theresa May - to a wonderful evening of song, celebration and mince pies.
View the gallery:
www.clergysupport.org.uk/christmas-2025
The final report from the Church of England's ten-year Living Ministry study has found that, of those surveyed:
▪️ 40% of clergy felt isolated
▪️ 29% - 35% showed signs of possible, mild or clinical depression
▪️ Many felt the support provided by Church leadership was “inadequate and ineffective”
Thank you to all of our applicants who took part in our annual survey, and to those who left comments like these - They brightened our day! 🧡
Happy #StAndrewsDay to all of our applicants from the Scottish Episcopal Church! We are privileged to walk alongside you in your lives and ministry. 🏴
A final reminder that Verifications will close on Monday 1 December, and Applications on Monday 8 December. ⏰
This is to give our hard-working team, processing more applications for support than ever before, the chance to rest and recharge over the Christmas break.
www.clergysupport.org.uk/closure
Our annual Festival at St Paul's Cathedral is the oldest #choral music event of its kind in the world. 🎵
It's free to attend and open to all, as we celebrate and give thanks for clergy and their families.
If Santa gifts you a new diary this Christmas, make sure it's the first thing you add to it!
How can #clergy make changes without upsetting the flock? 🤔
Our Chief Executive, The Revd Ben Cahill-Nicholls contributed to this enlightening article from Madeleine Davies, exploring the challenging relationships and resistance to change that can come hand-in-hand with ministry.
buff.ly/p4GL87L
We'll be closing Verifications from Monday 1 December, and Applications from Monday 8 December. ⏰
This is to give our hard-working team, processing more applications for support than ever before, the chance to rest and recharge over the Christmas break.
www.clergysupport.org.uk/closure
