Why donate?
The work of the four churches relies mainly on voluntary giving, largely from its congregations. If you would like to help us by making a contribution, then read on.
How to donate
To make a donation, choose your parish church or the benefice below to visit the Parish Giving Scheme, where you can choose to make either a one-off or regular donation.
We are thankful for all donations, large or small, one-off or regular.
Fowlmere
Shepreth
Thriplow
The Four Church Benefice
Parish Giving Scheme donations
To make a one off or a regular donation to your chosen church, please click on the links above.
The PGS is a tried and tested national scheme, which Fowlmere has been using since Ely Diocese joined over three years ago. By giving through PGS, your parish benefits from a more predictable cash flow, whilst minimising admin for church volunteers.
- You will be able to Gift Aid your donation, if eligible, and you will also be given the option to increase your giving annually, in line with inflation.
- Donations can be made on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis by Direct Debit. Even though made to the PGS, donations are restricted to the parish chosen by the donor and cannot be used elsewhere.
- 100% of your donation will be passed back to your parish by 10th of the month. Gift Aid will be sent separately once PGS has received it from HMRC (usually 2-3 days later. By contrast, our usual gift aid claims, eg on weekly collections or gifts by standing order, involve a lot of paperwork by church treasurers and won’t be received for up to 5 months after the original gift.)
- The unique feature of the scheme is the option for the donor to commit in principle to increase their gift annually in line with inflation. Whilst this is a voluntary decision, it is one that could potentially have a huge impact on the life and future of the church. By opting to do so you will be helping your Parish to budget for the future. Retail Prices Index (RPI) will be used as in independent and well-known measure of inflation. You will be written to 30 days in advance of any increase with the revised amount. If you are happy with the new amount you do not need to do anything, but if you wish to vary it simply let PGS know.
Thank-you for your support!