Outreach Fund
The Bishop of Oxford’s Outreach FundReg Charity No. 247954The Outreach Fund is dedicated to supporting the mission of the Church worldwide and is generated by offerings across the diocese, particularly at ordinations, confirmations, collations, institutions and licensing. Through the fund, the bishop is able to respond to a wide range of requests for help, in areas such as humanitarian need, Christian education, training and mission. In 2021, the fund received gifts totalling £9,000 (significantly down from previous years due to COVID-19) and made a total of £24,000 in donations. These donations have supported 18 projects, groups and charities. Within the diocese, grants were made amongst others to support the Young Christian Climate Network pilgrimage to COP26, Church at Home, Discovering Prayer, The Porch Appeal, and ODBE School Leaders Training. Guided by the diocesan Partnership in World Mission team, our support for projects overseas included Congo Church Association, Christian Aid, Crosslinks, CMS, Manna, Embrace the Middle East, Latin Link, Mission to Seafarers, Mothers' Union, Tearfund and USPG. Gift Aid and bankingGifts to the Outreach Fund can benefit considerably from donors making Gift Aid declarations. Registered charities can reclaim income tax at the basic rate from gifts made by tax payers, provided that the donors have made a declaration accompanying their gift. For every £1 donated by tax payers who use the envelopes, the Outreach Fund can then recover 25p from HM Revenue and Customs. You can significantly augment the value of gifts to the Outreach Fund by providing your congregation with Gift Aid envelopes specially printed for the Bishop of Oxford’s Outreach Fund. These can be ordered from: The Diocesan Generous Giving Advisor: 01865 208 757 | generosity@oxford.anglican.org Please follow these steps to enable the Fund to benefit from Gift Aid and to arrange the banking and transfer of the offertory:
Bank Name: NatWest
The Finance Administrator
Last but certainly not least, a very big thank you for your help in the administration of this collection. |