We trust that God will provide for all our needs at St Andrew the Great as we seek to make him known. God uses members of the congregation to meet many of these needs, through generous and sacrificial giving, for which we are so grateful. There are many ways to give to the work of St Andrew the Great, including the giving of our time through service, and through our finances.

The church is almost entirely funded by the generous giving of its members, covering the many different areas of expenditure, such as staffing, maintaining our buildings, administration costs and the running of events. We also send money to support our mission partners elsewhere in the UK and overseas. There are a number of different ways in which you are able to give financially to the work of the church, which are listed below. All of our finances are carefully monitored to try to make sure we are getting the best value for money, and that there is neither waste nor any opportunity for impropriety. We are a registered charity; audited accounts are published each year and filed with the Charity Comission. Please contact the Treasurer if you have any questions.

Finances

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There are a number of ways in which you can give financially to the work of the church:

By standing order or one-off gift
 
At Sunday services

By giving cash or by cheque (payable to St Andrew the Great Church) at a Sunday service when the collection is taken (if you are visiting as a guest please feel free to let the bags pass you by without any embarrassment).
 

Once a year we hold a special 'Gift Day', where we seek to raise funds for a particular cause or project. This year's Gift Day will be held on 18th November. You can read more details about what the money will be raise for here.

Gift Aid

If you are a UK tax payer you can increase your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate. So that we can claim back Gift Aid on your donation(s) please complete the form below (or complete a paper copy, available in the porch, or downloadable here):
 

I want to Gift Aid my donation of:  £ and any donations I make in the future or have made in the past 4 years to St Andrew the Great Church.
I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference.
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Data protection Your details will be securely stored by St Andrew the Great, and only shared with HMRC so that we can comply with Gift Aid auditing requirements.  If at any point you would like to view your data that is held by St Andrew the Great please email church.office@stag.org
Please notify us if you: - want to cancel this declaration - change your name or home address - no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains. If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.

Members of the church staff will never see who gives financially (or how much) to the work of the church: only the treasurer and bookkeeper are able to see this information, and they will treat it with utmost discretion.

The Jesus Lane Trust

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There is also the opportunity to directly support St Andrew the Great's work with students and young people by giving to the Jesus Lane Trust. The Trust was set up by ex-members of the congregation to support our student work and youth work both financially and in prayer, and it currently supports six student workers and four church apprentices.

Click here if you would like to support the Trust, and view the latest newsletter here.