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There is never Enough Money

 

Ladies and Gentlemen

 

I spoke to someone the other day who told me most apologetically that she was unable to give much to the church because she preferred to give the money to charity. I was rather confused by this because as far as I know, the church is a charity and it generally spends its money wisely for the benefit of those who need it. In fact, the Church of England is by far and away the biggest charity in the country.

The main task of the Church is to bring the Good News of Christ to every community in the land and provide a place of worship in those communities. To do this the Church of England maintains some 16,000 church buildings, in 13,000 parishes covering the whole of England, it also supports 43 cathedrals. Between 12,000 and 13,000 churches are listed buildings. Indeed, about 45% of all Grade I buildings in England are churches.

In carrying out its mission it receives no special financial favours from the government not available to other charities and churches. Such money as it possesses is money from historical investments or raised by its own efforts from men and women in the pews.

The early Apostles realised they could not carry out the commission of Christ, to bring the Good News to all, without money. Many of them sold all they had to provide this necessary funding. Whilst I am not asking you to do that, I do appeal to you in this New Year to review your finances and see if perhaps you could include the Church of England in your charitable giving. Perhaps you already give regularly in which case may ask you to review your giving.

Your churches really need your help in the work God has set before us.

 

 

2 Corinthians 8:7:

But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you – see that you excel in this act of grace also.

 

if you feel you can help please download the form at the bottom of this article and pass it to your parish church.

 

Tony Gilbert

 

Team Rector

 

 

 I hope that you will find plenty of useful

 and interesting information in here. 

    

 

 

The Reverend Tony Gilbert

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Tony with his wife Nicola