Chester-le-Street Methodist Church

Cornerstones - Other Funding

Local fund raising, together with donations and legacies etc, has produced about £230k in the past 2-3 years and an appointed fund raising team continues to be actively engaged with various fund raising activities.

Included in the future fund-raising programme is:

2010

12th February - Trad Jazz Night @ Chester-le-Street Golf Club

Grant Funding Bodies

Whilst we have been very successful with our local fund raising it was always accepted that a major source of funding would be from Grant Funding Bodies. In addition to grants received from the National Lottery, other major grants (those in excess of £1000.00) awarded to date can be summarised as follows: -

Garfield Weston Foundation	£50,000
BIFFA	£50,000
Bequest - Jean Priestley (part payment)	£40,000
Methodist Church Connexion	£35,000
Methodist Church – Newcastle District	£15,000
Durham County Council	£10,000
Christ’s Hospital, Sherburn	£7,000
Methodist Church, Chester le Street Circuit	£5,000
Allchurches Trust	£3,000
Sir James Knott Trust	£2,000

Two Sub-Groups have been established to concentrate efforts into specific areas of funding, a Large Grants Group and a Small Grants Group. Significant contributions are also made by other members of the Steering Group in relation to these and other bids, usually when specialist knowledge is required.