Donations by Christchurch

For the year 2014-2015 there will be an amount of £17,500 to be disbursed.

Details of some of the charites can be found on the Charities Supported page.

Denominational Funds	2014-2015
Methodist Church World Mission	£500
Methodist Church Mission in Britain	£1000
All We Can (formerley Methodist Relief and Development Fund)	£250
URC Freindship Fund (Ministers' Widows)	£125
Methodist Auxilliary Fund (Ministers' Wdows)	£125
Touchstone	£300
Methodist Fund for Property	£750

Continuing Support	2014-2015
BEACON (Bradford Ecumenical Asylum CONcern)	£1250
CTI Link - Mattugga, Uganda	£250
Starfish Riverside - China	£250
The Beamsley Project	£250
The Bible Society	£100
Amnesty International - Wharfedale Group	£250

Year 2 of 3 year Commitment	2014 - 2015
Workers in Pakistan (Dominic & Awais Mughal)	£1000
World Methodist Council - Achieving the Vision Fund	£250

Year 3 of 3 Year Commitment	2014-2015
The Westminster Appeal (URC College)	£500
The Scargill Movement	£250
Commintment for Life - Bangladesh	£1000
Bible Lands School of Nursing - Nazareth	£1000
SENEthiopia - Mekele School for the Blind	£1000
Wycliffe Bible Translators - SE Asia	£750
Fair Grounds Co-operative - Philippines	£500

Year 4 of 6 Year Commitment	2014 - 2015
InnerCHANGE - Los Angeles	£750

Contingency	2014 - 2015
Ebola Appeal	£1000
Matugga	£1000
CMS Pakistan	£350
To be allocated by Christchurch Young People	£500

Food from members, and visitors to the Christchurch Cafe go to the Bradford Metropolitan Food bank and to those in need locally.
Some members have Action For Children Boxes, continuing the traditional Methodist support for this Children’s Charity.
Christchurch Guild, Wednesday Group and Housegroups support chosen charities.
As in many congregations, there is a tradition of holding Gift Services during the period of preparation for Christmas. In 2014 we sent children's Christmas Presents to SureStart at the local Children's Centre.