Charities - religious organisations

The Leprosy Mission England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, is an international Christian development organisation, working in around 30 countries in South Asia, East Asia and Africa. Our goal is to eradicate the causes and consequences of this disease. Our vision is a world without leprosy. Our priority is transforming and empowering the lives of people affected by leprosy.

More than 2.5 billion Bibles have been distributed. Worldwide, most people who own a Bible own one that has been translated, published or circulated through the Bible Society fellowship. Millions of lives have been transformed by the message it contains.

Christians Against Poverty brings poverty relief and hope for the future to those in debt; one of the biggest causes of poverty in the UK today. CAP is a fast-growing national debt counselling charity that works in partnership with local churches across the UK to see thousands of lives transformed. Leaving a legacy to CAP will provide top quality debt counselling and practical support for clients in such a way that enables them to experience and respond to the love of Jesus.

The clergy and their families are not immune from the difficulties, tragedies and sufferings that life presents to any of us. However, frequently they are not able to provide for the range of measures we try to incorporate when planning for the unexpected or the emergencies in our own lives.

Founded by Mother Mary Garson in 1954, for the care of the old, sick and frail. We are now responsible for running 25 homes in the UK and abroad. In England we provide sheltered accommodation, residential homes, a geriatric nursing unit and holiday care. The family consists of the Sisters, their lay helpers and the aged, sick and poor of all religions (or of none). The criterion is need. In India, Sri Lanka and Africa we run a children’s home, village clinics, hospitals, old people’s homes, kindergarten and primary school, farms, craft training centres and a school for Nursing.

The death of someone close can affect people in several ways – emotionally, physically, socially and in many practical areas. JBCS supports people in finding their own path through grief.

The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor is a religious order founded in France in 1839. The Sisters came to England in 1851 and a rapid expansion took place in towns and cities through the Country. Today the English Province comprises Homes in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Preston, Sunderland and Jersey, Channel Islands.

The Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP) is the custodian trustee body for all property held on the Model Trusts of the Methodist Church in England, Wales and Scotland.

Oasis was founded in 1985 by Steve Chalke MBE. Our vision is for healthy, whole, safe communities – places where everyone is included, and all have the chance to make a contribution.
We work with families living with deep-rooted problems. Working with the children of these families in particular, Oasis helps break the destructive cycle of truancy, drug addiction, criminality, abuse and self-harm so they can live a life of positive choices and fulfil their potential.