Grace Baptist Association
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- Grace Baptist Association makes grants to affiliated churches for church repairs and development, church planting and theological training, so a project in one of those areas from an affiliated church is the best fit.
- The annual report lists its typical grants as between £1,650 and £33,500, with a median of about £4,500, so a request near that median is a realistic size, though the band is not a ceiling.
- Its listing says it is by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so approach it through an existing link to the Association before you apply rather than sending a cold application.
- Churches that are not affiliated, and individual church members or pastors who are not from affiliated churches, should not apply.
- London and a list of other areas are its stated priorities, but that is a priority, not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Grace Baptist Association is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 276352).
Grace Baptist Association is a charity registered in England and Wales (number 276352) that exists to uphold and promote its Doctrinal Basis, promote the unity and prosperity of its Member Churches, and further the gospel primarily in its Geographical Area. It describes itself as 100 churches working together. Its annual giving was £72,001, and it makes grants to affiliated churches, including for repairs and development, church planting and theological training, as well as small grants to individual church members and pastors from affiliated churches.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Association makes grants to affiliated churches, including through historical funds that help member churches with repairs and new developments. Its charity supports member churches with financial, legal and administrative matters and communicates governance advice. Its wider work promotes church unity and prosperity through fellowship, prayer, evangelism, church planting and re-planting, conferences, seminars and training. It also makes small grants to individual church members and pastors from affiliated churches. Applications from affiliated churches are reviewed against criteria and objectives set by the Committee, and funded projects are monitored and reviewed annually.
Themes
- Church repairs and development
- Church planting
- Theological training
Geographic Focus
Priority: London; Bedfordshire; Berkshire; Buckinghamshire; Cambridgeshire; Essex; Hampshire; Hertfordshire; Kent; Oxfordshire; Norfolk; Suffolk; Surrey; Sussex.
What they don't fund
- Applications from churches that are not affiliated to the Grace Baptist Association
- Individual church members and pastors who are not from churches affiliated to the Grace Baptist Association
How to apply
Affiliated churches may apply for funding. The Committee reviews applications against its specific criteria and objectives, and funded projects are monitored and reviewed annually.
Who can apply:
- Churches who are affiliated to the Grace Baptist Association may apply for funding.
Where they fund
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £4,744 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Limes Avenue Baptist Church · Training - pilot scheme£33,333year to 31 December 2025
- Grace Church Brighton · Training£12,000year to 31 December 2025
- Hayes Lane Baptist Church, Bromley£8,264year to 31 December 2025
- Lord's Baptist Church · Churches Aid Fund£5,000year to 31 December 2025
- Fryerns Baptist Church, Basildon · Churches Aid Fund£4,488year to 31 December 2025
- Pantiles Baptist Church · Churches Aid Fund£3,500year to 31 December 2025
- Affinity£2,802year to 31 December 2025
- Linslade Baptist Church · Churches Aid Fund£1,686year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 2 with no named recipient.
6 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £358,043 | £529,551 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £541,717 | £616,270 | £140,333 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £334,245 | £512,501 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,624,014 | £536,088 | £68,915 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £424,391 | £519,335 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | — | — | £72,001 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- gracebaptists.org
- gracebaptists.org/charity · read on 30 October 2026
- gracebaptists.org/association-day-2025-2 · read on 30 October 2026
- gracebaptists.org/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Applying to Grace Baptist Association?
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Contact
- 020 7278 1200source
- office@gracebaptists.orgsource
- 62 Bride Street, London N7 8AZ, United Kingdomsource
- gracebaptists.org
- Contact form
Applying to Grace Baptist Association?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 020 7278 1200source
- office@gracebaptists.orgsource
- 62 Bride Street, London N7 8AZ, United Kingdomsource
- gracebaptists.org
- Contact form