The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its work suits churches and individuals pursuing church planting, outreach in the UK, or ministry training, so check that your request fits one of these strands.
- Its annual giving is £6,300, and its stated Training Fund maxima of up to £15,000 for churches and up to £7,500 for individuals are upper limits, so a modest request is more realistic.
- For church posts, the charity ordinarily funds no more than 50% of the post's cost, and a Training Fund church grant normally will not exceed 15% of the church's annual budget, so work out those limits before you ask.
- The charity says it wants existing workers to be properly financially supported and the plan for the post to be realistic and sustainable, so show both in your application.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so you can approach it at any time.
Overview
The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1168037).
The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It exists to advance the evangelical Christian faith as expressed in its Doctrinal Basis. It began as an unincorporated organisation and later became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with the same name and similar charitable purposes. It gave £6,300 in its most recent year, through its Mission Fund, which supports church planting and other outreach within the UK, and its Training Fund, which offers money to churches and individuals training men and women for ministry.
What they fund
Priority Areas
FIEC’s Mission Fund supports church-planting and other outreach initiatives in the UK, and it reports grants to church plants to help them establish charitable status. The Training Fund offers money to churches and individuals seeking to train men and women for ministry; for churches, it supports two-year trainee gospel-worker appointments across a breadth of ministry. Training may be for pastors, evangelists, women’s workers, youth and children’s workers, or other ministry positions in a church. More broadly, FIEC works with independent churches to advance the gospel, encourage church planting and revitalisation, and equip church leaders. Its grant activity therefore centres on churches’ mission and outreach and the development of gospel workers.
Themes
- Church planting
- Outreach initiatives
- Ministry training
Geographic Focus
UK.
How to apply
For a mission project, apply for grant funding to help reach Britain for Christ.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- For church posts, the grant will ordinarily be no more than 50% of the post’s cost.
- A Training Fund church grant will normally not exceed 15% of the church’s annual budget.
- The foundation wants existing workers to be properly financially supported and the church’s plan for the post to be realistic and sustainable for the period envisaged.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Grants to FIEC churches£6,300year to 31 August 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £1,725,590 | £1,027,859 | £125,666 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £1,266,703 | £1,330,384 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £2,177,698 | £2,582,675 | £1,219,940 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £1,878,399 | £1,910,076 | £339,995 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £1,698,084 | £1,907,808 | £6,300 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2021; year to 31 August 2023; year to 31 August 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for that year.
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
- fiec.org.uk
- fiec.org.uk/who-we-are/what-we-do/training · read on 30 October 2026
- fiec.org.uk/who-we-are/what-we-do · read on 30 October 2026
- fiec.org.uk/accounts · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 August 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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