South Wales Baptist Association

Registered charity 1102735 · since 2004southwalesba.org.uk·Wales·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£61,947
Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025
From filed accounts
Open to applications
Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • The Association's grants go to Baptist churches and their mission work in South Wales, so a Baptist church with a project serving its community is the natural fit.
  • Mission Projects Grants can be up to £1,500 for a new project or initiative, and only Baptist churches can apply for them, so other kinds of group should look elsewhere.
  • Mission through Ministry Grants are normally paid only to churches with Baptists Together accredited Ministers who pay the Home Mission stipend, and they are not simply for a church to have a minister.
  • Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and the Association advises you to contact its office early to discuss your mission and funding, since applications are judged on the project's missional and practical outworking and churches are normally expected to become self-sustaining within about five years.

Overview

South Wales Baptist Association is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1102735).

South Wales Baptist Association supports its member churches as they work in their own communities, and it is made up of over 125 churches. It offers three types of grant: Mission through Ministry Grants, Special Ministry Grants and Mission Projects Grants. The annual report gives total awards of £61,947, which may include grants to individuals.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Association provides Home Mission grants to help Baptist churches and individuals reach their mission potential and bring the love of God to their communities. Its Mission through Ministry Grants support churches already engaging in mission, encouraging and equipping them to reach their local communities; churches are expected to demonstrate missional intent and work towards becoming self-sustaining. Special Ministry Grants support ministries usually outside a traditional church, including special initiatives and church planting or replanting. Mission Projects Grants support Baptist Churches' new projects or initiatives within existing projects, where these benefit people in the community the church serves. Applications are assessed against the project's missional and practical outworking, and the Association advises early consultation.

Themes

  • Church planting
  • Local church renewal
  • Community mission projects

Geographic Focus

South Wales.

What they don't fund

  • Mission through Ministry Grants only: simply for a church to have a minister; are normally only paid to churches with Baptists Together accredited Ministers, who pay their Minister the Home Mission stipend (or appropriate proportion thereof)
  • Mission Projects Grants only: applicants other than Baptist Churches

How to apply

Anyone hoping to apply is advised to have an early consultation with the Association and can contact the office for more information about Home Mission Grants or to discuss their mission and funding.

Who can apply:

  • Mission through Ministry Grants: They are normally only paid to churches with Baptists Together accredited Ministers, who pay their Minister the Home Mission stipend (or appropriate proportion thereof). They are also available for ministers-in-training and recognized ministers from other denominations in Local Ecumenical Partnerships.
  • Mission Projects Grants: Mission Project Grants of up to £1,500 enable Baptist Churches to respond to the mission needs of their community as part of their own ongoing work and ministry.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

  • Applications are assessed against set criteria for the project's missional and practical outworking.
  • A church must demonstrate its missional heart and intent, and the Association normally expects it to become self-sustaining within about five years of a grant first being awarded.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

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Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 December 2021£231,950£213,230—Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022£270,492£187,820—Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023£248,817£267,306—Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024£316,596£238,945—Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025£353,943£268,881£61,947Accounts for year to 31 December 2025
  • Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

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

Other sources

  • 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 31 October 2026.

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