DISTRICT ADVANCE FUND

Application for Grant Support

About the Application For Office Use:

Circuit:
Name of Church (if applicable):

About the Correspondent

Correspondent Name: Position:

Address:

Telephone: email:

About the Grant

Please give a brief description of the scheme or project for which you are seeking grant support.
(You may attach supporting documents that would help describe the work more fully.)
Please give details of the review of purpose and mission undertaken by the church/circuit in the
context of this application (eg a Mission Statement or extract of Minutes from a Church Council or
Circuit Meeting, or Review document)

What is the amount for which you are applying?

When would you like the grant to commence?

Is the grant for more than one year? If yes, please give details:

Please give details of how the scheme or project meets one or more of the criteria for use of the
District Advance Fund:
 Bank/CFB account details for grant payment if approved
Account Name

Account number Sort Code* (*Not

necessary
for Central
Finance
Board
payments)
Please note all payments will be made by the BACS system unless Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes are
instructed otherwise

Please tick ONE of the following categories as the primary purpose of the grant:
Presbyteral Appointment Youth Worker Project support Equipment

Diaconal Appointment Administrative Support Training Other (please

specify)
Lay Worker

Is the project an ecumenical project? Yes No

Please indicate which of the following categories reflects the primary focus of the work for which grant-
aid is sought (tick as applicable - Guidance Notes to the Mission and Ministry Grants Application Form
include definitions – see www.methodist.org.uk):

Chaplaincy Chaplaincy Chaplaincy Chaplaincy (Other)

(Educational) (Rural) (Town/City)
Chaplaincy Community Mission Partner Evangelism
(Workplace) Work
Fresh New Work World Church Racial Justice
Expressions
Ecumenical Healing Housing Youth Work
development
Children’s Work Inter-Faith Creative Arts LEP

If you feel your work requires any additional categories not listed above, please specify:
Does this application have the backing of the Circuit through either a Circuit Meeting or Circuit
Leadership Team Meeting? Please give details including date of the meeting.

Signature………………………… (Print Name)……………………………………….

Circuit Superintendent

Please attach:
1) A Budget for the overall project. This needs to show the total costs of the project, including any
other sources of funding, and show income and expenditure for each of the years for which the
application is made; and
(2) A copy of church and/or Circuit accounts for the last connexional year.

Completed forms and supporting papers should be sent to:

The Convener, DAF Advisory Panel, London District Resource Centre, 1 Central Buildings,
Westminster, London SW1H 9NH. Or Email: admin@methodistlondon.org.uk