Project Directory

Explore funded projects from dioceses across the Church of England and discover the work being supported through strategic funding

THIS PAGE PROVIDES A DIRECTORY of the Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment programmes funded by the National Church since 2017.

These programmes have been made available through the Church Support Hub with the permission of dioceses and partner organisations. The directory includes programmes supported by Strategic Development Funding (awarded 2017–22), Strategic Transformation Funding (2020–22), and the current funding programmes introduced in 2023: Partnerships Funding and the Diocesan Investment Programme.

The aim of these funding programmes is to support dioceses and other partners in making the Church’s Vision and Strategy for the 2020s a reality in parishes across England, helping the Church to become younger and more diverse, a Church where mixed ecology is the norm, and a Church of missionary disciples.

Overview of funding programmes

Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP)

DIP funds a range of activities within dioceses, from developing mission across the whole diocese to a programme focused on a particular geographical area or demographic group. The funding also supports curates, and provides shorter-term support to address constraints in dioceses’ capacity to develop and implement long-term strategies.

Learn more about the funding guidelines for the Diocesan Investment Programme here.

Partnerships Funding

Partnerships Funding addresses a gap or barrier that currently inhibits delivery of the Church’s Vision and Strategy by funding national programmes. It expands, scales, or replicates approaches already developed successfully, working with mission partners, as well as funding research and innovation.

Learn more about the funding guidelines for Partnerships Funding here.

Strategic Development Funding (SDF)

Strategic Development Funding (awarded 2014–22) supported major change programmes that made significant contributions to dioceses’ strategic plans.

Strategic Transformation Funding (STF)

Strategic Transforming Funding (2020–22) helped dioceses to develop and deliver diocesan-wide mission and growth strategies.

Innovation Funding

Innovation Funding (2020–22) supported limited scale projects which innovated and generated learning about “good growth” in the light of the Church’s Vision and Strategy.

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To help ensure data shared in the project descriptions is used responsibly and in line with each diocese’s preferences, detailed project descriptions and evaluations are available only to users who are signed in to the Church Support Hub with a Diocesan Management or Project Lead role.

Not currently in one of these roles? You are still welcome to explore the wider range of resources in the Church Support Hub and learn more about the work being carried out across the Church. If you would like to find out more about a specific project, including its development, outcomes and key learnings, we encourage you to get in touch directly with the relevant diocese.

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