Offerings

In gratitude to God for all he has done for us we take up an offering at the Spring Harvest event. Most of the funds raised are given to other organisations whose work has a link to the theme for the year and some of the money goes to support the work and ministry of Memralife Group.

The Spring Harvest Offering 2012 - No Ceiling to Hope

Demonstrating the love of God to the most needy in your communities

If you have a project that fits this focus and would like to apply for funding, we'd love to hear from you.

Successful applications in 2012 will be for projects which:

  • demonstrate local church involvement
  • are outside your immediate church and congregational pastoral responsibilities

Preference will be given to:

  • partnership projects involving more than one local church
  • innovative or new initiatives in your community

We will welcome applications for a grant of any amount up to £5,000. If you need substantially more, we'll consider your application but it's unlikely we'll be able to offer all you need

  • Applications from non-UK organisations can only be considered if you have a UK office or a UK contact that knows you well and is able to comment on your work.
  • The closing date for receipt of applications will be mid May 2012
  • Results of applications will not be available until end July 2012 and successful applicants will receive their grants in August 2012.

Application form

All applications must be submitted on our form for this year.

>> application form

>> Please also read these notes to help you complete your application

Additional advice for applicants

  • We have one funding round per year and look particularly for applications with a Christian bias where there's a link to our annual theme.
  • We can't commit to on-going funding, so we don't usually support salary costs unless it is clear that the project can be sustained in the long term
  • Our independent Grants Committee considers all applications. Each committee member has a long association with Spring Harvest and the majority are not Memralife Board members
  • We receive many more applications for a grant than we can meet, and reluctantly turn down many good applications
  • The Grants Committee replaces the work of Spring Harvest Charitable Trust.
  • We warmly endorse short term mission and Bible College training, but are no longer able to financially support individuals to attend or take part in this sort of work.

» for general enquiries contact offerings@springharvest.org

 

2011 Offering: 'Not by bread alone...'

Click here to donate securely to the Spring Harvest offeringAs a reflection of our theme 'Biblical direction for the road we travel', the offering focus this year was on projects that are working to make Bible truth available where it is not currently known. The following two projects illustrate the sorts of ways in which gifts given at the event are being used. These and many other projects which are bringing the message of the Bible to the attention of others are now benefitting from the generous giving of guests this year.

Open the Book

Giving school children the opportunity to discover the Bible through fun and interaction. Open the Book train groups of volunteers to present Bible stories in their local schools during their daily assemblies, giving children the opportunity to learn the whole story of the Bible. Find out more about their work at  www.openthebook.net

Burkino Faso

In the dry and dusty land of Burkina Faso we found generous hearted people who truly believe we don't live by bread alone, who are asking for Bibles because they understand the power of the Word of God to change lives, put food onto the plates of the poor and give hope to ordinary people.

Spring Harvest – Mission and Ministry

As well as giving money to projects like these, one third of your gifts this year will go to support our work, in particular:

  • Giving discounts to help lower income guests attend Spring Harvest in 2012
  • Providing help for guests with disabilities, especially in the Children’s programmes and the Special Celebrations
  • Supporting our Youthwork training conference
  • Developing better links and work with church leaders

 

2010 Offering: Peacemakers Project

As an outworking of Spring Harvest’s 2010 theme, Different Eyes – the offering went to support initiatives making peace in Christ’s name around the world.

Your gifts have helped internally displaced people in Iran find personal peace. They have been given trauma counselling and loans to set up small businesses, helping these vulnerable people to start a new life.

And, thanks to your giving, young people who are often facing overwhelming challenges have been encouraged to stay in education, make positive life choices and become all that God wants them to be, through school assemblies, lessons and other clubs throughout the year. As their youth worker says, 'When children with broken lives tell you that time with you is their favourite time of the week, you see God's kingdom come - and the hard work is worth it.'