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Last updated 9th May 2025
Preston Resourcing Parish
Thanks to £1.5m of Strategic Development Funding (SDF) from the Church of England an exciting new era for The Church of England in Lancashire began in the City of Preston with the launch of the Preston Resourcing Parish in September 2019.
​​​​Bishop Philip led the team that pulled together the SDF application, which was developed in partnership with Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) home of the well-known ‘Alpha’ Christianity discovery course.
The resourcing parish of people from two different Anglican traditions underpins the work of sharing of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the people of Preston through words and deeds and it will also be a resource for churches across the city and county
The fresh focus includes specific remits for the congregations of the Minster and St George’s to reach out to those with no current church connection,
including the local student population, utilising a.combination of an outward-looking focus, sacrificial generosity, excellence, boldness, hospitality and creativity.
End of Project Independent Evaluation - January 2025
The national funding for the project ended in December 2023.
The Church Army Research Unit was commissioned by the national church to undertake an independent evalation of the project and they published their report in Janaury 2025.
You can read the executive summary here.