The best way to encourage sustainability within your church is to have the right processes, systems, and platforms in place within your parish. These provide a strong foundation for everything else you do — helping your church run more smoothly, communicate more effectively, and make better use of time and resources.

Resources for Financial Sustainability

Practical guides, templates, tools and training materials to help manage parish budgets, accounts, and financial reporting responsibly.

Treasurer Toolkit

The annual accounts legal requirements and report generation. A comprehensive document containing information, links and downloads to help all church treasurers with the annual financial cycle.

Treasurer Handover Checklist 

A Treasurer Handover Checklist helps ensure a smooth and transparent transition by recording key financial information, account access, and ongoing commitments so that incoming treasurers can confidently continue the parish’s financial stewardship.

Parish Finance Resources

Parish Giving Scheme

The Parish Giving Scheme is a simple, secure, and efficient way for individuals to give regularly to their local church. It helps parishes manage donations more effectively by collecting gifts via Direct Debit, reclaiming Gift Aid automatically, and passing the funds back to the church each month. The scheme supports sustainable giving and reduces administrative work for church treasurers. Parish Giving Scheme also now offers a one-off giving solution, making it the one stop shop for all your parish giving needs.

Resources for Operational Sustainability

These resources provide parishes with practical tools and guidance to strengthen communication, governance, and day-to-day operations, helping churches run efficiently and sustainably.

Annual Calendar

Our team have created a calendar that includes all the essential tasks, a brief description of what you need to do and the dates you need to do them. This calendar, easily accessible on our Diocese of Sheffield website, encompasses all functions related to your church buildings, maintenance, parish accounts, and budgeting

Charity Commission Registration Guide

An extensive guide to preparing for and registering for charity commission registration. The guide includes support on registering online, completing each section including governance funding, stakeholders and much more.