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<p>The Church Commissioners and National Church Institutions provide support for the
mission and ministry of all dioceses in the Church of England.</p><p>The Church Commissioners
have made £340 million available to support a Diocesan Investment Programme overseen
by the Strategic Mission and Ministry Board, which includes additional funding and
resources for lowest-income communities. The Diocese of Lincoln benefits from the
Lowest Income Communities Fund, which is directly supporting the stipendiary ministry
of clergy in many areas such as Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Lincoln and Boston.</p><p>The
Diocese of Lincoln has recently launched ‘Time to Change Together’, which is its shared
vision for the future of the diocese and its presence in Greater Lincolnshire. You
can find out more about the project here: <a href="https://www.lincoln.anglican.org/parish-support/a-time-to-change-together/"
target="_blank">https://www.lincoln.anglican.org/parish-support/a-time-to-change-together/</a>
The Diocese bid for and received a grant from the Strategic Development Fund for a
project called 'Resourcing the Urban Church' designed to revitalise churches of all
traditions across the urban centres in the diocese.</p><p>Lincolnshire has one of
the highest ratios of churches per head of the population in England, and the Diocese
is committed to the stewardship of its historic churches and to supporting new worshipping
communities. A new giving scheme has been developed to encourage congregations to
support the flourishing of mission and ministry in the Diocese, and plans are being
developed for an ‘Open Churches Trust’ to support smaller churches with maintenance
and insurance advice.</p><p>The Diocese is developing new strategies to support clergy
well-being. Preventing long-term vacancies and illness is a priority alongside finding
sustainable solutions for parishes.</p><p>For further information about the work underway
in Lincolnshire, please contact the area bishop The Rt Revd Dr Nicholas Chamberlain,
Bishop of Grantham, whose details are here: <a href="https://www.lincoln.anglican.org/contact/directory/"
target="_blank">https://www.lincoln.anglican.org/contact/directory/</a></p>
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