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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.</p><p>In Carlisle Diocese, the Lowest Income
Communities Fund has provided £560,000 a year to support a range of projects in Barrow,
South and West Carlisle, Workington, Whitehaven, and Maryport. Additional grants from
the Strategic Development Fund totalling £ 1.6 million over five years have been awarded.
The project funds five new pioneer enabler roles, which in addition to training and
support, will help the Diocese reach those groups who are not typically represented
in congregations in Carlisle.</p><p>Support is available to all churches in Penrith
and The Border and across the Diocese with maintenance and management of church buildings
via the Buildings for Mission fund, which will provide small grants for repairs and
restoration and a dedicated support officer to advise parishes.</p><p>Other grants
are available from the Diocese supported by the National Church Institutions to enable
parishes to move towards Net Zero and increase capacity building at a parish level
with youth work, internships, and vocations, and to support better stewardship of
church buildings, to upgrade facilities and technology, and enable easier donation
and giving. <br> <br> To find out more about the work underway across Cumbria, Carlisle
and Penrith, please contact the Acting Bishop, The Rt Rev Rob Saner-Haigh, Bishop
of Penrith, whose details are here: <a href="https://www.carlislediocese.org.uk/bishops-and-senior-clergy/"
target="_blank">https://www.carlislediocese.org.uk/bishops-and-senior-clergy/</a></p><p>
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