Equipping people
and churches to
make a difference
where they live

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Church Urban Fund

What we do

We help churches and other groups to meet the needs around them and create strong and loving communities

Support local social action

What can you do?

Tell us what you love about where you live, and use our tools to build on those foundations.

Lent: explore our Growing Good course

How can you be faithful and fruitful in your community?

We believe in the power of community to change lives

At the heart of everything we do is Asset Based Community Development. It’s a way of working that makes the most of the skills and capacities of local people, groups and businesses to build stronger, happier and thriving communities.
You can use our tools to discover and develop the knowledge, capacity, resources, experience and enthusiasm in your community.

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We believe in the power of relationships and community to change lives.

How we work

CUF was established by the Church of England as a practical response to unmet need and has been active in local communities for over 30 years.

We work through networks of local partners to deliver our vision to see communities of hope acting together to serve and strengthen society.

A union of 21 faith-based partnerships, driven by the desire to tackle social inequality across England.

Making diverse communities stronger by encouraging people to build relationships of trust.

A national charity dedicated to improving financial education so that every child and family has equal opportunity to thrive.