Ecclesiastical helps keep the heating on

St Mary Magdalene in Cowden, Kent, is typical – it’s in a small village, and it has a small congregation, but heating oil needed to keep the beautiful old church warm during the winter months costs a small fortune.

The Covid-19 crisis made a difficult situation worse, so a £650 donation from Ecclesiastical Insurance’s Trust130 scheme was ‘very helpful’, according to Treasurer Stephen Boakes.

‘We’ve been lucky that many of our supporters and members of the congregation have continued to make donations, even without services,’ said Mr Boakes. ‘But the Ecclesiastical money was much appreciated. It went into funding those weekly and monthly running costs – like heating oil – that keep the church going.’

‘It’s vital that we all pull together in times like these, in the hope that things improve in the coming years.’

Under the scheme, in line with Ecclesiastical’ s charitable ownership and Christian values, every time a new customer takes out a new home insurance policy we offer to donate £130 to the church or cathedral of that customer’s choice.

Since 2017, when we celebrated our 130th year, we have donated over £500,000 to more than 2500 churches and cathedrals chosen by our customers. There is no limit on the number of donations that can be made.

If your home insurance is due for renewal and you are interested in how Trust130 can benefit your church, please contact Ecclesiastical Insurance on 0800 7830 130.