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Church Urban Fund

Tackling complex challenges like poverty and exclusion across England by mobilising people, churches, and whole communities to make a positive difference.

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  • Church Urban Fund

    Church Urban Fund

    16/12/2025

    What does the budget mean for you and your community?

    What does the budget mean for you and your community?

    Reflecting on the budget? Our Look Up Tool can help your church: • Identify and understand who lives in your community, and the real issues they may face, such as poverty, housing and education • Discover new opportunities to reach your neighbours and pray about the issues they face • Guide your church’s mission, ensuring your initiatives are targeted and effective.

    Look Up Tool: https://cuf.org.uk/lookup-tool

    • Church Urban Fund

      Church Urban Fund

      16/12/2025

      Why stories matter

      Why stories matter

      Here at CUF our culture is to share, amplify and proclaim all we have seen and heard. But why? Sharing stories of hope and transformation are a vital part of our mission because they invite people to become part of the narrative, to encounter and be transformed. Why we think stories matter: https://cuf.org.uk/news/why-stories-matter
      • Church Urban Fund

        Church Urban Fund

        18/09/2025

        No place for racism in the political act of shaping a world as God intends it to be

        No place for racism in the political act of shaping a world as God intends it to be

        Our Chief Executive, Bishop Rob Wickham, shares CUF's response to the rise in use of St George’s cross and Union flags. Read the whole reflection: https://cuf.org.uk/news/no-place-for-racism

        • Church Urban Fund

          Church Urban Fund

          15/09/2025

          Community Organising and Discipleship

          Community Organising and Discipleship

          When we think of discipleship, images of Bible studies or Sunday services often come to mind. But what if Jesus’ example of discipleship was less about what we do, and more about a way of being? Explore with Charnelle Barclay, co-director of Organising for Growth at the Centre of Theology and Community. More: https://cuf.org.uk/news/community-organising-and-discipleship

          • Church Urban Fund

            Church Urban Fund

            29/08/2025

            Gambling and Child Poverty

            Gambling and Child Poverty

            Leaders from across faiths came together to urge the government to take ambitious action in their upcoming child poverty strategy, including by scrapping the two-child limit and benefit cap. A letter from faith leaders to the Prime Minister and Chancellor, signed by CUF CEO Rob Wickham, was also sent, referring to proposals from IPPR and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown to introduce taxes to gambling profits to pay for the limit to be scrapped. These are the sort of creative and ambitious solutions that are urgently needed if more children aren’t going to be pushed into poverty over the coming years. More: https://cuf.org.uk/news/gambling-and-child-poverty