Support Us - Anglican Church of the Resurrection in Bucharest and Sofia

Each Sunday, as part of our worship, a collection is taken up during the morning service at our church. Cash may be placed in the collection.

Although we recognise that may people give in other ways, the weekly collection still forms a significant part of our income. However, please don't feel embarrassed to pass the collection bag on if you give in other ways.

Donations of any size are always welcome and can be made at any time throughout the year, either through the weekly collection or by posting your gift to the church office. Cheques should be made payable to "The Church of the Resurrection" to be posted to our bank in the UK.

Some people prefer to let their bank handle their regular payments. A standing order is an instruction to your bank to pay us a fixed amount on a fixed date. This can be monthly, annually or any other regular period. Standing orders are simple to set up, change and cancel, and give us the added benefit of being able to budget by knowing how much money we can expect on a month-by-month basis.

If you are able to contribute by this method, this is the preferred one because it provides the financial stability we so desperately need. The money is still received by your church, even if you are on holiday or can't make it to church for any other reason.

You should instruct your bank to send payments to the following bank account:

Royal Bank of Scotland

Holt's Farnborough branch

Name of Account: Church of the Resurrection Bucharest External Account

Account number: 11860184

IBAN Number: GB42 RBOS 1619 2611 8601 84

BIC Code: RBOS GB 2L

If you are a UK taxpayer, you can make a donation through the Gift Aid scheme in the UK, which allows us to benefit from tax refunds. For this method, you must pay sufficient income tax to cover the amount of tax reclaimed. A one-off form must be completed to cover all future gifts and the payment must be made to our account at the Diocese of Europe, who obtain the tax refunds for us.

Click here to view / download the form

If you are a USA citizen / taxpayer, you can now obtain a full legal IRS deduction for gifts to the Church of the Resurrection, by following the instructions provided.
Gift Aid for USA citizens / taxpayers

How much does it cost to run this church?

For us to simply tick over, we need to raise £28,000 per year. This works out at £538 per week.

Do we get any outside help?

We currently receive a subsidy of £8,000 per year. That is £154 per week. This subsidy has to be applied for annually and cannot be guaranteed.

So where does the rest come from?

The rest has to be raised from the people that come to this church. That is £20,000 per year or £384 per week, every week.

That's an awful lot of money!

Yes, it is. However, when you consider that in 2006, the number of people on the electoral roll was 48 people - then that works out at £8 per person per week ($16 or RON 40). This is a benchmark figure and would only be applicable if everyone's income was exactly the same. Nevertheless, it provides a true indication of the amount of money required. In the real world, some cannot afford to pay this much. Also in the real world, some can afford to pay much more! We cannot survive, let alone thrive, on small change that arrives once a fortnight or even less frequently.

Of course, the more people come to church, the more the financial burden is spread out and the amount required from each of us becomes less. This church is currently running an annual deficit of £9,800 or £188 per week.

How else can we raise money?

We charge EUR 200 per wedding service.

We also hold periodic fundraisers that can sometimes raise considerable sums of money. A huge help of course, but this can never be guaranteed.

We hold a bake sale once a month that raises good sums of money but for various reasons can only be held once a month and cannot take the place of planned regular giving.

Think seriously about how much you contribute to your church. Is it regular? Is it proportionate to your means? Think and pray about it.

Don't think that your increased efforts won't make a difference. We are in this together remember. If 50 people increase their giving by just £1 a week, that is an extra £200 per month or £2400 per year.

Please consider setting up a standing order if you have the means to do so (details above). Otherwise, weekly giving via the collection plate is the main way we collect funds. One-off donations are also very welcome of course!