Arranging a fundraising event for BRF Ministries is a rewarding way to support our work.
Fundraising should be FUN; taking part in something you enjoy whilst raising money for your favourite charity. Always remember that you are never too young or too old to fundraise!
Below are some (mostly!) tried-and-tested ways that you can help.
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Sponsored walks, runs, bike rides and swims are always popular and great fun. For the more adventurous, shark dives, skydives and abseiling can be arranged!
If your church organist is up for a sponsored challenge, they could potentially set a world record! The longest current organthon is 60 hours of non-stop playing. Gather support and sponsorship from the local community then invite people to pay for a piece of music of their choice to be played and sell refreshments.
If you have a special birthday or anniversary, consider asking for donations to BRF Ministries in lieu of gifts.
Buy someone you love and/or members of your church family a tube of Smarties. When they have enjoyed the contents ask them to fill the empty tube with 20 pence pieces. Each tube holds £10!
Hold a ‘Repair shop.’ If you know people who can repair household items ask if they would be willing to do so with the fee going to BRF Ministries. If you advertise these sessions locally, through your church network and on social media, they can be extremely well attended. Sell refreshments to those waiting for items to be repaired and chat to them about the work of BRF Ministries.
Be creative and have fun inventing your own fundraising idea or have a look online for some more inspiration
BRF Ministries is home to Anna Chaplaincy, Living Faith, Messy Church and Parenting for Faith and these continue to grow and evolve.
Donations, gifts in wills, regular giving and general fundraising activities have enabled BRF Ministries to do the following:
In 2021, the BRF Ministries staff team took part in a virtual walk from our offices all the way to Bradford, where our head of fundraising lives. Each day, each member of the team recorded how far they had walked, run, skipped or hopped via an online form and these were then all added together to work out the distance travelled collectively.
As they moved along the route, roughly every ten kilometres, they posted fun snippets of the ‘walking tour’ based on research found online about the place on the map. It went surprisingly quickly with everyone working together and those taking part had a lot of fun learning about some lesser-known places across the countryside whilst raising funds for BRF Ministries through sponsorships and donations.
