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The Support Services Team offers practical support and advice to our member churches across a broad range of topics including finance and accounting, property, legal issues, church governance and church trusts.  We also operate the Baptists Together Deposit Accounts, Loan scheme and the Pastoral Fund.

The Support Services Team Leader Richard Wilson oversees strategic management and relationships with associations in relation to the three main areas of work.

Click here to contact the Support Services Team.

For information relating to Home Mission Grants, please contact your local Association.

Please click on the links below for more information about these areas of work.

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Support Service Update - September 2021
A range of news and support for churches - including legal, church buildings, finance, training and webinars
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An introduction to Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) Webinar
Friday 19 November 2021: An Introduction to CIOs
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Preventing Fraud and Money-Laundering for churches Webinar
Friday 1 October 2021: a webinar discussing Preventing Fraud and Money-Laundering for churches
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Gift Aid Webinar
Friday 17 September 2021: A guide to Gift Aid
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Support Services Update - July 2021
A range of news and support for churches - including legal, church buildings, finance, training and webinars
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Regular Updates from Support Services
See the latest updates that we have sent to our churches
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Support Services Update - June 2021
A range of news and support for churches - including legal, church buildings, finance, training and webinars
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Support Services Update - May 2021
A range of news and support for churches - including legal, church buildings, finance, training and webinars
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Data Protection for Baptist Churches
Friday 26 February 2021 - A webinar update on subject access requests and data breaches plus an update post Brexit
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Quinquennial Inspection Webinar
Friday 19 February 2021: An essential webinar for Baptist churches with listed buildings
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Outcome of the Actuarial Valuation of the DB Plan as at 31 December 2019
Letter to all churches and other employers paying contributions to the DB Plan within the Baptist Pension Scheme (BPS) - 3 July 2020
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Managing Church Manses Webinar
Wednesday 26 February 2020: Managing the Church Manse Webinar
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Financial Services for Churches Webinar
Tuesday 28 January 2020: Financial Services for Churches Webinar
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Church Update
Contact form for queries about updating church details on our database
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Church Reserves and Reserves Policies Webinar
Wednesday 20 November 2020: Webinar: Church Reserves and Reserves Policies
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An introduction to Pensions for Baptist Churches
Friday 20 September 2019: Webinar - An introduction to Pensions for Baptist Churches
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Being a Good Charity Trustee Webinar
Friday 19 July 2019: Webinar giving an overview of how to be a good charity trustee
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Redeveloping Church Premises Webinar
Friday 24 May 2019: Webinar giving an overview of the issues faced when carrying out a substantial redevelopment of a Church’s property or undertaking a new build
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Payroll Webinar
Friday 22 March 2019: Webinar explaining everything that you need to do to operate payroll in a Baptist Church for church ministers and other staff
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Managing Church Property Webinar
Friday 18 January 2019: Webinar aimed at giving churches a basic overview of the issues they will face in Managing the Church’s property.
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Pensions
The Baptist Pension Scheme for Churches and Employers
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CIO Webinar
16 November 2018: webinar giving churches a basic introduction to Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs)
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Church Accounts Webinar
21 September 2018: A webinar for church treasurers, in partnership with ACAT
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Data Protection and GDPR webinar
27 March 2018: Information for churches on Data Protection and GDPR
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Pastoral Funds Grant application
Application for a grant from the Baptists Together Pastoral Fund and the Psalms and Hymns Support Fund
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Pastoral Fund
Baptists Together Pastoral Fund: Empowering acts of kindness
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Loans (including the BU Loan Fund)
Information about the Baptist Union Loan Fund
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Baptists Together Deposit Accounts
How churches can support our Loan Fund by depositing savings and reserves with the BUC
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Church Update (database)
We ask churches to check and update their contact details and supply us with statistics
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Support Services Webinars
Access our webinars here and find dates of future webinars
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Legal and Operations (Including BUC)
Offering guidance on legal, property and charity issues and acting as Property Trustee for buildings
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Support Services Team
Covers three main areas of work – finance, pensions, and Legal and Operations (including BUC)
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Finance
Finance information for churches, accounting and taxation
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Support Services Team
Covers three main areas of work – finance, pensions, and Legal and Operations (including BUC)
Read more
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Finance
Finance information for churches, accounting and taxation
Read more
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Legal and Operations (Including BUC)
Offering guidance on legal, property and charity issues and acting as Property Trustee for buildings
Read more
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Support Services Webinars
Access our webinars here and find dates of future webinars
Read more
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Church Update (database)
We ask churches to check and update their contact details and supply us with statistics
Read more
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Baptists Together Deposit Accounts
How churches can support our Loan Fund by depositing savings and reserves with the BUC
Read more
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Loans (including the BU Loan Fund)
Information about the Baptist Union Loan Fund
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Pastoral Fund
Baptists Together Pastoral Fund: Empowering acts of kindness
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Pensions
The Baptist Pension Scheme for Churches and Employers
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Regular Updates from Support Services
See the latest updates that we have sent to our churches
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