Name: The Marriage Course (online)
Start: 2026-01-06T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-01-06T23:59:59+01:00
Location: Online

Supporting mission and ministry through the Priorities Fund

Thursday September 4th 2025

Roy Totten MBE speaking on the Priorities Fund video.

In the first of a new video series introducing the work of the Church of Ireland’s central committees, Roy Totten MBE, Glenavy Parish, talks about how the Priorities Fund helps to advance God’s Kingdom through the Church today.

Watch the video on YouTube.

Recalling its beginnings, he highlights that the First of All report to General Synod in 1977 stated that the priorities of the Church of Ireland ‘are spiritual not material – in other words people and not buildings.’

The Priorities Fund, which gave out its first grants in 1980, continues to emphasise the priorities set by this report. The fund currently supports projects across four areas:

Training – lay and ordained.

Christian education.

Outreach initiatives.

Innovative ministry in a rural context.

In 2025, the fund has provided support to 55 projects with a total allocation of €607,659 (around £529,000 at current exchange rates). In its 44 years to date, the Priorities Fund has allocated €21,672,878 in total (equivalent to around £18.8 million).

Please note: This year’s closing date for applications for the Priorities Fund is Friday October 31 2025. Applications can be made online by visiting the Priorities Fund website.