GODLY PLAY UK
On 16th November 2006 the Charity Commisioners registered Godly Play UK as an official charity, no.1116846
On the 6th December2007 the Trust was officially launched at Poet's Corner Wesminster Abbey by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter.
Godly Play UK is a young charity seeking to develop Godly Play, train others, and research the use of Godly Play in churches, schools, and in other situations. Potential Trustees are enthusiastic about Godly Play, and want to work to see it develop. We are particularly keen to recruit volunteers who have experience of being a Charity Trustee, and who are used to developing and completing fund applications. If you are interested please contact Alison Summerskill in the first instance:
Details of the the 1st Godly Play Lecture given at the lauch by Dr. Rebecca Nye can be found on the Home Page under the heading of Discusssion and the sub heading of Experiences....
The official wording of the trust deed is as follows:-
To advance the Christian Faith in particular,
but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing,
by means of Christian education and spiritual direction
using religious language and symbol
to help people become more aware of the mystery of God's presence in their lives
in such parts of the UK or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales
and are connected with the charitable work of the Trust
TRUSTEES INCLUDE
Alison Summerskill (chair)
Gill Ambrose
Rev Liz Cannon
Andrea Harrison
Penny Fuller
Lynne Broadbent
Dr Anne Richards
Jean Thompson
Grant Making Policy
GPUK will make 10% of annual profits available to subsidise the cost of attending one of its training courses.
Conditions: Applicants must be from parishes/areas where resources are scarce (eg UPA). Joint funding with other bodies to cover accommodation and travel is preferable.
Restrictions: Ideally two applicants are preferable for mutual support
Priorities: Areas/denominations where GP is not yet established. Applicants who have a thought out strategy to disseminate GP.
Procedure: Application in writing to Chair, who should seek approval from trustees before awarding grant.
Checks: Applicant should provide details of at least one referee, who can support the application
Monitoring: Progress report will be sought 6 months following the course. Details of those awarded grants will be reported in Annual Report.