# MODERN CHURCH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 281573
- **Other names:** M C U, THE MODERN CHURCHPEOPLE'S UNION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 15, 1981
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=281573


## Contact

- **Address:** 97 Court View, STONEHOUSE, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
- **Postcode:** GL10 3PJ
- **Phone:** 08453451909
- **Email:** office@modernchurch.org.uk
- **Website:** www.modernchurch.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):(A) THE PROMOTION OF OPEN AND CRITICAL STUDY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ITS RELEVANCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD; AND(B) OFFERING RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN PARISHES, INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC LIFE TO SUPPORT AN OPEN-MINDED AND THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO MATTERS OF FAITH AND RELIGION

**Activities:** Modern Church promotes liberal Christian theology, offering debate on religious issues, embracing the spirit of freedom & informed enquiry. It seeks to involve the Christian faith in an ongoing search for truth by interpreting traditional doctrine in the light of present day understanding.  It encourages debate through its journal, newsletter and books, conferences, website and local groups.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £39613 | £62691 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £39624 | £73775 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £35627 | £77799 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £27383 | £56354 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £31836 | £68053 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **PROFESSOR ELAINE LOUISE GRAHAM** (Chair) — appointed July 22, 2021
- ANTHONY GRAHAM BENINGTON WOOLLARD
- Hugh Bryant — appointed July 20, 2022
- Joseph Samuel Priestley — appointed Sept. 4, 2024
- Professor Adrian Thatcher — appointed July 14, 2015
- Rev Anne-Marie Caroline Kramer — appointed Dec. 5, 2025
- Rev Diane Kutar — appointed July 20, 2022
- Rev Donald Roger Witts — appointed Sept. 4, 2024
- Rev Lorraine Cavanagh — appointed July 15, 2014