# RURAL THEOLOGY ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 327029
- **Other names:** R T A
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 14, 1986
- **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=327029


## Contact

- **Address:** 14 Rheims Court, CANTERBURY, Kent
- **Postcode:** CT2 8LB
- **Phone:** 07736 106208
- **Email:** teresajane13@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.ruraltheologyassociation.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN RURAL AREAS WITHIN GREAT BRITAIN BY:- A. EDUCATING PEOPLE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AN APPROPRIATE THEOLOGY IN RURAL AREAS. B. PUBLISHING OCCASIONAL PAPERS AND ARRANGING PERIODIC CONFERENCES TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT AND PATTERNS OF MINISTRY AND MISSION APPROPRIATE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE. C. INITIATING RESEARCH IN ORDER TO DISCOVER WAYS OF LIVING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE WHICH EMBODY A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO THE WORLD, AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. D. ENABLING PEOPLE TO BELIEVE AND PRACTICE THEIR FAITH IN RURAL AREAS. E. SUCH OTHER LAWFUL MEANS FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE SAID OBJECT.

**Activities:** Aims: To study the gospel and develop theology in a rural setting; to raise awareness of the nature of rural ministry, worship and mission in the world at large; to discover ways of living in the countryside which embody a Christian response to the world.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1797 | £70 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £1033 | £70 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £393 | £85 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £789 | £95 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £517 | £80 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr Neville John Emslie — appointed April 8, 2025
- REVD CANON PROFESSOR LESLIE JOHN FRANCIS
- Rev Christopher  John Francis Rutledge — appointed Nov. 12, 2021
- Rev Robert Barlow — appointed Oct. 23, 2012