Last updated 23rd January 2026

Regular Giving - Parish Giving Scheme

Download our PGS Leaflet

What is the Parish Giving Scheme?

The Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) is the best way of enabling individuals to set up regular giving without needing to use cash, visit a bank or use online banking. 
Over half our parishes have now joined and are receiving donations.

• Donations through this Scheme (which can be monthly, quarterly or annual) are made by Direct Debit on the 1st of the month.

• Your church receives all donations by 10th of the month.

• PGS automatically claim any Gift Aid that is due and is paid to your church when received from HMRC, usually by 25th of the month.

How can I give through PGS?

Once a Church has registered, donors have a choice of three different ways to sign up:

• Online https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/
• By telephone (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm on 0333 002 1271 quoting the code you will receive when your church signs up   
• By paper form available from churches which have decided to join

If PGS becomes the principal giving method for your church, you will be offering inflation-proofed giving, reducing your administration so that your church can focus on other important priorities.

Why should Churches join PGS?

This is another giving option for existing and potential donors, and nobody will have to join the scheme if it does not suit them.

Benefits include:

• Fewer cash donations, reducing risks for those volunteers who are involved in counting and banking money.
• Donors have the option to increase their gift by inflation, maintaining the value of their gift. This also acts as an important reminder to review giving annually and, when they receive the reminder, the donor can change their gift to an amount of their choosing.
• Gift Aid (when due) is claimed by PGS and passed on to your church, reducing the administration in local churches whilst improving cash flow.
• PGS transfers the gift and the Gift Aid to your parish bank account on a monthly basis, improving cash flow and the security of gifted income
• If your parish has more than one church, the PCC can choose whether PGS is set up to enable people give to individual churches or whether all donations are pooled.

Giving through Standing Order

Regular giving can also be set up by standing order, but any Gift Aid will need to be claimed within the parish, and donors will need to be encourgaged to review their giving annually.

Consider adding a standing order form to your website or A Church Near You page for people to download and complete. A template is provided below, including a Gift Aid form attached:

Download the Standing Order Template

Where donors are unable to set these up online or visit their local bank branch they can post them to their own bank.

Other Stewardship Pages

• Joyful Generous Stewards
• Parish Fundraising
• Legacies and Wills
• Gift Aid
• Stewardship and Generosity
• Digital Giving
• Generosity Week
• Cornerstone
• Downloadable Files-to-Print

For more information, please contact our Stewardship Resourcing Officers:
Stephanie Rankin or Jotham Bate