2021
overview
Through God’s gracious provision and in partnership with our customers, 2021 saw growth across every area of the Bank as we continued to help gospel hearted churches plant, build and grow.
2021
overview
Through God’s gracious provision and in partnership with our customers, 2021 saw growth across every area of the Bank as we continued to help gospel-hearted churches plant, build and grow.
During a period that has been challenging in so many ways, we have been encouraged to hear stories of churches flourishing, new gospel projects initiated, and ministries growing — helped by the hundreds of Christians around the UK who have chosen to steward their money for Kingdom purposes.
We are immensely grateful for the Christians and churches who have chosen to invest the resources God has given them to support Kingdom work. And, as we look to the future, we are expectant for all that the Lord will do in and through us and our community.
Our prayer is that more and more people will recognise the blessing it is to partner in this work, and that together we will see more churches growing, more ministry workers supported, and more gospel projects resourced.
Thank you for your partnership in Christ.
Kingdom Bank
“The beating heart of Kingdom Bank is our passion to enable Gospel Partnership between UK churches in our service of Jesus Christ.”
Paul Houghton, CEO
Good News Stories
A church for the community.
Hope Church Vauxhall was planted on a council estate in 2018 to be a church for the community. Now, supported by a mortgage from Kingdom Bank, church leaders Sam and Charlie have been able to purchase a home at the heart of Vauxhall to host their church family.
“The heart of what we want to do is to be a church that loves the community by sharing the gospel with the people here,” says Sam Gibb, who planted the church with his wife, Charlie.
For Sam and Charlie, it was important to be able to live in the heart of the community so that they could best serve their neighbours. However, because of the high house prices in central London, finding a home seemed impossible. After reaching out to Mission Housing for support, they were connected with Kingdom Bank, who were able to facilitate a shared ownership mortgage.
“One of the great things about working with Kingdom Bank has been that they really got the complexities of ministry finances – including salary and housing allowance – and that wasn’t a problem for them. They really understood that, whereas other banks didn’t.”
Kingdom Bank was able to provide Sam and Charlie with a mortgage to buy a home to support their gospel work. Charlie says, “Our mortgage with Kingdom Bank has meant that we’ve been able to move into somewhere permanently on the estate, somewhere that we can grow into as a family, get to know our neighbours in the local community, and host church here right at the heart
of Vauxhall.”
Lending
Helping churches plant, build and grow.
Among them were Steve and Tanya Bownds, who were able to purchase a property near their church in London with a mortgage from Kingdom Bank. “The flat that we’ve been able to purchase is bigger than anything we could have afforded to rent,” says Tanya. “This has already meant that we’ve been able to welcome people from the community with housing difficulties of their own to stay.”
“It’s also such a blessing to know that we, and the ministry that happens within our flat, won’t need to move unless we choose to. We’re so grateful for the stability this brings!”
Steve and Tanya Bownds, Latymer Community Church
Savings
Helping Christians give their money a gospel-hearted mission.
We are immensely grateful for the hundreds of Christians and churches across the UK who have chosen to steward their money to help churches plant, build and grow.
In 2022 and beyond, we are praying that more and more churches and individual Christians will see the value of holding their reserves and savings with us. This will enable us to continue providing the mortgages which other churches and ministers need to press on with Christian ministry. Will you join us in this gospel partnership?
“Our small decisions can further Kingdom purposes and bring joy, just as the Philippians did to Paul.”
Jeremy Marshall, Kingdom Bank Investor
Insurance
Helping churches and charities protect their people and property.
Last year, we continued to support churches and charities with expert advice on the insurance cover they need to protect themselves and the people they serve.
Among them were All Saints Church, Hindley, whose church bell was stolen. Although it was complex and costly to get the bell back in place, the Kingdom Bank Insurance Team were able to help the whole way. Here’s what church member Annette Baron said: “The insurance team has been fantastic—I can’t fault the service they’ve provided!”
“From the very first conversation we had, through all the calls updating them on the latest issue for which we required the input, nothing has been too much trouble.”
Annette, church member
Lending
The people who help make it happen.
We expanded from 31 to 37 people in the year, with new hires at Board level and in all departments to support our growth. All the Bank’s senior management and customer-facing teams are Christians, and we’re delighted to be a diverse community of seven nationalities and a range of ethnicities.
“My role means that I am privileged to see the growth of the UK Church firsthand.”
Irina, Lending Officer
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Whether you’re looking to give your money a gospel- hearted mission, secure the funds to open a new church building, or protect the people you serve with insurance cover, we’re here to help.
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