Please choose an area of support you are interested in...
- Friendship (for individuals or families)
- Churches
- Partnership (for organisations and charities)
- Prayer
- Sponsored Walk
Friendship
Do you identify with Unlock's aims and want to support our work?
If you register as a Friend you will receive our annual news letter and information about the Sponsored walk. You can then support Unlock in a number of ways.
You may want to support Unlock's work by: -
- Trying out unlock materials or approaches with groups you know
- Starting a new group to work with Unlock resources
- Telling other people about Unlock's work
- Using material from the website to make people aware of Unlock's work
- Praying
- Donating money
- Taking part in our annual sponsored walk
- Sponsoring a walker
- Getting a group together to initiate an Unlock 'Corner Shop' for your city.
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Churches
Would your church consider pledging to give a percentage of it's giving income to Unlock annually for several years, or even for just one year? Regular, pledged giving, from churches, gives us reliable income which allows us to plan our work for the months and years ahead. Contact the National Office if you think this might be a possibility. We can send you further information about Unlock's work, or possibly arrange to come and do a presentation for your church.
A brief document about Unlock's work designed to encourage missionary giving from churches.
Partnership
Do you belong to an organisation with similar areas of concern to Unlock?
Unlock are happy to identify, and work with, other groups concerned with encouraging urban discipleship in the UK.
We want to: -
- Know who our partners are in the field of urban Christian development and education
- Share resources and expertise
- Collaborate on research projects
- Identify areas of common ground
- Work together as appropriate
Contact Unlock to register as a 'Partner Organisation'. You will receive our annual newsletter and we may approach you from time to time about specific pieces of work, or you may approach us!
The Work of Unlock Friends
In recent years Unlock Friends have supported our work by:-
Hosting and promotiong Unlock trainings and events
Supporting our Local Partnership Projects
Spreading the word about Unlock's work
Typing up old Unlock Resources so that they can be circulated by e-mail and on the internet
Encouraging people to support Unlock through the London Walk
Using Unlock resources and approaches
Making financial donations.
Support Stories from Churches
Dagnall Street Baptist have supported us regularly from their Mission Giving 2014-2019 up to £300 each year.
Christ Church, Clacton held a coffee morning in 2019 and raised £150
St Luke's Bricket Wood have continued to support us to the tune of £800 in 2019, £1000+£1125 in 2021, and £1125 in 2022
Holy Trinity, Frogmore £180 in 2020, £180 in 2021, £180 in 2022
St Matthew's, High Brooms £750 in 2022
The Benefice of Aldermaston & Woolhampton churches raised £677.45 by setting up their own fundraising page (which can now be arranged via Give as You Live Donate) towards the 2021 virtual walk in memory of their walk leader which is a tremendous effort.
Crofton Park Baptist Church amazingly raised more money than their usual walk sponsorship by donating the profits from their morning bacon butty and afternoon cream tea sales, together with the contents of their collection bucket at the checkpoint in 2015.
St Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent raised more money for Unlock through the 2013 to 2015 Unlock London Walks than any other church.
St Luke's, Bricket Wood, regularly top the table in walk donations and include Unlock in other regular church giving appeals. For at least the last 5 years they have sent £900-£1000 from the Mission Giving as well as a donation from their thanksgiving day.
Great Dunmow
brought one of the largest contingents to the 2006 Walk in London and raised £1054.50 in sponsorship.
St Lawrence, Heanor pledged 5% of its income for 2006 & 2007 to Unlock and again in 2015.
Can your church do better than this?
Let us know what your church, or group, is doing to support Unlock and we will post your story here.
Unlock representatives are available to come and speak to local churches and groups about Unlock's work. Contact the National Office.
- Unlock presentation 2023 - fundraising version >>
- Missionary Giving Flyer >>
A brief document about Unlock's work designed to encourage missionary giving from churches.
If you would like to give to Unlock on a regular basis please contact the Unlock Office:
01709 380 318. office@unlock-urban.org.uk
