Church Hymnary Trust

The Trust was originally constituted in 1910 to provide a method of distribution of royalties from the publication of the Church hymnary. Grants are available to congregations and other Church of Scotland bodies for various purposes intended to promote hymnody in Scotland.

The charitable purposes of the trust in detail are:- "The advancement of the Christian Faith through the promotion and development of hymnody in Scotland with particular reference to the Church of Scotland by assisting in the development, promotion, provision and understanding of hymns, psalms and paraphrases suitable for use in public worship and in the distribution and making available of the same in books, discs, electronically and in other media for use by the Church of Scotland to enable the church and in particular the Church of Scotland to worship in ways which are relevant to individual congregations or groups of congregations."

Award Amounts

Applicants may apply for varying funding amounts. The amount of the award is at the discretion of the trustees and may be the full amount applied for, or a proportion.

Eligibility

Applications can only be accepted for projects which fall within the Trust's charitable purposes, and must be on behalf of a body with charitable status.

Applications

Please complete the application form.

Further information

Contact - Anne Steele, Clerk, Church of Scotland Law Department, 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN – asteele@churchofscotland.org.uk

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Scottish Charity No. SC002769