Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
A small community of contemplative sisters whose life centers on adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at St Walburge's, Preston.
The Institute is restoring a derelict former convent next to St Walburge's so the sisters can live beside the church in quieter surroundings. Roof and exterior works (phase 1, budgeted at about £601,000) began on 1 July 2025 and are covered, but the second phase, interior remodelling budgeted at about £653,000, still has to be financed before the sisters can move in; a third phase is estimated at about £500,000.
Before you act. No running total is published. The street address given is that of the shrine church; the sisters currently live at the former St Augustine's Presbytery.
Last checked 9 November 2026. Parts of this entry could not be fully confirmed; see the note above. Responsible body: Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (Preston).
Chilworth, United Kingdom
For 2026 the monks are running the Abbot Paulinus Silver Jubilee Thanksgiving Appeal, aiming to raise £6,000 to fund six months of accompanying young men from poorer parts of South America who are discerning a Benedictine vocation (travel, pastoral visits and practical support), so that poverty does not decide whether someone can test a vocation.
Aylesford, United Kingdom
The Friars is an independent charity that says it is not financially supported by the Catholic Church and costs over 2,000 pounds a day to keep open. A chapel roof repair program estimated at 350,000 pounds has begun, on top of continuous repairs to the medieval and modern buildings. Its 2024 accounts say the estate is too large to be maintained from local income alone.