Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom
A large English Benedictine abbey in West Sussex whose modern church by Francis Pollen is a landmark; the monks run a retreat and outreach program.
The Heart and Soul development campaign funds a first phase of projects: a new welcome center, completion of the church furnishings, better access across the estate and the Fr Stephen Ortiger Fund for young people's retreats. The progress update reports the church sound system funded and the lighting project completed, with the welcome center as the next stage.
Before you act. No target or total raised is published; the campaign is run through personal contact.
Last checked 8 November 2026. Parts of this entry could not be fully confirmed; see the note above. Responsible body: Worth Abbey.
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.