Bishop’s Lent Appeal, 2025:
The Diocese says…
Please find below details for the charity chosen for the Bishop’s Lent Appeal. As communicated via the Synod papers, Bishop Andrew selected Refuweegee, a Glasgow-based charity that offers a warm welcome and vital support to refugees and asylum seekers arriving in Scotland.
You can find more information about their work on our diocesan website, here: https://www.glasgow.anglican.org/bishops-lent-appeal-2025-refuweegee/.
The page includes the video shown at Synod, the full text information on the charity, their website and OSCR number, as well as two further resources and ways to donate (also copied below).
Ways to Donate
JustGiving Page
Click here for Bishop Andrew’s Lent Appeal in aid of Refuweegee (justgiving.com):
https://www.justgiving.com/page/diocese-of-glasgow-galloway-lent-appeal-2025
The preferred and easiest way is to donate electronically and instantly to the appeal, either for individuals or for treasurers sending collected charge donations. For individual donations, it means that Gift Aid can be added to your donation, adding 25p to every pound donated (if you pay tax). Whether donating as an individual or as a church via your Treasurer, please add the name of your church to the Donation Notes (this is possible even if you prefer to remain anonymous). Please donate through this page (which donation goes directly to the Lent Appeal) by clicking the link above.
Cheque Payments
For those who prefer to send cheques, they should be sent to the Diocesan Office. Cheque payments should be made payable to Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway, please include a note to confirm the name of your charge and your contact details. Send to:
Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway
Bishop’s Lent Appeal 2025
49 Cochrane Street
Glasgow G1 1HL
Money will be transferred to Refuweegee on a regular basis, and included in the final JustGiving total. This will also apply to the following method.
Electronic Transfer to the Diocese
Although it remains easier to transfer electronically via our own JustGiving page, it remains possible to do so through the Diocesan account. Send by BACS to the following details:
Sort code: 83-41-00
Account Number: 00162089
Account name: DIOCESE OF GLASGOW & GALLOWAY
Please use the reference Lent25 and your quota number for ID, and also email Iolanthe Stack at iolanthe@glasgow.anglican.org to confirm a donation has been sent, and from which charge it has been sent. Iolanthe will acknowledge receipt by email. If you are sending a personal donation this way, also use Lent25 and your surname for ID, again copying in Iolanthe for information, and she will reply to confirm receipt.
