Community Project Awards
For 28 years, the United Reformed Church’s (URC) Community Project Awards have recognised outstanding community projects in local URCs and churches in ecumenical partnerships, that demonstrate the love of God and the mission of the Church by reaching out in many different ways to help the local communities in which they serve.
The partner of the awards for the past 17 years has been Congregational. Since the awards began, more than 80 churches have received £150,000 in support. From 2025, the total amount offered to church projects was increased to £10,000.
2026 Community Project Awards
Entries are now open for the 2026 Community Project Awards. The winning entries will be awarded at the General Assembly on Saturday 4 July, 2026.
Please use the downloadable Word document (below) for your entry, which includes the rules of the competition.
- 2026 Community Project Awards entry form (Word | 905kb)
The deadline for entries is Friday 20 February, 2026.
Previous award winners
The 2025 Awards
At the URC General Assembly meeting at The Hayes, Swanwick, in July 2025, seven church community projects received awards of either £2,000 and £1,000 towards its work.
The three winning projects
The four highly commended projects
Forget-Me-Not Community Cafe
St Andrews Roundhay URC, Leeds
Stepping Out for the Community
Longton URC, Stoke-on-Trent
Soupermums
Wilsden Trinity Church, Bradford
Vine Gardening Club
Vine URC, Ilford
The 2024 Awards
At the URC General Assembly meeting at The Hayes, Swanwick, in July 2024, six church community projects received awards of either £2,000 and £1,000 towards its work.
The three winning projects
The three highly commended projects
Previous award winners
For previous award winners, see the URC YouTube channel