May 23, 2003

Faithworks and Spring Harvest in the UK are to award £10,000 to a project that is inspired by Christian faith and is demonstrating best practice in community development.

The Faithworks Award 2003 will consist of a development grant from the Spring Harvest Charitable Trust and ongoing strategic support and resources from Faithworks Consultancy.

The money will be raised from generous donations made by guests at this year's Spring Harvest festival. Through the award, Faithworks hopes to promote awareness of the excellent community work currently being done by over 144,000 church-based projects in the UK, and inspire further Christian social activism in the country. The £10,000 grant will provide the recipient project with funding that will allow it to further develop its impact in the local community. Applications are welcome from any project in the UK inspired by Christian faith that can demonstrate that it is working towards meeting the judging criteria.

The judges' decision will be announced at the Faithworks Conference in Eastbourne from October 10-12.

The deadline for applications is 31 July. Application packs are available from Faithworks online at www.faithworks.info/award.

Anglican Communion News Service