Donations
Please support our Pentecost Appeal
Columban missionaries are committed to working with the poor in countries throughout Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. With your help we can reach out to people living at the margins of society, bring the joy of the Gospel into their lives, share in their present struggle for life and tackle the root causes of poverty and conflict.
Donations of every size will make a real difference.
Please indicate when you give if you would like your donation to support a specific part of our work or complete the Donation Intention form at the bottom of the page.
Donate by Credit or Debit Card
Click the donate online now button and this will take you to the Columban Father’s secure donation page hosted by Charity Choice.
You can also donate via telephone by calling 01564 772 096 Monday to Friday (9am-4pm)
Send a Cheque or Postal Order
Please make cheques payable to the ‘Columban Fathers’ (you can also make a donation using charitable giving vouchers – e.g. Charities Aid Foundation) and post to:
The Regional Director,
St. Columban’s
Widney Manor Road,
Solihull
B93 9AB.
Make a Regular Gift by Standing Order
A regular gift helps us to plan our mission work more effectively. Please write to us, telephone 01564 772 096 or e-mail to to request a Standing Order mandate form and a personal reference number that will reduce the time we spend administering your payments.
Gift Aid and Give More
If you are a UK taxpayer, you can increase the amount of your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you by completing a Gift Aid declaration, which is available to download below.
You can complete the form on your computer and return it to or print and send it by post to the address given above.
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Leave a Gift in your Will
“We are here to do God’s will and we do not know 24 hours ahead what that will be” (Edward Galvin SSC, founder of the Columbans). We cannot predict the future, but you can help us to be ready for it. Please consider leaving a gift in your will to support the work of Columban missionaries.
We offer below a suggested clause to be inserted into your will. For guidance on preparing or making changes to a will, the types of gift you can make and the tax benefits of leaving a gift to charity, please consult a qualified legal advisor.
“I give to the person who at the time of my death shall be the Regional Director in Britain of the Society of St. Columban for the Foreign Missions (otherwise known as the Columban Fathers) of St. Columban’s, Widney Manor Road, Knowle, Solihul, B93 9AB the sum of …£… for the charitable purposes of the said Society. Registered Charity No. 221594 (UK) 38948 (Scotland)
