Donate to Epworth Old Rectory

When you donate to the Old Rectory you are ensuring the future of this museum. As a registered charity (number 1165387) we rely on donations from supporters, Friends and churches. There are a number of ways in which you can make a donation and we would be grateful for your help.

If you would like to discuss donations with us further then please feel welcome to contact us. You can do so either by filling out the Contact Me form located in the footer of the page, or via telephone.

Make a Personal Donation

If you would like to donate as an individual you can do this in a number of ways:

• Cheque – please make cheques payable to ‘Epworth Old Rectory’
• Telephone – you can phone us with your credit/debit card details. (These will be kept confidential and only used for the purposes of the donation)
• Single Bank Transfer – if you would like to donate via a single bank transfer, please complete the request form below.
• Standing Order – if you would like to donate via standing order on a regular basis, please complete the request form below.

Donation from your Church Community

As a key site of Methodist history we are keen to build close relationships with churches. You may like to talk to your church and discuss whether it would be possible for your church to donate as a community. Once you have raised funds there are a number of ways you can send us your donation:

• Cheque – you can send a cheque from your church made payable to ‘Epworth Old Rectory’
• Telephone – you can phone us with credit/debit card details if your church has a credit/debit card. (These details will be kept confidential and only used for the purposes of the donation)
• Single Bank Transfer – if your church would like to donate via a single bank transfer, please complete the request form below
• Standing Order – if your church would like to make a regular donation via standing order, please complete the request form below.

Hold a Fundraising Event

You can hold a fundraising event in your local community to raise money for Epworth Old Rectory. You can chose to do this anyway you wish, but perhaps a sponsored hymn-sing would be appropriate. The money you raise can be sent to us in the following ways:

• Cheque – you can send us a cheque with the amount you have raised made payable to ‘Epworth Old Rectory’
• Telephone – you can phone us with credit/debit card details. (These will be kept confidential and only used for the purposes of the donation)
• Single Bank Transfer – if you would like to send us the money raised via single bank transfer, please complete the request form below.

Donation Through Your Workplace

Your workplace may have a charitable giving scheme in place. You can ask the person at your workplace who is responsible for charitable giving whether your organisation might consider supporting Epworth Old Rectory. Workplace donations can be sent to us via the following methods:

• Cheque – your organisation can send us a cheque made payable to ‘Epworth Old Rectory’
• Telephone – you can phone us with details of a credit/debit card belonging to your organisation. (These will be kept confidential and only used for the purposes of the donation)
• Single Bank Transfer – if your organisation would like to send us a donation via single bank transfer, please complete the request form below
• Standing Order – if your organisation is happy to make a regular donation via standing order, please complete the request form below.

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Gift Aid

If you are an UK taxpayer would you consider adding Gift Aid to your donation? This will enable us to reclaim the tax paid on your donation. If you are happy to add Gift Aid please download the appropriate Gift Aid Form from the bottom of this page. The Gift Aid Form is attached to the Single Bank Transfer Form and Standing Order Form if you request one of these via the form below.

Projects Donations Have Helped to Fund

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Putting the Hearth Back into the Home

In 2013 we undertook a project to transform the fireplaces in the Entrance Hall and Susanna’s Kitchen. As the Old Rectory had been a working rectory up until the 1950s there had been many changes made to the house since the Wesleys lived here. We knew that the original fireplaces were hidden behind years of plaster and two 1950s wooden-framed fireplaces.

As the years were stripped away the original Wesley fireplaces began to emerge. The large inglenook of the Entrance Hall revealed bricks that came from the fireplace of the original rectory, which burnt down in 1709. In the kitchen a large, three alcove fireplace was discovered. This will have been the Wesleys’ main cooking range. Above the kitchen fireplace we also discovered an eighteenth century shoe that had been bricked into the wall – an old superstition believed to ward off bad luck.

Through this project we also restored the chimney, making it secure for centuries to come.

This project has taught us a great deal about the house and how it would have looked when the Wesleys lived here. In the years to come we hope to undertake more projects to restore the Old Rectory to its eighteenth century appearance. These projects cannot be undertaken without the generous donations of our supporters. We would be grateful of all the support you can provide. We hope to preserve the Old Rectory for the enjoyment and education of future generations.