New trust comes at 'defining moment'

A new, training-focused trust for gospel workers is currently accepting applications for its first grant round.

The Yarnton Gospel Workers Trust is seeking to enable and fund training of gospel workers who will serve the church and advance the gospel in England and Wales.

The Trust was conceived after a group of evangelical training leaders met at a gathering hosted by gospel training organisation 9:38 at Yarnton Manor, just outside of Oxford, in 2024. They left with a determination to work together and pray for the Lord to raise up ministry workers for the harvest.

Several factors including the massive gospel need in the UK, the challenge of recruiting gospel workers, and the current opportunities for the gospel incentivised the new initiative, explained Robin Sydserff, one of Yarnton’s trustees.

“This is a defining moment in history. And a moment of opportunity,” Sydserff told en. “Across the UK there is increasing evidence of people turning back to God, or turning to God for the first time. We pray for revival. Gospel workers will be a pressing need.”

Part of a family of trusts with a shared ethos, including the Bonar Trust and the Sychar Gospel Workers Trust, Yarnton seeks to encourage a healthy culture of training in local churches and provide funding through three grant streams for individuals in foundational and advanced training roles and roles related to strengthening training culture in their churches and networks.

The closing date for Yarnton’s first round of grants is 30 June 2026. To apply, visit www.yarntontrust.org.