ST PAUL’S IS NOW EQUIPPED TO RECEIVE CONTACTLESS DONATIONS
This will not replace the standing order, planned giving envelopes or loose plate collections but add to these a convenient way of donating to the parish
From the Archdiocese of Westminster
Contactless donation devices for Parishes:
Why contactless?
• We’re living in an increasingly cashless
society which the pandemic has accelerated the need for
• But our Parishes are still 65% reliant on
cash for their Offertory collection. (c£11 million across the Diocese!)
• COVID has highlighted this issue with
income in Parishes decreasing
• Contactless is quick, easy, familiar, safe –
and accessible to everyone who comes
into church including people visiting.
• Reduces time, cost and risks associated
with counting and banking large amounts of loose cash
The social proof – contactless trial results*
Since July 2020 25% of parishes within the Diocese of Westminster have been
given a contactless device
Total income across 47 parishes for 2020: £82,000.
Total income as at 1 March 2021: £115,000
Average donation: £12.58
The current average contactless weekly income for parishes is £140**
The total number of donations so far has been 9,170
*as at 1 March 2021
*this is the average weekly income per parish since July 2020, across 47 parishes of various size and church attendance. It includes donations received during the November and January lockdowns, and current restrictions on mass attendance. The social proof – highest donations
Best average
donation amounts:
Borehamwood: £16
Cockfosters: £18
Hampstead: £18
Kensington 1: £17
Mill Hill: £15
New Barnet: £18
Yeading: £23
Notable amounts raised:
Uxbridge: more than £7,500 since July 2020
Kingsland: more than £5,000 since July 2020
Hampstead: more than £8,000 since July 2020
St John’s Wood: more than £7,500 since September 2020
Edgware: more than £7,500 since September 2020
Parsons Green: more than £2,000 since November 2020
New Barnet: more than £1,000 since end of December 2020
Yeading: over £1,000 since the last week of January 2020
*as at 1 March 2021