“COMMITTED Christians” are generous givers, donating a median of £326 monthly — equating to 10 per cent of their income and 4 times the the UK monthly giving average, the Stewardship’s Generosity Report for 2026, published on Thursday, has found. Younger “committed Christians” are probably the most generous of all, it says.
Now in its third 12 months, the survey explores Christian giving within the UK, taking a look at the impact of religion on generosity, and the aspects influencing giving behaviour. The 6004 people surveyed online last July are divided into 4 groups, of whom 1356 “committed Christians” each attend church and skim the Bible at the very least once per week. The largest group (3272) are described as “cultural Christians”, who discover as Christians but attend church lower than once a month.
The research found that the “committed Christians” within the 18-34 age bracket gave the very best proportion of their income, at 11 per cent. The average monthly giving for all of the Christians had decreased barely since last 12 months, standing at £116. Of that sum, £42 went to churches, £30 to Christian charities, £19 to Christian employees, and £25 to secular charities. The national monthly giving average is £72.
Stewardship suggests that if all Christians followed the biblical principle of tithing ten per cent of their income, average giving would greater than double, to £245, a “giving gap” that, it hopes, the recommendation will help to shut.
Fewer Christians were giving in response to appeals, the survey found: a decline of 11 per cent in those giving to Christian charities as a part of an urgent appeal, fund-raiser, or event. The charity suggested that this reflected a broader attitudinal change: “Those who do give one-off gifts are increasingly giving ‘on their very own terms’, selecting when and where to provide quite than responding to prompts to provide.”
Stewardship, a charity whose origins lie the Open Brethren movement, is once more running its “40acts” campaign this Lent. Last 12 months, 50,000 people spread kindness of their communities “through moments of radical generosity”, it says. The challenge focuses more on giving than giving up. From Ash Wednesday to Maundy Thursday, followers will receive a every day email with a mirrored image and challenge. The reflections will likely be written by a variety of contributors from Christian charities.
