Case Study: Contactless Giving with Christ Church

23 June 2021

Photograph credit: The Telegraph In early 2021 we spoke with Reverend Margaret Cave, a Vicar at Christ Church in East Greenwich. As her church was one of the first to trial the Sum Up contactless card reader units through Parish Buying, we asked her to tell us about their ...

Why have UK energy prices increased?

07 September 2018

Wholesale energy prices in the UK have risen substantially. This has been driven by a number of factors. Fluctuations in temperature. We had several very cold spells - “Beast from the East”- prompting high use of heating in winter (which used a lot of energy) and then a ...

Card Reader Spring Promotion

09 May 2018

Free card payments for 3 months Start taking payments with SumUp this Spring! In addition to offering its SumUp Air Card reader for just £19, SumUp is pleased to offer new joiners 0% fees for up to £250 of transactions for 90 days!The promotion will run from 1st May to ...

2018 Annual Review

26 April 2019

In 2018, we estimate savings and extra income of just over £5 million. The Parish Buying 2018 review outlines our income and savings made in 2018, and our plans for 2019. It is available for you to ...

How does the Energy Basket compare?

07 September 2018

In the UK, unfortunately wholesale prices for gas and electricity have risen substantially (eg. August 2018 prices are approx. 35% higher versus August 2017) so energy is more expensive for everyone. We are pleased that on average our Energy Basket members are only seeing an ...

Changes within the Energy sector

18 October 2017

As part of the service provided by Parish Buying, we work closely with energy suppliers to understand any changes within the Energy sector which may impact on parishes and dioceses. Some of you may have been made aware that changes are due to take place in April 2018. For the ...

Card Reader Autumn promotion

31 October 2018

0% transaction fees for your first £250! Start taking contactless payments in church with SumUp this Christmas. In addition to offering its SumUp Air Card reader for just £22.80, SumUp is pleased to offer new joiners 0% fees for up to £250 of transactions!The promotion will ...

LEDs Lights at St Cuthbert's

12 June 2018

Constructed in 1558, St Cuthbert’s Church is a beautiful historic church that serves the leafy village of Ackworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, close to Wakefield. In January 2018, they made use of the Parish Buying LED lighting discounts to replace all the bulbs in ...

Card readers in church

03 July 2017

We are running a national trial for accepting card payments, including contactless, for fees and payments such as hall and room hire as well as for donations. The volunteer churches will be testing the card-readers for several months. They will be feeding back their ...