Micah 2026 Projects

The Micah Fund is a way for people at Ps & Gs to give to charities and projects outside our church and beyond our usual partner organisations.

The Micah Fund supports projects in the UK which fall under one of the four areas of changing lives, transforming society, deepening influence and church planting, which are in line with Ps & Gs strategy. It also includes donations to Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) appeals, ordinands who have been part of Ps & Gs, and short-term missions.

The charities we are supporting this year are:

• Abernethy Trust with Home for Good

• Ferrywell Youth Project

• Granton Community Gardeners

• Home-Start Edinburgh

• Connect Leith working with Junction 42

• Space @ The Broomhouse Hub

Ways to give to Micah

Find out more about the Micah Fund and charities we supported in previous years.

Abernethy Trust transforms lives through outdoor experiences in Scotland that inspire, challenge and equip. Home for Good aims to find a loving home for every child in need by supporting foster carers and adopters.

Abernethy's experienced team delivers retreats, holidays and school residentials that impact over 7,000 people a year. Through community, hospitality and Christian witness, they create belonging, nurture wellbeing and provoke curiosity. For this project, they are partnering with Home for Good to host a weekend break for around 10 families. The weekend will help to create connection between rurally-based foster and adoptive families from around Scotland, reducing isolation, growing the children's resilidence and confidence, and offering opportunities to encounter God.

The Micah Fund donation will subsidise the cost of the weekend for 40 people, and cover speaker expenses. A portion will contribute to a bursary fund for families who are unable to pay.

Read more about Abernethy Trust and Home for Good.

Ferrywell Youth Project works with young people aged 10-18 in Muirhouse, Pilton and Drylaw, some of the most economically deprived areas of Edinburgh.

The teenagers that Ferrywell supports often live in families experiencing financial poverty, addiction, mental health issues, abuse and unemployment. Many struggle to attend school. Ferrywell offers a safe space and positive relationships with trusted adults for around 200 young people, changing lives and helping the young people make positive, responsible choices. But only a third are girls, and Ferrywell wants to be able to offer additional, tailored support to this group.

The Micah Fund donation will pay for 50% of a new part-time worker, for 2 years, to focus on supporting teenage girls and their needs.

Read more about Ferrywell Youth Project.

Granton Community Gardeners (GCG) supports a network of local Granton residents who create and manage community gardens, as well as hosting gardening and cooking clubs, community meals and running a bakery.

Eating with other people, especially people who are different to you, is a powerful and profound thing to do. GCG has run a free weekly community lunch for several years, hosting a diverse group of over 60 diners and seeing how trust, respect, care and a sense of belonging has developed. GCG wants to grow the number of meals it can offer, in a new venue.

The Micah Fund donation will pay for one staff member, working one day a week, to deliver an expanded programme of community meals and events.

Read more about Granton Community Gardeners.

Home-Start Edinburgh supports vulnerable and isolated parents of young children. It's the largest volunteer-led early-years service in Edinburgh, with over 35 years' experience delivering life-changing programmes.

Families affected by social isolation, poverty and other challenges including mental health issues and disabilities need layers of support to help them through their children's early years. As well as its popular group sessions, Home-Start offers 1-to-1 support from a home-visiting volunteer or paid worker, helping to gradually build parents' confidence and self-esteem in a tailored, personal way.

The Micah Fund donation will fund 50% of the cost of recruiting, training and supporting 80-100 volunteers, for one year.

Read more about Home-Start.

Junction 42 and the Connect Network support prisoners, their families and communities to be transformed by the hope of the Gospel. Connect Leith is one of nine Connect communities which welcomes offenders with worship, food and fellowship.

Connect Leith was launched in August 2025 and is led by Liz and John; John has lived experience of the prison system. Around 40 people attend their weekly Tuesday service, many of whom have had direct or indirect experience of prison and are often facing mental health challenges, isolation, addiction, homelessness and relationship breakdown. Connect Leith wants to establish a weekly Bible study group and fund other activities to strengthen their growing community.

The Micah Fund donation will cover venue hire for the weekly service and new Bible study group, as well as fund social activities and conference attendance.

Read more about Junction 42 and Connect.

For over 30 years, Space has been supporting the people of Sighthill, Broomhouse and Parkhead. They deliver more than 20 social and community projects through 60 staff members and 250 volunteers.

Space runs a range of groups, support and activities at their dedicated venue, enabling local people of all ages to flourish and thrive. They are launching a new 1-to-1 counselling service for children and young people, hoping to offer 600 one-hour sessions for around 60 young people who are experiencing anxiety, low mood, issues with school and relationships, or a difficult home life. Trainee counsellors from university courses will be supervised by an experienced counsellor employed by Space.

The Micah Fund donation will pay for 50% of the project costs, including salaries and venue costs.

Read more about Space @ The Broomhouse Hub.

Please make sure to reference Micah Fund on any gifts you are giving!

Ps & Gs Bank Details

Give one-off gift using the details below:
Account Name: St Pauls and St Georges Church
Account Number: 00784629
Sort Code: 80-31-20
Reference: Micah Fund

Gift Aid

If you pay UK tax (Income or Capital Gains Tax) please fill in, sign and return the Gift Aid form below. This will mean that Ps & Gs can recover the basic rate of income tax, currently 25p for each pound you give. (If you pay a higher rate tax, you may recover this through your own tax return). If you have any questions please get in touch.

Online Giving

You can give now by card safely and securely here on our website, just click the button below. Please note we do have to pay transaction fees this way so where possible please make a direct Bank Transfer

Contactless Giving

On Sundays thoughout March, you can use the contactless giving terminals located in the church building to give by card. You can Gift Aid your offering using these terminals too – just follow the instructions on screen and select Micah Fund.

Cash & Cheques

If you are unable to give online, cash or cheques can be put in a financial gift envelope (Available at the Connections Point) and handed to a member of the Welcome Team at Sunday services. Cheques should be made payable to 'St Paul's & St George's Church’ please. If you can include a completed Gift Aid form with your gift, that is an enormous help.