What is Generosity Week?
Generosity Week is an annual event where we invite your church to explore God’s generosity through eight days of service and worship materials. Together we reflect on God’s generosity to us and explore how we can grow generosity in our churches. Developing a generous culture is essential for enabling our churches to have a sustainable and growing ministry and we hope that by the end of Generosity Week you’ll have a deeper understanding of God’s generosity towards us and how we can live more generously in our daily lives.
Generosity Week provides an opportunity for churches to focus on giving and generosity, providing ideas and resources to engage the whole church community. The week is book-ended by two Sunday services, focusing on generosity and gratitude.
Each year, the national Generosity Week takes place at harvest time, but you can run it whenever works best for your church.
Click on the image below for more details on the Church of England website.
Helpful Resources
There are many resources available to help you hold a Generosity Week in your church, here's a handy list of the key resources from Generosity Week 2025.
- Newsletters: March 2025, June 2025, August 2025, September 2025
- Parish Giving Scheme Launch Guide here
- Generosity for Children and Young People Handbook
- Activities for Engaging with the Community
- Generosity Week Resources (including service plans, daily prayers and promotional material)
See below other key resources that can be used as part of your Generosity Week!
Living Generously
Churches are encouraged to explore the different ways we can be generous with everything we have. This 8 session course explores the simple, powerful moment in which Mary, a friend and follower of Jesus, displays the kind of astonishing generosity God himself pours on us.
Each session has a study guide and 10 minute video to begin the discussion, with small groups or can be used privately for individual study. Click on the link here to find out more. .
A Generosity Fika
In Swedish culture, a fika is a break from activity during which people drink coffee, eat cakes or other light snacks, and relax with others. A Generosity Fika is a half day programme, for small groups to explore God's generosity to us, biblical generosity and generosity around the world. Through short films, reflections and discussion we can be inspired and encouraged to live more generous lives. Fikas can be an effective way of developing a generous culture within your church.
You can run a Generosity Fika in your church as part of Generosity Week and we have a handbook to help guide you through your session. You will need to download the following resources:
Generosity Fika Facilitator's Handbook, Generosity Fika Participant's Handbook, Generosity Fika Reflections, Generosity Fika PowerPoint