Parish Giving Scheme

Why join the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS)?

Traditionally, churches relied on numbered giving envelopes or standing orders, with Gift Aid requiring a paper declaration that had to be stored and processed manually. The Parish Giving Scheme (PGS), introduced in 2013, modernised this approach and added key benefits:

• Gift Aid processed without paper forms, a great benefit to the church Treasurer/ Finance Officer
• A voluntary annual option for donors to increase their gift in line with CPI inflation.                                (This is entirely optional and not assumed.)

PGS Myth Busters

Please click here or on the image below to explore the facts behind the most common misconceptions about PGS.

How churches can join the PGS

To join PGS, please send all three required documents to the Mission Resources Team. Once we have everything, we will be able to complete our part of the process and pass your details to PGS for your registration to be completed. The documents are:

• Completed registration form (links below)
• Bank paying‑in slip
• PCC resolution approving the church joining

Email them to mission.resources@exeter.anglican.org or post to: Mission Resources Team, The Old Deanery, The Cloisters, Exeter, EX1 1HS. We’ll confirm by email once your registration is complete.

Please note that while the registration form and PCC resolution are often signed and approved by the same individuals, this isn’t guaranteed, so we require all three documents in every case.

Guidance Documents

Please click here to read the guidance document below before registering to ensure that we receive all of the information we need.

The new registration form refers to a Terms and Conditions document, please email mission.resources@exeter.anglican.org for a copy.

Guidance notes for electronically signing PGS forms

If you are unable to gather physical or electronic signatures we recommend the PCC Treasurer signs the form and when returning it to us, indicates that the other two signatories will indicate their approval by emailing the Mission Resources Team directly.

Registration forms

Use this form to register one church, and this form to register multiple churches.

To find your church’s unique PGS number, please search here. It will be 9 digits long, beginning 15.

Signing up new givers for registered churches

Once the Treasurer has received confirmation that the PGS account is live, givers in their church can register online, on the telephone, or by completing this form.

Parishes are welcome to print the forms above. If you’re unable to do so and need the Mission Resources Team to print and post copies, please contact them with your church name and location (e.g. St XXX, Exeter), the number of forms required, and your postal address. PGS asks that completed forms be posted to them, as they cannot accept scanned copies.

Resources to help promote PGS in your church(es)

PGS no longer provides printed promotional materials (including packs and tokens), but we’ve created a range of customisable resources for your church, all available on this webpage. These include a leaflet template for givers, an introductory guide to PGS for parishes in the Diocese of Exeter and a printable thank‑you sign.

PGS also creates each registered church unique QR codes which can be found through your parish portal.

Additional PGS resources for your church

Additional resources include the PGS FAQs, which also link to a webinar outlining the changes introduced in Autumn 2025. You can find information to share with church colleagues once the PCC has agreed to register, including the 2024 Launch Guide for PCCs and post-registration FAQs. If your parish is already registered and needs to update its Statement Receiver or bank details, guidance is available here, along with a briefing note on the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) and how it relates to PGS.