Bringing donors and missionaries together for the New Evangelisation in Ireland
Our key aim as an organisation is to see that genuine Catholic Evangelisation Causes in Ireland will be adequately financed to realise their full potential. Our purpose is to bring donors and missionaries together for the New Evangelisation in Ireland.
About Us
The New Evangelisation Trust is a zero running costs charity, sponsored by a small group of supporters, which provides a free service of matching donors with Evangelisation Causes in Ireland.
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The Church here as we all know has been going through much difficulty and decline, even to the point of once again becoming a mission territory. More than ever before there is great need for a fresh proclamation of the Gospel into all areas of public and private life. On the positive side it is great to see the many committed Catholic, lay, religious and clergy alike who are giving their lives to the service of the Gospel. These are the "Home Missionaries" that Ireland so urgently needs. However it is unfortunate that inadequate finance continues to hinder much good work from flourishing to its full potential. And on the other hand there are generous and well intentioned donors who want to share in this new mission yet do not know where best to direct their finances. It is to these two needs that The Evangelisation Trust directs its attention by the seeking, managing and disbursing of funds between donors and Ireland’s New Missionaries.
Our fundraising comes from two main sources: regular donations and Wills. In relation to Wills made in favour of The New Evangelisation Trust we give people the peace of mind of knowing that, where their parting wish is the Evangelisation of Ireland, that they have left the disbursement of their earthly assets in reliable hands. In this way it can be said that donors become missionaries too, because they become an integral part of the missionaries’ work in the field!
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Entrusted to the Patronage of St Joseph, our work is carried out in a spirit of prayer, and we continue to pray for all of our donors and the work of the new missionaries in Ireland.
TNET News
LATEST NEWS
2025 TNET funding round is now open
The 2025 TNET funding round is now open, the deadline date for receipt of applications is 5p.m. on Monday, 17th November 2025. We are currently inviting grant applications from missionaries who have worthwhile projects that will serve the New Evangelisation in Ireland. We are also concurrently appealing to donors to assist us in meeting these important needs.
Grant applicants will be required to fill out a set of application forms to describe themselves and their Cause. (DOWNLOAD GRANT APPLICATION FORMS HERE) The forms are in Word format and should be filled in electronically if possible. Applications should be as clear and comprehensive as possible in order to facilitate a methodical and measured assessment of the applications by the Grants Committee. Full instructions to applicants are provided on the application forms.
Funding to missionaries and projects is normally provided through separate funding rounds that are advertised on this website. If you would like to receive notification of these funding rounds by email, as well as other updates, please subscribe to our mailing list.
To help you assess whether or not you have an appropriate cause to justify making a grant application, the following is a non-exhaustive list of possible causes:
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Evangelisation Groups
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Evangelisation Projects or Initiatives
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Catechetics
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Scholarships relating to Evangelisation
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Missionary’s living expenses
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Pilgrimages to Church-recognised pilgrimage sites
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Building related projects that have a clear purpose in the New Evangelisation
Preference is given to specific causes where it is demonstrated by the Applicant that funding from The New Evangelisation Trust will make the difference between the Cause proceeding or not. It is also preferable that the Applicant can demonstrate that their Cause has other sources of funding to supplement any funding that The New Evangelisation Trust may grant.
Please note that The New Evangelisation Trust cannot be responsible for any costs that an applicant incurs in relation to the preparation of any grant application.
