Yarnton Gospel Workers Trust was born out of a shared conviction that the crisis in ministry recruitment must be faced together, and that a new movement of training and sending workers is needed across England and Wales.
Training stakeholders across England and Wales gathered at Yarnton Manor, Oxford — facing up to the crisis in ministry recruitment. We left convinced that ministry is a noble task, convicted to pray to the Lord for workers, and committed to generous collaboration.
Yarnton Manor, OxfordSimon Pilcher, Ben Stone, Simon Pillar, and Akeel Sachak convened a working group to build on the momentum of Yarnton. Over twelve months, they consulted widely with training stakeholders, local churches, theological colleges, and networks. From this emerged a clear consensus around vision, culture, and strategy.
Yarnton Gospel Workers Trust was established as the England and Wales arm of a UK-wide family of ministries. Alongside Sychar Gospel Fund (UK-wide) and Bonar Trust (Scotland), Yarnton exists to train and send workers to reach the 97% who are lost.
In May 2024, training stakeholders across England and Wales gathered at Yarnton Manor, Oxford, for the 9:38 Consultation — facing up to the crisis in ministry recruitment. We left convinced that ministry is a noble task, convicted to pray to the Lord for workers, and committed to generous collaboration.
Following the 9:38 Consultation, Simon Pilcher, Ben Stone, Simon Pillar, and Akeel Sachak convened a working group in February 2025 to build on the momentum of Yarnton and enable a movement to multiply gospel workers across England and Wales.
Over twelve months, the working group consulted widely with training stakeholders, local churches, theological colleges, and networks. From this emerged a clear consensus around vision, culture, and strategy.
Yarnton Gospel Workers Trust was established as the England and Wales arm of a UK-wide family of ministries. Alongside Sychar Gospel Fund (UK-wide) and Bonar Trust (Scotland), Yarnton exists to train and send workers to reach the 97% who are lost. A video series telling this story will be produced in due course.
A video telling the story of Yarnton Gospel Workers Trust will be embedded here once produced.