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LWPT

Leaders of
Worship and
Preachers
Trust
OUR STORY
The Leaders of Worship and Preachers Trust began its life in 1849 as a
mutual aid association which provided financial and other assistance
to Methodist and Wesleyan Reform Local Preachers and their families.
The Methodist Local Preachers Mutual Aid Association, or LPMA as it
became known, was a lifeline for many and was supported faithfully
and generously by its members through the years.
As welfare provision through the state became increasingly
comprehensive there was less call on charities to provide for those in
financial need, which led to a fundamental review of the way forward
for LPMA. The outcome, in 2005, was the formation of LWPT – a new
ecumenical charity with a wider vision to provide support for all
preachers and leaders of worship.

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