Parish Nursing Ministries UK

What Parish Nursing Ministries UK does

Parish Nursing Ministries UK is a Peterborough-headquartered, UK-registered charity that trains, credentialed, and supports parish nurses (faith-community nurses) embedded in local church congregations to deliver whole-person health care. Its core product is the Certificate in Parish Nursing, described as the only such qualification available in the United Kingdom, which underpins a deployed network of 84 Parish Nurses operating across 91 partner churches spanning England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The charity reports having supported 36,214 people through this network and has marked a 20-year operating milestone in 2024/2025 since its founding circa 2004/2005.

The organisation's business model is donor-funded rather than fee-for-service: revenue is sourced from individual donations, a subscription tier starting at £5 per month, and a structured 'Mission Partners' recurring-giving programme, with no disclosed product pricing or commercial contracts. It is operated by a small staff of 1–10 employees and supplemented by the volunteer parish-nurse cohort. Programme activity extends beyond nursing deployment into targeted health-awareness initiatives, exemplified by the 'Know Your Heart' campaign delivered in partnership with C3 Collaborating for Health, which addresses women's cardiovascular health. Distribution is anchored in the church partnership programme, giving the charity pre-existing physical reach into community settings across the UK.

Name

Parish Nursing Ministries UK

Legal name

Parish Nursing Ministries UK

Website

https://parishnursing.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Parish Nursing Ministries UK is a Peterborough-based charity that trains and deploys faith-community nurses through 91 partner churches across all four UK nations, supporting whole-person health in local communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Nursing Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Community nursing services
• Faith-based healthcare
• Parish nursing certification
• Church health ministry
• Holistic nursing care

Headquarters

HQ city

Peterborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Subscriptions: The organization operates primarily through donations and subscriptions, with supporters able to contribute from £5 per month. Additional funding comes through Mission Partners and general donations to support the life-changing work of Parish Nurses across the UK.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Parish Nursing Ministries UK is a UK charity that places Registered Nurses within local churches and Christian charities to deliver whole-person, faith-based community healthcare. It is the sole UK provider of the Certificate in Parish Nursing and supports partner churches with governance guidance, professional supervision, continuing development, and accreditation for nurses.

Product overview

Parish Nursing Ministries UK operates as a national charity providing a unified portfolio of parish nursing services. The core offering consists of the Certificate in Parish Nursing (the UK's only parish nursing qualification), which equips Registered Nurses to deliver holistic, place-based nursing from churches and Christian charities. Supporting this, the organization provides professional supervision, continuing development, and accreditation services for parish nurses. Additionally, the organization runs collaborative health campaigns like Know Your Heart in partnership with C3 Collaborating for Health, and guides churches in establishing parish nursing ministries with appropriate governance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Certificate in Parish Nursing

Quantifiable outcome

• 36,214 people supported through Parish Nursing services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• C3 Collaborating for HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParish Nursing Ministries UK has partnered with C3 Collaborating for Health on the 'Know Your Heart' campaign, placing parish nurses at the heart of communities in Dundee, Felixstowe, and North Tyneside. The campaign aims to help women recognise heart problem signs, seek help early, and take charge of heart health. C3 provides specialist webinars on topics including Women and Heart Attacks, Hormones and Heart Disease, and Women and Risk Factors.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing: The leading US-based organization advancing faith community/parish nursing education and practice, originating the parish nurse concept that PNMUK imports to the UK. Highly comparable in mission, certification role, and nurse-embedded-in-congregations delivery model.
• Faith Community Nurses International: International network supporting parish/faith community nurses globally, sharing the same nurse-in-congregation delivery model PNMUK operates in the UK. Comparable as a peer organization for benchmarking and potential international expansion.
• Health Ministries Association (HMA): US professional association for faith community nurses, offering credentials and continuing education closely aligned with the parish nurse certification PNMUK delivers in the UK. Directly comparable as a standards-setting body for faith-based nursing practice.
• Parish Nursing Ministries (USA): US-based parish nursing ministry that equips and supports parish nurses, mirroring PNMUK's Certificate in Parish Nursing and church-embedded service model in a different geography. Direct functional equivalent in the largest English-language parish nursing market.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Social Action Network: UK-wide Catholic social action network coordinating member charities delivering health, housing, and welfare services often through parishes. Comparable faith-anchored community service delivery model, though broader in scope than parish nursing.
• Macmillan Cancer Support: Large UK charity funding nursing and support services, including community-based specialist nurses, for people with cancer. Comparable as a UK health charity leveraging a nurse-embedded service model, though with much larger scale and a single-disease focus.
• Tearfund: Large UK Christian relief and development charity engaging local churches in community health and poverty programmes. Comparable in faith-embedded community service delivery, but operates internationally and at significantly greater scale.
• Methodist Homes (MHA): UK faith-based charity providing care, including nursing and assisted living, to older people. Comparable as a faith-anchored UK healthcare nonprofit, but operates residential facilities rather than community-embedded nursing.
• NHS Community Healthcare Services: National provider of community and district nursing in the UK. Represents the mainstream service PNMUK positions itself as complementary to, serving overlapping patient populations (housebound, elderly, vulnerable) but through a publicly funded model.

Regional players

• Church Action on Poverty: UK ecumenical Christian charity tackling poverty and health inequalities through church-based community action. Comparable faith-based UK charity addressing similar underserved populations but focused on advocacy and poverty rather than clinical nursing delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ParishNursingUK
• Facebookfacebook.com/ParishNursingMinistriesUKNational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parish-nursing-ministries-uk/?originalSubdomain=uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/parishnursinguk

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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