Becoming a member
All Catholic organisations in England and Wales are automatically members of Churchmarketplace. Joining the Churchmarketplace community as a subscriber is quick and simple and costs you nothing. Read below for more information.
The benefits of being a Churchmarketplace member
- Benefit from consistently lower prices, and high quality products and services from a range of selected suppliers.
- Save time searching for trusted suppliers as we’ve done all the hard work for you.
- Help smaller charities, parishes and schools in the Church community achieve cost savings.
- Choose the products and services you need through the secure Churchmarketplace portal.
- Support our religious communities.
- Promote and recommend business that have proven themselves as suppliers to the Church.
Who can become a member?
Any Catholic group, be it a school, parish, charity, society, chaplaincy, agency, diocesan office, are automatically members of Churchmarketplace.
Churchmarketplace offers two different membership types:
- Catholic schools - open to all Catholic educational establishments
- Catholic organisations - open to all other Catholic groups: parishes, charities, religious orders, agencies, diocesan offices.
Either click here or on the pods below to find out more about the different membership types and which is right for you.
How do I become a member?
Step 1: After selecting the right membership type for you, you will need to complete our short online subscription form.
- Complete the organisation’s details
- Complete your details
- Agree to the terms & conditions, and submit your request
Step 2: We will then process your request and verify your details and the organisation's. Once complete, we will open accounts with the Churchmarket place Official Suppliers on your behalf.
Step 3: Between 2-5 days after you submit your request, you will receive a welcome email from Churchmarketplace with your username and temporary password. Please login and change the password within 5 days of receipt.
Step 4: You login to your Churchmarketplace account, verify your details and reset your password. You are now a fully activated subscriber and can browse and purchase products from your Churchmarketplace suppliers.