In passing the money on to the relevant diocese, the Fund requires that it be used to support only churches that endorse the Ephesian Fund Basis of Faith. A spokesman for Durham diocese said that, out of 209 parishes, two paid their share through the Ephesian Fund and had done so since the end of 2024. The diocese “continues to be in constructive dialogue with representatives of the Ephesian Fund and a handful of churches who pay their Ministry Offer through the fund”. The diocese had received a “top-up” from another church in the fund to help to pay for ministry at Holy Trinity. Parish share in total was £16.4 million.