Employers licensed to sponsor Minister of Religion visas
The Minister of Religion route (formerly Tier 2 Minister of Religion) is for people taking up a role leading a congregation or performing pastoral duties within a faith community. Sponsors are churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other religious organisations.
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- Licensed sponsors
- 1,961
- On the register today
- Added (90 days)
- 43
- New sponsors
- Removed (90 days)
- 27
- Left the register
- Live sponsored jobs
- 39
- 9 employers hiring now
Most advertised salaries at these sponsors are between £27,040 and £86,327, with a median of £66,508, based on live job adverts.
Sponsors with the most job adverts
Includes recruitment agencies, which advertise jobs for other employers.
- WiseHigh Wycombe · Financial Services20
- Hope and Anchor Community ChurchLondon · Public Sector & Non-Profit6
- St Brendans Sixth Form CollegeBristol · Education3
- Presbyterian Church in IrelandBelfast · Public Sector & Non-Profit3
- The Salvation ArmyLondon · Retail & E-commerce3
- Canterbury Christ Church UniversityCanterbury · Education1
- Cairn MovementGlasgow · Public Sector & Non-Profit1
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Great Britain)High Wycombe · Public Sector & Non-Profit1
- Carmelite MonasteryWare · Property & Construction1
Top locations
Industries on this route
- Public Sector & Non-Profit1,701
- Education107
- Healthcare50
- Property & Construction17
- Other16
- Technology & Software11
- Retail & E-commerce11
- Media, Marketing & Creative10
- Hospitality & Food Service9
- Professional Services9
- Manufacturing & Industrial8
- Financial Services7
- Travel, Transport & Mobility3
- Energy, Utilities & Sustainability2
All 1,961 licensed sponsors
- Wat Phra Singh UKRuncorn · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Wat Sri Intra AtulaCrawley · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- Wat Sriratanaram TempleBolton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Wat Thai SouthendWestcliff on Sea · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Watersprings Christian CentreLuton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Watford Velmurugan TrustWatford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- WEC InternationalCoventry · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Welcome ChurchWoking · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Welling Evangelical Free Church CIOWelling · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Wellingborough District Hindu AssociationWellingborough · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2016
- Wellingborough SchoolWellingborough · Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Wellspring ChurchWatford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
- Wellsprings CommunityEdinburgh · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- WELS ChurchStaines-Upon-Thames · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Wembley Christian FellowshipLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- West London Islamic CentreGreenford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- West Wales Islamic Cultural AssociationCarmarthen · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Westminster Bangladeshi Welfare TrustLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Westminster ChapelLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese TrusteeLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Westminster SynagogueLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Whaddon Road Evangelical Presbyterian ChurchCheltenham · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Whitehaven Trust LtdBristol · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Wimbledon CollegeLondon · Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Winner???¢????????s family chapel internationalTelford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Wirral Deen CentreBirkenhead · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Wisdom HouseThurrock · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- WiseHigh Wycombe · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 201320 jobs
- Word Of Hope Bible ChurchManchester · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Word of Life Church AshingtonAshington · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Word of Life Ministries (London and Birmingham)London · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Word of Life Ministries UK LimitedWellingborough · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Word Of Light International Ministries LtdNewport Pagnell · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Word Practitioners MinistryBasildon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- World Council Of Hindus U.K.Ilford · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- World Harvest (UK)Harrow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- World HorizonsLlanelli · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- World Mission Agency-Winners Chapel InternationalDartford · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- World Mission Society Church Of GodEpsom · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- World Shirdi Sai Baba Organisation (UK)London · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2014
- Worldwide Church Of The Power Of GodLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Worship Jesus MinistriesIpswich · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Wycombe Tamil Community AssociationHigh Wycombe · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Yeovil Community ChurchYeovil · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Yogi Divine Society (UK)London · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- York Liberal Jewish CommunityYork · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Yorkshire Education Society T/A Upper Soothill Islamic CentreDewsbury · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Youn Hwa SaKingston upon Thames · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Young Life InternationalHoddesdon · Charity Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Youth And Women Education TrustBirmingham · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Youth for Christ Northern Ireland LimitedBelfast · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Youth InitiativesBelfast · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Youth With A Mission (NI) ltdRostrevor · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Youth With A Mission Harpenden LtdHarpenden · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2019
- Youth With A Mission LtdNuneaton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- Youth With a Mission Scotland LtdWest Kilbride · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Youthscape LtdLuton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2015
- Zia Ul UloomWembley · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Zion Baptist ChurchCambridge · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Zion Christian ChurchWellingborough · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Zion Harvest MinistriesMilton Keynes · Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
Recent register changes
Recently added
- Jesus family church29 Oct 2026
- Trinity Church Nottingham28 Oct 2026
- Kent Sri Lankan Buddhist Cultural Centre23 Oct 2026
- The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Freedom House23 Oct 2026
- Grace Evangelistic Ministries Europe20 Oct 2026
- Ketumati Buddhist Vihara Trust20 Oct 2026
- RCCG House Of Praise19 Oct 2026
- Covenant Players (UK) Trust13 Oct 2026
Recently removed
- The Redeemed Assemblies Trust30 Oct 2026
- GFA World28 Oct 2026
- Berean Cornerstone Church26 Oct 2026
- Kent Sri Lankan Buddhist Cultural Centre23 Oct 2026
- The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Freedom House23 Oct 2026
- Grace Evangelistic Ministries Europe20 Oct 2026
- Ketumati Buddhist Vihara20 Oct 2026
- GB SRS Brundavan19 Oct 2026
Common questions
- How many UK employers can sponsor a Minister of Religion visa?
- 1,961 organisations hold a sponsor licence covering the Minister of Religion route. Only a licensed sponsor can assign a certificate of sponsorship for it.
- Can any UK employer sponsor a Minister of Religion visa?
- No. An employer must first apply to the Home Office for a sponsor licence covering the Minister of Religion route, and only then can it sponsor workers on it. Employers not on this list cannot sponsor this route unless and until they are granted a licence.
- Has this list changed recently?
- In the last 90 days 43 sponsors were added and 27 were removed. The register is re-read from GOV.UK every day, and each change is recorded with the date it was observed.
Source: Home Office register and Companies House. About the data.