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
- Euston ChurchLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- Evangel Pentecostal ChurchCroydon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Evangelical Church Winning AllLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Chapel of InvestmentBirmingham · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of EnglandCambridge · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Evangelical Reformed ChurchLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Every Nation LondonLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Every Nation Ministries BelfastBelfast · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Exeter Mosque And Cultural CentreExeter · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2016
- Exodus TrustLisburn · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Faith Ministries t/a Acts Church BradfordBradford · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Faith Ministries UK ChurchesSheffield · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- Faith Miracle ChurchLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Faith Tabernacle Church KetteringKettering · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Faithful Companions Of Jesus Charitable Incorporated OrganisationIsleworth · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- FaithLife Centre MinistriesManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Faizan - e- Rasool Education Centre LimitedBirmingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
- Faizan e IslamCoventry · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Faizan e Madina RochdaleRochdale · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Faizan-e-Islam Edecational and CulturalTrusCentreManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Faizan-e-Madina AccringtonAccrington · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Faizan-e-Madina BradfordBradford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Faizan-e-Madina BristolBristol · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Faizan-e-Madina DerbyDerby · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Faizan-E-Madina HalifaxHalifax · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Faizan-e-Madina SloughSlough · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2015
- Faizan-e-Madina SouthendSouthend · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Faizan-e-Madina StechfordBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2019
- Faizan-E-Madinah RotherhamRotherham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Faizane Madina Mosque Committee TrustPeterborough · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Family Federation for World Peace and UnificationLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
- Farleigh SchoolAndover · Charity Worker, International Sportsperson · on register since 2013
- Farnworth Baptist Church/TLG BoltonFarnworth · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Federation of SynagoguesLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Fellowship of Churches of ChristBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Festival ChurchChester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Finchampstead Baptist ChurchWokingham · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- First IPC Presbytery of EnglandHounslow · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- First Presbyterian Church ( Non-Subscribing ) DromoreDromore · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- FMDM Foundation CIOGodalming · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Forkania Education & Cultural CentreSouthall · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Forward In Faith Ministries International UKTividale · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Foundation MattersBarrow on Trent · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Fountain of Love, RCCGAberdeen · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Fountains of KnowledgeNelson · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Foursquare Church (Great Britain)Dunstable · on register since 2026
- Foursquare Gospel Church (Praise Chapel)London · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Franciscan Daughters of the Immaculate HeartLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Franciscan Missionaries of Mary UK CIOLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Franciscan Missionaries Of St JosephBolton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- Franciscan Missionary Sisters of LittlehamptonLittlehampton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Franciscan Servants of Mary TrustLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of JesusLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Free Believers in Christ Fellowship TrustLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- Free Church of EnglandWillenhall · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
- Free Church of ScotlandEdinburgh · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Free Church of Scotland ContinuingInverness · on register since 2026
- Free Methodist Church in the UKKingswood, Bristol · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Free Presbyterian Church of ScotlandGlasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Freedom ChurchHereford · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Friar Servants of MaryLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Friar Servants of Mary - Province of the IslesManchester · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Friends International MinistriesOxford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- Friends World Committee for ConsultationLondon · Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- FrontiersHigh Wycombe · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Frontline NationsLlanelli · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Fullword Church (For the Nations)London · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Gates of Praise International Christian CentreGrays · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Gateshead Hebrew CongregationGateshead · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Gateshead International MinistriesFerndown · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- GATEWAY MINISTRIES T/A Gateway ChapelCrayford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Gatwick Bangladeshi Islamic And Community AssociationHorley · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- GB SRS BrundavanSlough · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Gendros Baptist ChurchSwansea · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Trans-European DivisionSt Albans · Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal ChurchEdinburgh · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- German Seafarers' Mission in the United KingdomLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- GFA WorldManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Ghausia Chistia Islamic Trust AcademyBradford · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Ghousia Islamic Community CentreGloucester · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Giffnock Newton Mearns SynagogueGlasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- Gilfillan Memorial ChurchDundee · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Glamorgan Muslim Community AssociationMid Glamorgan · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Glenrothes Baptist Church LtdGlenrothes · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- GLO EuropeMotherwell · on register since 2026
- Global Harvest Church (London)Sidcup · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Global Harvest MinistriesLewisham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- Global Impact Giving MinistriesSouthampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- Global Prophetic AllianceGlasgow · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Glorious King's MinistriesLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Glory HouseChelmsford · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Glory International Christian CentreRainham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Glory Life ChurchDagenham · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Glory Of God Mountain Of Life MinistryLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Glow Church UK LtdNewton Aycliffe · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- GoChurch Global LtdManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- God City LondonKent · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- God is Faithful Baptist ChurchSalford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- God's Amazing Love AssemblyPaisley · Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- God's Reconciliation Garden MinistryManchester · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
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.