We are a Christian charity that gives educational grants to women to enable them to follow their calling, whether to ordination, lay ministry or to other roles in their churches and communities.
The Foundation was set up in memory of the first Anglican woman to be ordained, the Reverend Dr Florence Li Tim-Oi.
We consider applications from women across the Anglican Communion.
our mission
To equip women through educational grants in every Province in the Anglican Communion to follow God’s
calling and to be trained for ordination and other ministries, leadership roles and professions.
What's happening
Kenya 2023 Slide Show
The Director of the Li Tim-Oi Foundation spent two weeks in Kenya meeting Daughters old and new and learning about the impact they are having in their churches and communities.
Celebrating 30 years of Women Priests
Revd Christina Rees preaching at a service in St Albans Cathedral in June 2024 to celebrate 30 years of women priests and 10 years of women bishops in the Church of England.
How to support us
When you donate, you’re not just giving money; you’re sharing hope, fostering community spirit, and contributing to a larger movement for change. Your contribution, no matter the size, can make a significant difference in someone’s life or in a community.
About Li Tim-Oi
Florence Li Tim-Oi was the first woman to be ordained to the priesthood in the Anglican Communion, on 25 January 1944.
When she was born in May 1907 Li Tim-Oi’s father called her “Much Beloved” because he valued her as a daughter even if others preferred sons. When she was baptised as a student Li Tim-Oi chose the name ‘Florence” after Florence Nightingale, the famous 19th century English nurse.
She was awarded Doctorates of Divinity by General Theological Seminary, New York, and Trinity College University of Toronto.
