The Society makes grants of books as follows:

• We give books at no charge whatever, we even pay shipping and handling
• We give books to worshipping communities �
  
• New starts or parishes needing to replace worn-out books
• Financially struggling or expanding parishes
• Parishes which have suffered from natural disasters such as flood, fire or earthquake
• We define �worshipping communities� as �
  
• Local congregations
• Congregations in the Armed Forces served by Episcopal Chaplains
• Congregations served by Chaplains who are priests or deacons of the Episcopal Church and ministering in:
  
• Prisons
• Nursing homes and other health-related facilities
• Educational institutions, such as colleges and universities
• Other worshipping communities on a case-by-case basis