▁local ▁ge ographical ▁basis ▁and ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁work place ▁visit ing ▁are ▁usually ▁made ▁by ▁one ▁or ▁several ▁chap la ins ▁who ▁usually ▁negoti ate ▁access ▁by ▁contact ing ▁a ▁manager ▁in ▁a ▁work place ▁they ▁wish ▁to ▁visit . ▁ ▁Indust rial ▁mission ▁has ▁tradition ally ▁resist ed ▁charg ing ▁a ▁fee ▁to ▁organis ations ▁for ▁their ▁services ▁and ▁the ▁scarc ity ▁of ▁church ▁fund ing ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁paid ▁industrial ▁mission ▁posts . ▁But ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁large ▁rise ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁volunte er ▁chap la ins ; ▁and ▁new ▁Chap lain cy ▁teams ▁are ▁regularly ▁emer ging ▁across ▁the ▁UK . ▁For ▁financial ▁support ▁some ▁teams ▁now ▁request ▁don ations ▁from ▁business es ▁or ▁enter ▁financial ▁agre ements ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁their ▁services . ▁ ▁Some ▁indic ation ▁of ▁current ▁levels ▁of ▁activity ▁can ▁be ▁gained ▁from ▁the ▁various ▁industrial ▁mission ▁team ▁websites ▁( see ▁External ▁Link s ) ▁which ▁illustrate ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁their ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁Although ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁soci etal ▁tr ends ▁towards ▁sec ular ization ▁and ▁mult icult ural ism , ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁growth ▁in ▁permitted ▁religious ▁ ▁observ ance ▁in ▁the ▁work place ▁( many ▁work p laces ▁now ▁offer ▁staff ▁prayer ▁rooms ) ▁and ▁a ▁increasing ▁request ▁for ▁assistance ▁from ▁H R ▁functions ▁in ▁business ▁for ▁so fter , ▁emot ional ▁well - be ing ▁resources . ▁ ▁So ▁work place ▁Chap lain cy ▁has ▁recently ▁been ▁a