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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£3.3M
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Spending
£3.3M
Public benefits
The advancement of religion East Belfast Mission seeks to reach people outside of the Christian Faith in the East Belfast area through the provision of pastoral care, friendship and support. This is encompassed in the phrase which it uses to describe its work, "Everybody Matters". In pursuance of its purpose of advancing the Christian Faith,
East Belfast Mission organises church services which are open to all without distinction. At these services, it seeks to spread the principles of the Methodist Church in Ireland and raise awareness and understanding of Christian beliefs and practices. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include: 1. The promotion of Christian values for the benefit of individuals, with those attending our events and services encouraged to adopt a moral framework where they are good citizens. 2. People being valued, supported and cared for both inside and outside the church as people put their faith into practical social action. The advancement of religion in this case is holistic and looks at the needs of the whole person. The indirect benefits which flow from this purpose include the moral improvement in society as a whole which religion is considered to encourage. The charity's beneficiaries are people living in East Belfast irrespective of creed or belief. Worship and attendance at religious services such as Holy Communion are open to anyone who wishes to attend. The prevention or relief of poverty East Belfast Mission seeks to put its faith into action by assisting those suffering from poverty in the East Belfast area. In particular, people in East Belfast may be provided with a hostel place if they are homeless, subsidised meals, furniture and clothes if they cannot afford them, and advice regarding benefits that may be available to those who are at risk of being in poverty. The direct benefit which flows from this purpose is the provision of practical assistance as outlined above to meet the physical needs of those in the East Belfast area suffering from poverty. The charity's beneficiaries are people living in East Belfast who live in an area of social and economic deprivation, and specifically those who are in poverty, homeless or unemployed. The advancement of education We organise the following activities which seek to advance education: 1) We provide a homework club after school which provides a teacher for children to carry out their homework improving confidence and educational performance. 2) We train people who are unemployed in essential skills which leads to a recognised qualification. 3) We provide life coaching to enable people to identify and achieve personal goals. 4) We provide a cross-cultural arts programme for East Belfast young people to learn about other cultures and reduce tension and division in the area. 5) We provide the Protestant community with Irish language and cultural classes and events which results in greater understanding and tolerance in this area. 6) We provide support and advice to individuals who may be struggling with a variety of issues including but not limited to family, work and financial problems. 7) We provide other charitable groups advice on sustainability. 8) We provide 60 training placements for the unemployed in our workshop and shops 9) We provide up to 68 child places in our Day Nursery pre-education programme. 10) We provide education programmes in conflict resolution and the promotion of religious or racial harmony. (PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS STATEMENT)
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
(a) seek to develop and sustain a Christian Community to respond to the spiritual and pastoral needs of the congregation of Newtownards Road Methodist Church (‘the local society’) and the wider community of the area of benefit. (b) seek to develop and sustain an appropriate welcoming facility to provide a safe space where people can find
appropriate information and social support and in particular to provide, construct, endow, furnish and fit out with all necessary furniture and other equipment and maintain such buildings, premises, and centres as may from time to time be required for the purposes of the Trust; (c) seek to develop and sustain suitable neighbourhood services to ensure that individuals in the community have access to appropriate services, programmes, and training to respond to their needs; (d) seek to develop and sustain homelessness services to ensure that people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness have an effective response to their needs; (e) seek to develop and sustain employability services to support people in gaining and sustaining appropriate employment; (f) seek to promote the development of the whole community in the area of benefit through appropriate community initiatives;
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of religion
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Homelessness
- Interface communities
- Language community
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Tenants
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Counselling/support
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Economic development
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Playgroup/after schools
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development
