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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£344.7K
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Spending
£372.1K
Public benefits
Christian Unions Ireland (NI) Trust provides benefit to students by promoting the formation and growth of Christian Union groups run by students for students. We deepen and strengthen the spiritual life of students through Bible teaching, study and prayer. This in turn benefits the wider church that students belong to by increasing their knowledge
and opportunities for service within the church. We encourage students to obey God’s commission to go into all the world with the Gospel, sharing in this privilege by giving, praying and serving in every area of life to which God calls them. This in turn promotes the adoption of a moral framework which encourages students to be good citizens in their university, church and society. We provide opportunities for students to engage with students from other universities throughout Northern Ireland, Ireland, UK, Europe and the World through our sister movements in 153+ countries worldwide under the umbrella movement IFES. The organisation’s beneficiaries are students in third level education institutions across Northern Ireland. All of the above benefits will be evidenced through: • Training events for Christian Union leadership teams; • CU Annual Conference - a training event open to any student from any Christian Union in Ireland; • Co-operation with local churches and other mission agencies to offer students opportunities for service in their local communities and society; • Regular surveying of student training needs and service opportunities – via Christian Union groups; • Facilitating the meeting of a Student Council (a selected group of student leaders from across Ireland) to gain feedback on IFES Ireland activities and give student input into the decision making process of the organisation. • The Board of Christian Unions Ireland (NI) Trust has 2 student representatives, chosen annually from current Christian Union Leaders. The only private benefit flowing from our purposes is related to the employment of our staff who receive benefits as a result of their employment. However, we consider this to be incidental and necessary in order to further our charitable purposes. We do not anticipate that any harm will flow from any of our purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Our mission is students reaching students Christ. We pursue this by giving every student in Ireland an opportunity to respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ We promote our core values which are: 1. Fuelled by the gospel of grace We see our mission and all we do as an overflow of joy-filled hearts won by the love of Christ, constantly thrilled with
the cross, and compelled to want to make him known 2. Confident in the sufficiency of Scripture All we do is shaped by a dynamic engagement with God’s Word, submitting to its authority in all of life, and with deep conviction that this is where Christ is most clearly and desirably seen by Christians and non-Christians 3. Joyfully dependent on God We choose to enjoy that our loving Father is in control, that apart from Christ we can do nothing and that only his Spirit can produce fruit. We are not ashamed to be completely dependent in prayer, recognising that all glory in anything we do is all his 4. Striving for unity in Christ We draw Christians from all backgrounds to unite on campus for the sake of urgent mission, being only constrained by the gospel’s demands but showing the generosity on which the gospel insists 5. Generously serving the Church We are committed to local churches as the place of lifelong mission and discipleship, seeking to nurture and mobilise future leaders for the Church in Ireland and around the world 6. Passionately engaged in God’s world We endeavour to glorify God in everything we do as his image-bearers by living holistically in his world, engaging wisely with culture, serving generously on campus, thinking biblically about studies, and developing a Christian mind 7. Investing in dynamic student-leadership We equip students to live and speak for Jesus, seeking the good of the campus communities to which they belong, and investing creatively and with transparent integrity in student societies
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of religion
Who the charity helps
- Men
- Parents
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Religious activities
- Research/evaluation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
