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Lighthouse Church Donaghadee

Registered

Charity no. 109489 Company no. 693981 Date registered. 24/04/2023

Public benefits

Christians in the Donaghadee and North Down area will have the opportunity to praise and worship, receive Christian teaching, and to pray and study the bible together. Anyone not able to attend in person will be able to watch the live streaming on social media. Non-Christians and members of the general public can share in our services to gain an

understanding of the Christian faith and we promote our church activities by on-line advertising, shop window advertisements and leaflet distribution . The community will benefit from community initiatives such as supporting the local Food Bank, and running events for the needy in the wider community, such as free lunches for the needy and/or isolated. The benefits can be judged by the number of church members and by the number of members of the general public attending our activities. It can be judged by the social activities we will run, such as the lunch and warm space event we provided free of charge on 27th Dec 22, which was free to all. It can also be measured by the level of financial and other support we provide to other charities in the area such as the local Food Bank. There is no harm arising from our purposes. The beneficiaries are people in the Donaghadee and North Down area, and are : a) Christians looking for a relaxed, informal, family friendly, bible based church to join. b) Members of the general public interested in finding out more about Christianity in a less formal church setting. c) Disadvantaged and isolated people benefitting from social activities. There is no private benefit flowing from any of our purposes.

What your organisation does

The organisation provides regular weekly church services which are open to all. All of our services are live streamed on social media and available on-line to reach those unable to attend in person. We promote our church activities by on-line advertising, shop window advertisements and leaflet distribution. Non-Christians are invited to share in

our services. to gain an understanding of the Christian faith and we promote our church activities to the general public. We aim to support community initiatives such as the local Food Bank and run events for the needy in the wider community, such as free lunches.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of religion

Who the charity helps

  • General public
  • General public
  • General public

How the charity works

  • Religious activities
  • Religious activities
  • Religious activities
  • Religious activities
  • Religious activities

Charitable purposes

4. The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to the following: 4.1 To advance the Christian faith and to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ as revealed through the Holy Bible by all means of communication, whether verbal, visual or written. 4.2. To provide for preaching, teaching and fostering the growth of the Christian faith in Donaghadee and such other places as the Trustees may decide and to call pastors and workers; to carry on the work of evangelism; to promote missionary work in all places; to carry on the organisation of churches and foster their development. 4.3. Engage in such other charitable objects and for the benefit of such other charitable bodies and institutions as the Directors shall, in their absolute discretion, see fit. Nothing in the articles will authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes, which are not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word “charitable”, or the words “charitable purposes” in force in any part of the United Kingdom and/or Republic of Ireland and/or the European Union or elsewhere. For the avoidance of doubt, the system of law governing the articles of association of the charity is the law of Northern Ireland

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland