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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£46.1K
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Spending
£49.2K
Public benefits
To offer recognised programmes for the professional development of ministers and lay persons in Northern Ireland. The direct benefit is obtaining a recognised qualification in Theological Study and development of leadership skills with enhanced employability. The benefits are the achievement of qualifications awarded by a recognised Theological
College. If a student did not achieve the required grade, feelings of failure may result. Additional assistance would be provided and we believe that harm would be very rare and is outweighed by the benefit. The direct beneficiaries are people in Northern Ireland accessing theological study locally. The indirect beneficiaries are local people who benefit from the knowledge and experiences gained by students who enter the ministry. There is no known private benefit. To improve the welfare and mental health of persons in North Belfast and those in contact with the Church of the Nazarene. To reduce suffering due to despair, stress and substance abuse. The direct benefit is the improved mental health of people in need. Providing clergy with an outlet to discuss their difficulties and continue their work with their congregations. The benefits are demonstrated through feedback from clients and the clergy. Unintended feelings of anxiety may arise. The counsellors are members of The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy and The National Counselling Society and are trained to deal with any issues that may arise. The beneficiaries would be local people and those in contact with the Church of the Nazarene, who seek counselling. Future plans include liaising with local GP practices to develop the service. There is no private benefit to the trustees. Counsellors may obtain a private benefit for logged counselling hours (needed to maintain registration). This is incidental and necessary to the development of the service. To provide poverty and budgeting advice to people in North Belfast and those into contact with the Church of the Nazarene throughout Northern Ireland. The direct benefits include using budgeting skills to develop a realistic household budget containing a savings plan to reduce or remove need for pay day lenders or loan sharks. The benefits would be demonstrated through feedback from people who attend the training and ongoing support contact over a period of time. The provision of budgeting and financial advice may result in people having surplus income which may be used to purchase alcohol, cigarettes and or drugs. The counselling service would assist people who have addiction problems. The benefit of not needing high interest loans would outweigh any resultant harm. The direct beneficiaries are people living in Northern Ireland with debt problems and an inability to budget. The beneficiaries would also include the families of those who undertake the training. This service would be of specific interest to single parents and young families on restricted income. There is no known private benefit. The use of the building as a venue for meetings for Church of the Nazarene, a resource library for Pastors, whether full time, part time, assistant, associate, or youth pastors and church board members. To provide office space at well below market rent to other charities which assists them in carrying out their work. The direct benefits are a central repository of policies to assist local churches and to the charities who rent space in the building at below market rate allowing redirection of funds to their charitable work. The benefits are demonstrated through the use of the building by the charities who use it and by the continuous use of the repository by the churches. We are not aware of any harm. The direct beneficiaries are local people who come into contact with the Church of the Nazarene and local people who benefit from charitable work provided by the charities who use the building. We are not aware of any private benefit.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We provide counselling services but also make facilities available to other charitable organisations to enable them to carry out their activities. We also provide, directly, the provision of theological training, ministers fraternals and other meetings, a source of help for Nazarene churches in N Ireland, a repository of materials for Christian
education, and advice to local churches on childcare and vulnerable adult regulations.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of religion
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Adult training
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Education/training
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
