True Light Ministries International

Charitable purposes

The Trust is established to support by means of financial assistance and voluntary work the work of True Light Ministries India and Hospital Ministries India and any charitable project for the the promotion of the Christian faith, prevention and relief of poverty, suffering and distress, the advancement of education, the promotion of sustainable development and the promotion, preservation and protection of health of the inhabitants (hereinafter referred to as “the beneficiaries”) of the states of Andhra Pradhesh, Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttharanchal and Chattisgarh, India in particular but not exclusively (hereinafter referred to as “the area of benefit”) and to promote the benefit of those inhabitants who are in need of assistance as a result of their poverty or social and economic circumstances by associating with the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants of the area of benefit in a common effort to provide residential accommodation, education and facilities in an effort to improve the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular: * to relieve poverty and hunger in the area of benefit by any charitable means and in particular through the support of children’s homes and orphanages or residential care homes for the elderly and infirm and by the provision of food, clothing and care and the provision of grants and training to enable poor people to establish and maintain projects which will enable them to relieve their own poverty; * to promote or assist in promoting capacity building programmes and projects for the benefit of the inhabitants within the area of benefit who have need of such assistance as a result of their youth, gender, age, disability or infirmity, or social and economic circumstances, in an effort to increase the abilities, skills, self-esteem and self-confidence of such inhabitants in the area of benefit; * the relief of sickness among the beneficiaries by the provision of medical facilities and by the provision of advice, information and financial assistance with the costs of medical treatment and the provision of items and services required to ease their suffering; * to encourage new, and strengthen existing, partnerships with churches and evangelical groups in the area of benefit in an effort to enable local churches to support local communities in religious education and poverty alleviation; * to advance the education of children and young people on the basis of Christian principles through their educational and leisure activities so as to develop their spiritual, physical, mental and emotional capacities in such ways as the Trustees may from time to time think fit; * to promote Christianity, provide Christian literature and educate people in the area of benefit through evangelism and the provision of biblically based teaching, discipleship training, ministry training, meetings, bible studies and social activities; * to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the Trustees, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.

Governing document

Trust Deed or Declaration of Trust

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