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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£684.8K
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Spending
£696.6K
Public benefits
The direct benefits which flow from our first purpose are: -The provision of a Christian and moral framework encouraging them to engage positively with the culture around them and to care for their fellow human beings -Deepening understanding of how the Bible speaks to contemporary culture and guidance as to how Christians can make a positive
contribution to the peace and prosperity of the wider community. -The provision of regular Christian education, helping people to understand, live out, defend and promote the Christian gospel. -The development of individual ability and gift. -The engagement and encouragement of hundreds of willing volunteers in practical and spiritual service to their fellow human beings. -The spread of the Gospel of peace, bringing reconciliation both between human beings and God and between human beings. The direct benefits which flow from our second purpose are: -The promotion of the importance of facilitation of honest discussion and examination of the Christian faith in comparison with other value systems. -The provision of Bible teaching resources in audio, audio-visual and written form that are used locally and internationally. -Organisation of conferences and special events to benefit other churches and individuals. -Running of specialist training programmes for leaders and participants. The direct benefits which flow from our third purpose are: -The encouragement of deeper knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith and its relevance to contemporary society. -The encouragement of people gathering together for common purpose, developing friendships and providing help and support to one another. -The creation of a safe place for people from all walks of society to hear about, explore and discuss the Christian faith. The direct benefits which flow from our fourth purpose are: -Significant practical relief delivered by experts to those who urgently need it -The support of individuals within our own community who have suffered physical/financial reversal -The encouragement of an outward ethos of generous and practical compassion. These benefits are demonstrated through: -Those attending and benefiting directly each week, the leaders and helpers mobilised each week through various programmes and the positive contributions of members within the wider community and the effective pastoral care supporting both families and individuals -the resources already produced and in wide use, regular training and personal development programmes, active use of the internet, app and social media and high levels of financial and personal investment in the programmes - large number of attendees at Sunday services, the number remaining after services to talk and interact and the quality and quantity of these discussions and the number of sceptics attending - The generous amounts given for appeals, provision of specific funds for vulnerable women in Chad, churches in Burma, Ecuador and India and a home for abandoned babies in Kenya, regular support of orphans in Burma, Ethiopia and Kenya, and support for local people in financial distress or disadvantaged There is no harm associated with the purposes. The charity’s beneficiaries are: -The regular attendees of all ages at weekly events run in its own premises in Newtownabbey. - The several thousand from up to 49 different countries who access the Bible teaching via the Internet, primarily in the 18-35 age range. - Hundreds of children and young people that are assisted financially, pastorally, physically and spiritually through the Charity’s partnership - The poor and disadvantaged, especially in Burma, Ethiopia, Kenya, Chad and Ecuador, who are reached in person by teams sent out each year. - Local young people and adults with learning difficulties The only private benefits flowing from our purposes are to the provision of paid employment for the personnel required to manage the Charity’s work.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Our organisation, Glenabbey Church, is a non-denominational fellowship of people who are united by their commitment to Jesus Christ and who are seeking to express that commitment in ways that both relate to and challenge contemporary Irish culture. We provide various activities for all ages - men, women and children - for the furtherance of the
Christian faith.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of religion
Who the charity helps
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Religious activities
