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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£907.6K
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Spending
£936.4K
Public benefits
The Emmanuel Church Lurgan seeks to benefit its members and the general public by making known the Gospel of Jesus Christ through our purposes of advancement of religion, advancement of education, and advancement of community development. We believe that we provide the following benefits both to our members and to the general public within the
Lurgan area who wish to avail of what we have to offer: Advancement of Religion We provide teaching from the Word of God, the Bible, on a weekly basis at our Sunday worship service and mid-week Bible study. Both of these services are open to all; they are advertised on our website and members of the church are encouraged to invite friends and contacts. We also provide an opportunity at our services for people to respond to teaching received through prayer, worship and Christian service. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose are: - An improved sense of wellbeing for those attending as they enjoy regular fellowship with others and receive teaching from the Bible. - The promotion of Christian values for the benefit of individuals, with those attending our services and events encouraged to adopt a moral framework where they are good citizens. The indirect benefits which flow from this purpose include the moral improvement in society as a whole which religion is considered to encourage. Advancement of Education As noted above, we provide teaching about Evangelical Christian beliefs and practices, proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose are: - spiritual, moral and intellectual development, through teaching of the Bible, both for members of the Emmanuel Church and any member of the public who attends our services and events - the development of individual skills and capabilities of members of the Emmanuel Church who are involved in teaching at our public worship services and our Bible studies Advancement of Community Development One of our aims as a church is to reach out into the local Lurgan community in which we are based, and we organise a number of activities to this end (please see below for further information in this regard). The direct benefits which flow from this purpose are: - the encouragement of those who live in the locality of our church as they participate in activities organised by us - the entertainment of children and young people through the provision of activities such as breakfast and after school clubs all in a safe environment with a Christian ethos All of the above benefits will be evidenced through feedback from our members, their families and the general public within the Lurgan community area who attend our events. The charity’s beneficiaries are members of the Emmanuel Church, their families and the general public within the Lurgan community area, with the majority of our events open to all, without distinction. The only private benefit flowing from our purposes is related to the employment of our staff who receive benefit as a result of their employment. However, we consider this to be incidental and necessary in order to further our charitable purposes. There are no other private benefits as all of our activities are open to the general public and advertised as such on our website. We do not anticipate that any harm will flow from any of the above purposes.
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As a church we aim to maintain the Christian Faith as stated in our Core Values. We are passionate about reaching out into our community to practically show the love of God by meeting the needs of individuals. We provide services and events such as: 1. A crèche on Sunday mornings for those who attend our service. Also Rainbow KidZ provides
specialist care for all children (P1-P7) with special needs and/or learning difficulties. 2. Kingdom Kidz for children from Primary school age. 3. Bible study groups which are open to everyone and it takes a more in-depth look at Gods word. 4. Cots & Tots is for all Parents/Carers, their babies and pre-schoolers. 5. We open a drop-in coffee morning. 6. RESCUE supports and encourages those who have problems with addiction. 7. The over 50s meet monthly in the church for lunch and some fellowship together. 8. Torch is a fellowship group for the blind 9. Our counselling service is confidential, available to all, professional and run with a Christian ethos. 10. ‘Healing on the Streets’ (HOTS) is a way to serve the broken, hurting, sick and those feeling lost on the streets of our town. 11. Vital is our vibrant and exciting youth event for all young people in year 8-10. 13. Collective is our exciting new youth programme that runs weekly for year 11 and up. 15. BYM (Bring your mug), P&P (Prayer and Pancakes) after school and breakfast club. (transport to school is provided) 16. We also host events for woman of all ages and a separate schedule of men’s events. We believe that mission is fundamental to the life and calling of the Church. We aim to express God’s love through acts of mercy and justice, sharing Jesus and proclaiming the Kingdom of God. To that end we support mission work in Uganda, India and Albania. We provide a venue for the preaching of the Good News of the gospel of Jesus Christ, a power to change lives and bring a new sense of purpose and hope to believers irrespective of age, gender, background or culture
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- The advancement of education
- The advancement of religion
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Men
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Education/training
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
- Youth development
