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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£112.1K
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Spending
£97.6K
Public benefits
Object (a) The direct benefits which flow from this object include the increasing the ability and activity of people to become involved in the community. These benefits are demonstrated through the involvement of volunteers in various Church activities. This object does not give rise to any harm. The beneficiaries of this object are families and
individuals living in Belfast Metropolitan Area. A private benefit may arise to trustees and/or their families availing of Church activities. Access to these activities is equally open to all beneficiaries. This benefit is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. Object (b) The direct benefits which flow from this object include improved knowledge of the tenets of the Christian faith and the opportunities created for people to put these tenets into action in the community. These benefits are demonstrated through oral and written feedback from attendees and from those accessing Church teaching online and the level of engagement in Church activities by attendees. This object does not give rise to any harm. The beneficiaries of this object are people living in the Belfast Metropolitan Area and people from further afield accessing Church teaching online who want to know more about the Christian faith or develop their understanding of their Christian faith. A private benefit may arise to trustees and/or their families improving their own knowledge of the Christian faith. Access to Church teaching is equally open to all beneficiaries. This benefit is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. Object (c) The direct benefits which flow from this object include better identification of and more targeted meeting of people’s practical and spiritual needs. These benefits are demonstrated through the Church’s ongoing development of relationships with existing Churches, community and overseas charitable organisations. This object does not give rise to any harm. The beneficiaries of this object are people living in areas of deprivation in East Belfast and living in deprivation overseas. There are no private benefits flowing from this object. Object (d) The direct benefits which flow from this object include improved ability to provide pastoral care and support to people and organisations. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from Church attendees, the Church teaching archive online and the established relationships with community and charitable organisations. This object does not give rise to any harm. The beneficiaries of this object are people from the Belfast Metropolitan Area who attend Church, people overseas accessing teaching online and people in East Belfast who avail of Church activities in the local community. A private benefit may arise to trustees and/or their families availing of pastoral care. Access to pastoral care is equally open to all beneficiaries. This benefit is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. Object (e) The direct benefits which flow from this object include better access for people to learn about the tenets of the Christian faith and the meeting of basic human requirements to help improve life. These benefits are demonstrated through the Church partnering with a charity which operates overseas. This object does not give rise to any harm. The beneficiaries of this object are the people living overseas who have limited or no understanding of the Christian faith amongst whom the charity has developed projects and who have been identified as living in poverty. There are no private benefits flowing from this object.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Church promotes the Christian faith through a weekly Sunday service and a series of other meetings which are advertised widely, free and open to all. These involve, but are not limited to, Bible teaching, worship, prayer and prophecy. People are able to access the Bible teaching online and also via a mobile app. It provides for families through
its children’s programme and developing youth work as well as for adults with smaller groups meeting fortnightly in homes. There is a monthly ladies meeting open to all on the Church premises encouraging the development of crafts and skills as well as promoting a healthy lifestyle. There are occasional men’s events centered around sport, food or walking. The Church has an annual kids summer scheme which runs for one week. There is a monthly kid’s party held on the church premises from September to June on the first Sunday of the month. Both of these are aimed at primary school age children. Special free events are held for families at Christmas and Easter. These are all advertised widely in the local community and open to all. The Church promotes community development through an established link with the community organisation Charter NI. The Church partners with it in the running of a parents and toddlers group held on the Church premises. Church attendees volunteer in the running of this group. It is our hope to build further on this link to help meet other community needs. Charter NI and Business in the Community frequently use the Church premises for meetings and events. The Church supports relief of poverty through a local food bank (The Larder) with donations of food and volunteer time. The Church also supports The Smiles Foundation, a UK charity operating in Romania. The support provided is practical in the form of clothing donations and volunteers visiting Romania to provide assistance in the running of their projects. It also directly provides finance to The Smiles Foundation to sponsor a Romanian church pastor.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of religion
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Overseas/developing countries
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Voluntary and community sector
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- General charitable purposes
- Overseas aid/famine relief
- Playgroup/after schools
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
