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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£0.7K
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Spending
£1.5K
Public benefits
Setting out how public benefit flows from purposes (i) to (iv) more specifically:- (i) Sharing the gospel is done generally by supporting missionaries going to Asia and the Middle east, who share their faith in word and in action in many different ways ( of which the following are only examples - medical work and health/social care improvement
programmes (see also iv) teaching (see also iii and iv), working alongside local churches (see also ii), working with NGOs., whilst also explaining the teaching of the Christian bible). This is of benefit to the spiritual lives of the peoples the missionaries work amongst and also their health and wellbeing. (ii) Partnering with churches overlaps with (i) – missionaries seek to engage with and help build local churches wherever they are based, thereby helping meet the spiritual needs of these communities (often in amongst hardship and injustice). Ireland based staff and volunteers also seek to engage with churches here, again helping to meet the spiritual needs of people in Ireland and also encouraging support for/participation in Christian mission. (iii) This overlaps with (ii) to some extent, but also extends to more formal training e.g. missionaries teach in local educational institutions e.g. universities/colleges and also local church denominations, training ministers/pastors and other local church workers, to equip them for work in the local church, or in projects the churches are involved with (such as prevention of people trafficking). The education of those receiving teaching/training is advanced, and the benefit of this is multiplied as they are also able to teach others, and participate in projects from which other public benefits flow. (iv) Again this overlaps with the other purposes. In participating in medical/health improvement work, missionaries provide and co-ordinate and develop healthcare where there is otherwise no or very limited provision (and where there is often suffering and disease), benefitting the public who receive the healthcare and whose suffering is relieved through improvement in their physical health and wellbeing. Making literature available regarding the Christian religion (where availability is scarce) also helps people to learn about the Christian faith, helping improve their knowledge and meet their spiritual needs. We believe that the charity’s purposes, and the fulfilment of them, are entirely beneficial and not harmful. The only possible harm flowing from the charity’s purposes that we can envisage reflects the fact that working in developing countries can carry an element of risk to personal safety, and while this cannot be avoided it is mitigated by ensuring that only partnering with organisations which train and support their missionaries well. While it could be said that private individuals benefit from being placed overseas, we would argue that any modest private benefit is unavoidable/necessary and is very much incidental to the many benefits to the wider public deriving from the valuable work they do. While in the past Interserve Ireland had carried out these activities by being directly engaged in recruiting, training and sending missionaries overseas, in recent years it has moved to become a grant making charity which makes grants to other registered charities which fulfil Interserve Ireland’s charitable objectives. It has supported the work of Interserve Scotland and Ireland (registered Scottish charity No SC005316) in respect of which more detail is included below. In 2012, Interserve Ireland and Interserve Scotland agreed to collaborate closely going forward. Interserve Scotland was renamed Interserve Scotland and Ireland, and through it mission partners are sent and supported from both Scotland and Ireland (North and South). Interserve Ireland continues to fulfil its objectives and benefit the public primarily through raising funds and making grants to support the work of Interserve Scotland and Ireland (ISSI).
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In 2012, Interserve Ireland and Interserve Scotland agreed to collaborate closely going forward. Interserve Scotland was renamed Interserve Scotland and Ireland, and is the main vehicle through which mission partners are sent and supported from both Scotland and Ireland (North and South). Interserve Ireland continues to fulfil its objectives and
benefit the public primarily through supporting and raising funds for the work of Interserve Scotland and Ireland (ISSI). Interserve Scotland and Ireland has continued to recruit and support men and women ("Partners") with professional, technical and cross-cultural skills for ministry in Asia and the Arab world. At the end of 2014 there were 8 Partners serving in four different countries, in a wide variety of roles. They make an invaluable contribution towards the development of the country through education and health particularly. Our Partners also contribute to the life and growth of the church through Bible teaching and personal ministry. In addition, six men and women have recently been sent and supported on the short term "On Track" programme (1-12 months). The priorities are as follows: 1. Attracting, training and supporting Partners, On Trackers and Teams from churches in Scotland and Ireland in placement and work overseas. 2. Ensuring efficient and effective governance and administration of Interserve Scotland and Ireland. 3. Envisioning, educating and mobilising the church in Scotland and Ireland to help it to fulfil its role in world mission. 4. Investigating and developing options for Interserve Scotland and Ireland (ISSI) to be involved in diaspora ministries in Scotland and Ireland.
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- The advancement of education
- The advancement of religion
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- General public
- Overseas/developing countries
How the charity works
- Education/training
- Medical/health/sickness
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
