Erne West Evangelical Church

Public benefits

1. To uphold and extend evangelical Christianity consistent with the Word of God and the subordinate standards as set out in the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Catechism as accepted by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Ireland. The direct benefits to the public which flow from this purpose include the provision of a common place for

evangelical Christians to congregate to engage in public worship and biblical teaching. This can be demonstrated by the provision of two public services held each Sunday at 11:30am and 7pm, and a public mid-week meeting held each Wednesday at 8pm. The beneficiaries include the church membership, adherents, local community and visiting public from further afield. There are no private benefits outside those associated with the salary of the church minister. 2. To promote fellowship between and encourage the spiritual prosperity of members of the congregation. The direct benefits to the public which flow from this purpose include the provision of a meeting place for people with an interest in Christian and Biblical teaching to meet collectively and engage in activities that promote spiritual prosperity and fellowship. This can be demonstrated by a range of scheduled activities, such as a weekly Tuesday evening bible club for children aged 4 – 11 attended in the main by children not associated directly with the church, a Friday night youth fellowship meeting for teenagers, a monthly Saturday morning Friendship club for elderly people in the local community to meet and take part in beneficial activities (crafts, arts etc) and an ad-hoc opportunities for women to engage Bible teaching, friendship, fellowship and activities of mutual interest. There are no private benefits outside those associated with the salary of the church minister, or any collection of funds to purchase a gift as a token of appreciation, for example the Friendship club may collect to provide a token gift for a leader in May of each year, prior to the summer recess. 3. To further the dissemination of biblical gospel truth. The direct benefits to the public which flow from this purpose include the provision of a meeting place where the Christian message of Christ’s redemption is proclaimed, free to all people in the community to attend, in pursuit of increasing their knowledge and awareness of the gospel, biblical truth and their personal faith. This can be demonstrated through the bible teaching in each church service and activity. There are no private benefits outside those associated with the salary of the church minister, or the payment of expenses to a visiting church minister or speaker, or the payment of financial gifts raised by members of the congregation to support associates of the church who are engaged in missionary work both at home and abroad. This is what your organisation does: - • Regular Sunday Church services open to all of the community promoting Christian worship and Bible teaching • Children's Bible Club between September and April on Tuesday evenings • Youth Fellowship on Friday evenings between September and April • Friendship club for vulnerable pensioners in the community on Saturday mornings between September and May • Ladies meetings between October and May • Annual children’s Bible week - held second week in August All activities are open to the public and all are promoted to the public and local community.

What your organisation does

Church Christian worship Bible teaching Children's ministry Friendship club (vulnerable pensioners) Youth ministry Ladies ministry