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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£117.1K
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Spending
£147.4K
Public benefits
The organisation meets the Public Benefit requirement through the advancement of religion. We promote the celebration and public worship, spread the principles of the Christian religion, seek to raise awareness and understanding of religious beliefs and practices and carry out outreach work. We provide a church building as a place of worship for
all. Our purposes do contribute to the mental health and general well being of followers. We promote the moral improvement of society on Christian lines for any member of the public who attend our meetings. The benefits are demonstrated by the number of people who attend from the local community and greater Belfast area. This is further supported by the parents/guardians of the children and youth. Furthermore the benefits can be demonstrated through two Sunday Church services as well as the Bible study which occurs on a Wednesday evening. These meeting increase the faith of those who attend and the meetings are open to all. To the best of our knowledge there is no harm flowing to anyone from the purposes and activities of the church. The general public can benefit from the church. There is no private benefit unless of an incidental nature, e.g. personal gain from qualifications, experience acquired through voluntary work in youth organisations.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Our purpose is to promote the Christian faith through the guidelines of The Free Methodist Church; therefore, we promote Biblical principles through Bible study and our church services, We also teach life and social skills throughout our children, youth and adult organisations. These are informal times when the children and young people learn to
behave in a social setting and treat others with respect. Children from birth to age 3 have a playgroup (Park Avenue Toddlers) where parents/guardians supported by the church workers spend time in early learning skills and play with children. In the J.A.M Clubs (aged 3-5, 6-8, 9-11) we seek to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of children through play, dance, crafts and group talks and Bible teaching. For those of secondary school ages there is a youth club and a youth fellowship that meet on our church hall. This very informal time when the youth play games, use the computer and take time to be with on another. We seek to instil and develop confidence in social and domestic skills and an awareness of their environment. In addition, we provide facilities for the unemployed or retired as we feel that these people are of worth and value. This group meets weekly for 'free' meals, games and crafts. The leaders of this group invite organisations such as the Police, Age Concern and others to give advice. This club stimulates and inspires those who attend and gives routine to their day. We also encourage the public to take part in many of the 'one day' special events. We also use our church hall for birthday or anniversary parties. All events are carried out with the safety of all who attend in mind. We also provide social outlets for those of adult age by going out together for meals, movies, ice-skating, ten-pin bowling etc. These are conductive for establishing and improving relationships among those who attend them.
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- The advancement of religion
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Men
- Older people
- Overseas/developing countries
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Counselling/support
- Cultural
- Overseas aid/famine relief
- Playgroup/after schools
- Religious activities
- Youth development
