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Larne Evangelical Church

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £19.4K

  • Spending

    £17.3K

Charity no. 106630 Date registered. 18/08/2017

Public benefits

The Direct benefits flowing from our purposes are - (1) Provision of a place for gathered worship.- (2) Care to the local Christian members through ministry and visitation. (3) Provision of ordinances and services (4) Provision of a biblical moral frame work to encourage good citizenship. Indirect benefits - (1)Well kept building in the community.

(2)opportunities for residents / general public to worship and find help in their lives in times of need.(3) Care extended to others by the church and by those that attend.(4) Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ spread by its members living godly lives in their homes. Wider benefits (1) Society benefits from having godly workers (2) Fellowship / encouragement with other believers of like persuasion within N. Ireland and further abroad. The benefits identified above can demonstrated by improved behaviour as a result of being involved in an act of public worship. Well taught Christian members who are able to explain and defend their beliefs. There is no harm arising from the purposes of Larne Evangelical Church. The churches beneficiaries are (a) Its members. (b) The local community / general public ( men, women , youth and children who attend and will attend in the future. ) (c) Those with needs - material, physical and spiritual of whom the church becomes aware. The Pastor receives a stipend to cover basic travel and living needs and receives an occasional gift to cover expenses. - This is incidental and necessary for him to be able to supply the services required by the church.

What your organisation does

Larne Evangelical Church exists for the charitable purpose of the advancement of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and Christian Religion, according to the Bible, in the district of Larne, Co Antrim. In doing so it aims to benefit that community by providing a place for (a) The worship of the one true living God (b) the proclamation of the gospel

of the Lord Jesus Christ (c) For members to pray. (d) To offer care / help to the community through the various evangelical outreaching activities. We therefore seek to encourage and motivate people to live godly, moral, honest, upright and useful lives in the community. we seek to do so by - Displaying our times of worship and prayer meetings.- By visitations. - The distribution of literature.- Outreaching in the community,prayer, worship. By offering to its members the ordinances in accordance with the word of God. (the Bible) and to a wider community, counselling and services in accordance with the word of God.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of religion

Who the charity helps

  • General public

How the charity works

  • Religious activities

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2021

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The purposes of Larne Evangelical Church as further explained in our Constitution are:- 1. To preach the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. 2. To recognize Jesus Christ as the supreme head of the church. 3. To govern the local Church. 4. To shepherd the flock of God and guard them from error. 5. To teach the Word of God and set forth the beliefs of the Church. 6. To provide for members the ordinances of Baptism by immersion and the Lord's Table. 7. To attend to the material and financial affairs of the Church. 8. To care for the poor and needy with whom the members may come into contact. (All of the above in accordance with the principles as taught in the Bible.)

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 4 Trustees
  • 1 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr David Roy Craig, 41 Walnut Avenue, Larne, BT40 2WA

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr David Roy Craig
Pastor Mervyn Darragh
Mr James Mcgrillis
Pastor Richard Rennie

List of regions

  • Mid And East Antrim Borough Council