Grace Baptist Church, Southport

1. THE OBJECTS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THECHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO BAPTIST PRINCIPLES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OFFAITH AS STATED IN SCHEDULE 1. THE CHURCH MAY ALSO CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLEPURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.2. SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEEDOF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES IS UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS SET OUT IN THE CHURCH HANDBOOK, WHICH MAY BE ADOPTED OR AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME.