Shalom Pentecostal Church Bradford

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH SET OUT IN APPENDIX 1 OF THIS CONSTITUTION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY HOLDING PUBLIC WORSHIP, PRAYER MEETINGS, PREACHING AND TEACHING; PROVIDING DISCIPLESHIP AND PASTORAL CARE; UNDERTAKING MISSION AND EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH; AND PROVIDING FACILITIES, LITERATURE AND OTHER RESOURCES IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PURPOSES WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 2. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, PASTORAL SUPPORT OR OTHER CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING BY PROMOTING THE STUDY AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND BY PROVIDING OR SUPPORTING TEACHING, LECTURES, SEMINARS, MENTORING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. 4. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, PARTICULARLY WITHIN UNDERSERVED AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN NEED.