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A. ADVANCEMENT OF BOTH RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR EDUCATION:
(I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING AND
FACILITATING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THEIR CHOSEN SUBJECTS BY HANDS-ON TRAINING;
PROVIDING AFTER SCHOOL CLUB TO ALLOW THE SUBJECTS TO BE STUDIED.
FOR THIS PURPOSE THE CHARITY WILL BE
= PROVIDING OR FACILITATING PUBLIC EDUCATION OF PUPILS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS IN THEIR CHOSEN
SUBJECTS BY PUBLISHING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, HANDS-ON TRAINING; PROVIDING AFTER
SCHOOL CLUB ETC TO ALLOW THE SUBJECTS TO BE STUDIED.
B. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OVERSEAS:
(I) -TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING DOCTRINES:
= THE BIBLE
WE BELIEVE THE BIBLE TO BE THE INSPIRED WORD OF GOD, WITHOUT
ERROR IN THE ORIGINAL WRITINGS, THE COMPLETE REVELATION OF HIS
. WILL FOR THE SALVATION OF MEN, AND THE DIVINE AND FINAL
AUTHORITY FOR ALL CHRISTIAN FAITH AND LIFE. WHEN WE SAY INSPIRED
AND WITHOUT ERROR, WE MEAN WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE VERBAL,
PLENARY, INFALLIBLE, AND INERT THROUGHOUT.
= GOD THE FATHER
WE BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, INFINITELY PERFECT
AND ETERNALLY EXISTING IN THREE PERSONS, FATHER, SON AND HOLY
SPIRIT.
= GOD THE SON
WE BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS TRUE GOD AND TRUE MAN, '
HAVING BEEN CONCEIVED OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE
VIRGIN MARY. HE DIED ON THE CROSS AS THE SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS
ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES. FURTHER, HE AROSE BODILY FROM
THE DEAD, ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN, WHERE, AT THE RIGHT HAND OF
THE MAJESTY ON HIGH, HE NOW SITS AS OUR HIGH PRIEST AND
ADVOCATE.
= GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
WE BELIEVE THAT THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS TO GLORIFY
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND DURING THIS AGE TO CONVICT. MEN,
REGENERATE THE BELIEVING SINNER, AND INDWELL, GUIDE, INSTRUCT,
AND EMPOWER THE BELIEVER FOR GODLY LIVING AND SERVICE.
= MANKIND
WE BELIEVE THAT MAN WAS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD BUT
FELL INTO SIN AND IS THEREFORE LOST. ONLY THROUGH PERSONAL FAITH
IN JESUS CHRIST AND REGENERATION BY THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN
SALVATION AND SPIRITUAL LIFE BE OBTAINED.
= SUBSTITUTIONARY DEATH OF CHRIST
WE BELIEVE THAT THE. SUBSTITUTIONARY DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST AND
HIS RESURRECTION PROVIDE THE ONLY GROUND FOR JUSTIFICATION AND
SALVATION FOR ALL WHO BELIEVE, AND ONLY SUCH AS RECEIVE JESUS
CHRIST THROUGH FAITH ARE BORN OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND THUS
BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD.
= THE CHURCH
WE BELIEVE THAT THE TRUE CHURCH IS COMPOSED OF ALL SUCH
PERSONS WHO THROUGH PERSONAL FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST HAVE
BEEN REGENERATED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT AND ARE UNITED TOGETHER
IN THE BODY OF CHRIST OF WHICH HE IS HEAD.
WE BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE LORD AND HEAD OF THE
CHURCH, AND THAT EVERY LOCAL CHURCH HAS THE RIGHT UNDER
CHRIST TO DECIDE AND GOVERN ITS OWN AFFAIRS.
= ESCHATOLOGY
WE BELIEVE IN THE BODILY RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD; OF THE
BELIEVER TO EVERLASTING BLESSEDNESS AND JOY WITH THE LORD, OF
THE UNBELIEVER TO JUDGEMENT AND EVERLASTING CONSCIOUS
PUNISHMENT.
(II) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE =
HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS PRODUCING
AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIAN RELIGION TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.
FOR THESE PURPOSES THE CHARITY WILL BE
= PROVIDING SERVICES OF WORSHIP; RELIGIOUS TEACHING; FACILITIES OR SERVICES TO'ALLOW
BELIEVERS TO PRACTICE THEIR FAITH OR FOLLOW ITS DOCTRINES; PRODUCING OR MAKING
AVAILABLE LITERATURE EXPLAINING THE DOCTRINES INVOLVED AND HOW TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT THEM. DISTRIBUTION OF SACRED TEXTS.
C. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND POVERTY
(I) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE
RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND
AFRICA ,
FOR THIS PURPOSE THE CHARITY WILL BE
= ASKING THE LOCAL DOCTORS AND HEALTH AND WELFARE AUTHORITIES TO LET THEM KNOW OF
ANY PEOPLE, OR GROUPS OF PEOPLE, LIVING WITHIN THE CHARITY'S AREA OF BENEFIT, WHOSE
NEEDS CANNOT BE FULLY MET BY THE STATUTORY SERVICES;
= ADVERTISING IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS; OR
= CONTACTING TRUSTEES OF OTHER CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, PARTICULARLY
THOSE INVOLVED IN HEALTH AND WELFARE.
