Governing document THE MOTHERS' UNION DIOCESE OF PETERBOROUGH
Charity number: 1065047
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Governing document
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ROYAL CHARTER OF 15TH JUNE 1926 AND SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER OF 6 SEPTEMBER 1974 AS AMENDED ON 8TH FEBRUARY 1995.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE SPHERE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID AIM (BUT NOT OTHERWISE) TO CARRY OUT ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS, THAT IS TO SAY:- (1) TO UPHOLD CHRIST'S TEACHING ON THE NATURE OF MARRIAGE AND TO PROMOTE ITS WIDER UNDERSTANDING; (2) TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO BRING UP THEIR CHILDREN IN THE FAITH AND LIFE OF THE CHURCH; (3) TO MAINTAIN A WORLD-WIDE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN UNITED IN PRAYER, WORSHIP AND SERVICE; (4) TO PROMOTE CONDITIONS IN SOCIETY FAVOURABLE TO STABLE FAMILY LIFE AND THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN; AND (5) TO HELP THOSE WHOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY.
Area of benefit
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