Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established. It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
ROYAL CHARTER OF 15 JUNE 1926 AND SUPPLEMENTED CHARTERS OF 6 SEPTEMBER 1974 AND 8 FEBRUARY 1995. NEW CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 7 NOVEMBER 2006.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE SPHERE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE, AND IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID AIM (BUT NOT OTHERWISE) TO CARRY OUT ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS, THAT IS TO SAY:- (I) TO UPHOLD CHRIST'S TEACHING ON THE NATURE OF MARRIAGE AND TO PROMOTE ITS WIDER UNDERSTANDING; (II) TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO BRING UP THEIR CHILDREN IN THE FAITH AND LIFE OF THE CHURCH; (III) TO MAINTAIN A WORLD-WIDE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS UNITED IN PRAYER, WORSHIP AND SERVICE; (IV) TO PROMOTE CONDITIONS IN SOCIETY FAVOURABLE TO STABLE FAMILY LIFE AND THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN; AND (V) TO HELP THOSE WHOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
