Governing document WESLEYAN REFORM UNION OF CHURCHES
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CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 13 Jul 2023
Charitable objects
3.1 THE PURPOSES OF THE UNION ARE:
3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONFESSION OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY EXTENDING GOD?S LOVE AND ENCOURAGING CLOSER FELLOWSHIP AMONG THE CHURCHES OF THE UNION, TO PROMOTE UNITY OF ACTION IN WAYS WHICH BEST SERVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO ENCOURAGE AND EQUIP CHURCHES IN MISSION AND DISCIPLESHIP IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES; AND
3.1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONFESSION 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 NEED OF 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 MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE UNION FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE UNION HANDBOOK.
