BLAKELAW COMMUNITY CHURCH
Blakelaw Community Church exists to communicate the good news about Jesus Christ, and the salvation that has been effected through him to Blakelaw and the surrounding area. We meet together each Sunday for worship and teaching, and midweek for prayer and Bible study. People who attend live locally or in other parts of Newcastle. We organise some community events and host a fortnightly Warm Space.
Objects
3.1 THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE: 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN BLAKELAW AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND3.1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS 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 CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.
Policies the charity declares
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 3
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/12/2024)
Trustees
- Abolaji Ismailchair
- Henry John Lisgo
- Jonathan Aiah Komba-Kpakoi
- KENNETH IAN MCKENZIE
- Rev MARK SHARMAN
- Sandra Ann Sharman
- Theodora Ismail
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £15k | £13k |
| 31/12/2024 | £14k | £18k |
| 31/12/2023 | £6k | £12k |