ST. LUKE'S INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, CHELMSFORD

Registered charity 1216477 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St. Luke's Indian Orthodox Church, Chelmsford promotes the Christian faith through regular worship, sacraments, and Sunday school. We actively preserve ancient historic Indian Orthodox cultural and musical traditions. We foster public health and community cohesion by organising an annual badminton tournament and civic outreach, including blood donation drives and charity events.

Objects

THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PARISH: (A) THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PARISH SHALL BE TO PROMOTE THE DOCTRINES AND BELIEFS OF THE INDIAN ORTHODOX RELIGION AND TO PROPAGATE CHRISTIANITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OBJECTIVES AND TENETS OF THE INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH. (B) TO MAINTAIN PLACES OF REGULAR COMMON WORSHIP AND PRAYER, AND FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE FAITH OF THE CHURCH, IN ITS TRADITION, HISTORY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APOSTOLIC AND ANCIENT TRADITIONS OF THE INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND SUBJECT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE HOLY EPISCOPAL SYNOD OF THE INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH. (C) TO PROVIDE FOR RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OF SPECIAL GROUPS LIKE WOMEN, YOUTH, CHILDREN AND SENIOR CITIZENS. (D) TO PROMOTE AND CARRY OUT SERVICE ACTIVITIES AND DEACONIA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY. (E) TO ENTER INTO SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS ARE PROPER TO THE LIFE OF A PARISH CHURCH WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES OF THE INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Chelmsford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Josen Johnchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Blesson Maliyil Skaria
• Jibin Joy
• Marion Mohan Abraham
• Philip Marukara Mathew
• ROJI VARGHESE
• Saibu Samuel Malaveettil
• Shal Mathew Shaji
• Shibin Mathew Varghese
• Siju Rajan

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Operates in: Essex