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Lord Jesus Our Redeemer Church (LJOR) Charity Commission Annual Report

August 31, 2023 – August 30, 2024

The Lord Jesus our Redeemer Ministries with Charity Number 1145261 was registered on 4[th] January 2012 by the charity commission of England and Wales. It operates in 3 different areas within England as shown below.

1. Bolton

St. Catherine’s Drive, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0NW.

2. Birmingham

St. Thomas Church Hall, Garets Green Lane, Birmingham, B26 2SA

3. London

Peabody Estate, Dalgarno Gardens, London, W10 5JN

The TRUSTEES are Evelyn Boton, Neil Macatlang, Juanito Perena, Mariechar Flores and The ministry consists various activities and programs for the advancement of Christian faith to benefit the public of children, young people and adults.

It is primarily managed by the Trustees who delegate tasks and responsibilities to Church Pastors, Elders and Ministry Leaders. This enables effective delivery programs and projects of the Charity to the Church and the community.

The objectives of the Charity are as follows:

To advance the Christian faith by seeking new followers and inviting them to attend the Sunday worship service, Bible studies and Church events.
To facilitate Christian faith to existing followers and supporters.
To give support mentally and spiritually in the hope to transform, encourage and inspire people to remain faithful to their Christian faith.
To unite people from all walks of life in order to live a wholesome and productive lives in the community and the church.
To lead people closer to Christ and maintain their Christian faith.
To encourage people to live in hope with those who are undergoing difficult circumstances and struggles in life.
To help and lead the young generation to know, understand and live the Christian faith.

Everyone is welcome to attend the religious services from different walks of life regardless of their nationality, creed, religious background, gender and race. Every activity that is offered to everyone is free of charge.

As a Charity we have provided the following services:

Sunday worship service every Sunday.
Evangelism activities in public places every last Saturday of the month.
Home Bible studies in different areas during the week.
Special Christian Events such as; family day, youth day and Christian Concerts.
Christian rights and ceremonies such as; Holy Communion, water baptism, funeral rights, child dedication, wedding rights and anniversaries.
Promote spiritual and moral education to the children and youth through Sunday school activities which include Bible studies and sports recreational activities.
Train children and young people to use musical instruments to enhance their talent, skills and abilities to gain confidence and lead the congregation during Sunday Worship Service.
Create Youth Council in order to implement various projects and programs of the young people to build up their morale, character and spiritual values.
Help families to strengthen relationships through Couples Ministry by providing lectures on good parenting, values of good marriages, marital counselling and good parent-children relationship.
Provide comfort, support and strength to the bereaved and sick. This is done through counselling and visitation at their home and hospital.
Donate goods, foods and clothing to the less fortunate in the community and internationally to Asia and Africa.
Support newly and existing migrated Filipinos and Africans in the community to help settle and adjust their lives in England. This is done by fellowship with one another over shared meals provided by the church after Sunday worship service and through the following programs provided.
Facilitate religious communications through Sermons, Religious Seminars to strengthen their faith and lift up the morale of the church members and attendees.
Facilitate regular meetings to help leaders and members to express their concerns and suggestions in order to improve the delivery of services to the community. To unite people towards the bond of peace and harmony.
Use social media to cover preaching, encouraging words to reach to people who may need spiritual growth and development.
Organise an annual retreat to build up and refresh the Christian faith of the existing members, new attendees and invited guests.
Enable young people to participate in healthy recreational sports activities.

The source of income of the Charity mainly comes from voluntary contributions, donations and pledges from the members and attendees of the church.

The expenses of the Charity include rental of the building in order to use for activities of the ministries, giving donations to the less privilege in the community and Asian countries devastated by calamities. Expenses also include providing love gifts to visiting Pastors, travel expenses in conducting meetings, seminars, anniversaries, annual retreat, outreach programs and events. Other expenses include office supplies and teaching materials for the use of the church.