# WESLEYAN REFORM UNION OF CHURCHES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1203983
- **Other names:** WRU
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 13, 2023
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1203983


## Contact

- **Address:** Wesleyan Reform Union, CHURCH STREET, JUMP, BARNSLEY
- **Postcode:** S74 0HZ
- **Phone:** 01226891608
- **Email:** admin@thewru.co.uk
- **Website:** www.thewru.com



## Activities

**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; 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 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.

**Activities:** Union of Christian Churches




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **George Philips** (Chair) — appointed June 13, 2022
- Daphne Margaret Hodkinson — appointed June 13, 2022
- David Lloyd Rooksby — appointed June 13, 2022
- Graham Evans — appointed June 13, 2022
- Rev Colin Braithewaite — appointed June 13, 2022
- Rev PHILIP JOHN HEARSON — appointed June 13, 2022
- Rev Sharon Elaine Hollamby — appointed June 13, 2022
- Stuart Dronfield Allen — appointed June 13, 2022