# WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER ENGLAND AND WALES

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 272318
- **Other names:** MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER (ENGLAND), M E OR MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 20, 1976
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=272318


## Contact

- **Address:** 68 St. Albans Road, KINGSTON UPON THAMES, Surrey
- **Postcode:** KT2 5HH
- **Phone:** 020 8974 9741
- **Email:** enquiries@wwme.org.uk
- **Website:** www.wwme.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND DISCUSSIONS FOR MARRIED COUPLES AND COUPLES PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY HAVE A PROPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE RIGHTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A CHRISTIAN MARRIED LIFE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ROMAN CATHOLIC TRADITION AND AS LAID DOWN BY CANON LAW, AS WELL AS FOR PRIESTS AND MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS ORDERS WHO WISH TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR RELATIONAL SKILLS WITH THEIR PARISHIONERS OR IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** Worldwide Marriage Encounter presents training and education programmes for those who the Roman Catholic Church defines as having committed themselves to &quot;The marriage covenant by which a man and woman establish between themselves a partnership for their whole life...&quot;.  It is in this context that it also presents marriage preparation training programmes, entitled &#x27;Engaged Encounter&#x27;.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Bianca Maria Smith |  | July 10, 2021 |
| Deirdre Mary Fairman |  | Aug. 30, 2024 |
| Father Andrew Thomas Burns CSsR |  | July 17, 2021 |
| Hilary Yen Ling Sabine FCCA |  | Dec. 5, 2020 |
| Paul Edward Smith |  | July 17, 2021 |
| Russell Edward Fairman |  | Aug. 30, 2024 |




