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What is this fund for?

When the Building Project was set up in 2001 the Church felt that other communities should also benefit from the money raised for our new building. The Church therefore agreed to set aside 10% of funds raised to give to other sustainable projects, primarily overseas.

          

We agreed that we should support projects with existing links to the Church, such as those run by individuals or organisations known to us, or other reputable Christian charitable organisations. Projects should have a focus on church planting, evangelism, mission and youth - including those relating to poverty, education and health. We would look for opportunities where our contribution would make a substantial and tangible difference and where accountability, feedback and ongoing ties could be assured.

As at November 2007 over £50,000 has been authorised. Below are summaries of the main projects assisted so far.

 

Vangezhi, Latvia
Church building - 2003

The first overseas church building to benefit from the Building Fund was at Vangezhi, Latvia.

By May 2001, the church building had been "in progress" for something like two years. It is the only church in the village. They had been paying rent to the local authority to use a school for services.

The main expense for the building project was for the purchase of materials, as three church members worked full time on the project for a nominal wage. The gift of £2,000 from Beeches Baptist was used to complete the windows, doors, internal decorations, heating, insulation etc.

 

YWAM Recife, Brazil
Refurbish Open House - 2006

Located in the city of Recife, Open House is a drop-in facility where street children can come for showers, health care, education and to have other needs met. 

This is also the place where they can spend two weeks in a "triage" under observation to see if they demonstrate genuine willingness to be off the streets. 

After their 14 days at Open House, they can move to Hope House on the YWAM base 15km away, near Caramagibe. 

Matt and Karina are based at Open House and the Church has made gifts totalling £15,000, mainly during 2006.

 

Kompas Park, Khreshchatyk, Ukraine
Assembly Hall - Autumn 2007

Kompas Park, Khreshchatyk, Ukraine is a centre for Christian summer camps and activities for orphans, handicapped, homeless and poor children and young people.

Work was already underway to provide gas-fired central heating and a new supply line for electricity in one building on the site, which will enable it to be used for camps in spring, and autumn as well as summer.

It will also provide year-round accommodation for volunteers and use of the facility for the bible school and conferences. In April 2007 the Church agreed to support the project with a gift of £10,000 towards the cost of a new assembly hall.

For more information, please see the Kompas Park website.

 

YWAM Recife, Brazil
Complete a pre-school building - Autumn 2007

The Christian Educational Centre is a pre-school situated at the YWAM base in Recife – Matt and Karina are based at Open House which is about 15km away.

The school serves a needy community in the local favela (slum) and has approx. 60 children (age 2 – 7) on its register. The current premises are small and the tin roof makes lessons impossible during the rainy season with all the noise.

Since 2005, YWAM-Recife has been building a new school, which is significantly larger and will serve many more children. YWAM Recife needs money to complete the most essential rooms so that the pre-school staff and children can move in, and lessons begin.

In September 2007 the Church agreed to support the project with a gift of £9,800.

 

Backdoor, South Africa
Towards the cost of a Church building - Autumn 2007

The community of Backdoor (population 30,000) was formerly a black township. It has very high levels of unemployment (80%) and AIDS is also a big problem. A Christian charity called “Iris Ministries” is establishing a children’s village with education centre, church and eventually a pastors’ school, with a particular focus on the needs of the many AIDS orphans.

Bob Mackay, formerly Pastor of Carshalton Baptist Church, has gone to South Africa to run the children’s village. The village is to be built on a new greenfield site. Bob has asked Beeches Baptist to help towards the cost of a simple church building.

In September 2007 the Church agreed to support this building project with a gift of £2,000.

 

Jud Brasov, Romania
Residential training centre - Autumn 2007

The focus of the project at jud Brasov is on young Christians leaving orphanages or coming from deprived village backgrounds. The residential training centre will include staff quarters and workshops for the purposes of giving biblical discipleship training, life skills training and vocational training.

John and Pauline England, who have made the application on behalf of The European Evangelical Mission (TEEM), are missionaries linked with Beeches Baptist. Their work in Romania is well-known to many of our members and the local Romanian leaders, Vasile and Cristina, are also known to some of our members.

In October 2007 the Church agreed to support this building project with a gift of £10,000.

For more information, please see the Horizon of Hope website.

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