Poverty Trust

Constitutional objectives

(One) The relief of poverty amongst the Brethren (as hereinafter defined in Sub-Clause (Two) of this Clause) and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the Trustees in applying any part of the Trust Fund or the income thereof for this purpose may (a) provide or assist in the provision of accommodation for members of the Brethren in necessitous circumstances on terms appropriate to their means and (b) provide for the cure or mitigation or prevention of or for the care of members of the Brethren suffering from or subject to any disease or infirmity or disability affecting human beings (including the care of women before during and after childbirth). and (Two) The carrying on of the service of God including the celebration of the Lord's Supper Gospel Preachings Readings on the Holy Scriptures and Addresses on the Word of God and other meetings of a Christian religious character according to the injunctions contained in the Holy Scriptures and the tenets and practices of those Christians forming part of a world-wide fellowship sometimes known as and in this deed referred to as 'the Brethren' who hold and practise the teachings of Christ and His Apostles contained in the Holy Scriptures, as expounded by His servants the ministers of the Lord in the Recovery Mr.J.N. Darby, Mr.F.E. Raven, Mr.J. Taylor Senior, Mr.J. Taylor Junior, Mr.J.H. Symington and Mr. John S Hales and those in succession after him.