St John's Indian Orthodox Church Edinburgh

Constitutional objectives

The organisation's purposes are the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and the advancement of citizenship or community development through the operations of the Parish. In furtherance of these overarching principles, the specific objectives of the Parish are: a. The primary objective of the Parish shall be to promote the doctrines and beliefs of the Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Christian religion and to propagate Christianity in accordance with the objectives and tenets of the Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Church. b. To maintain places of regular common worship and prayer, and for instruction in the faith of the Church, in its tradition, history, in accordance with the Apostolic and ancient traditions of the Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Church and subject to the authority of the Holy Episcopal Synod of the Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Church. c. To provide religious, educational, social and cultural activities of special groups such as, for children, women, youth and senior citizens. d. To promote and carry out service activities and deaconia for the benefit of the wider community and society. e. To enter into such other activities as are proper to the life of a Parish Church with the approval of the appropriate authorities of the Malankara (Indian) Orthodox