St Ignatius Orthodox ChurchRegistered

The church is established to (a) promote the Orthodox Christian faith according to the rites and traditions of the one holy Catholic Orthodox and Apostolic Church as expressed in the Holy Scriptures, the Holy Tradition, the teachings of the seven Ecumenical Councils and the Holy fathers and as preserved and taught by the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. (b) benefit the public in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and elsewhere by the relief of poverty, sickness and distress. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the Trustees shall in particular:- (c) seek to maintain or to assist in maintaining a Church or Churches where canonical Orthodox liturgical worship is celebrated in accordance with canon law and the statutes of the Patriarchate of Antioch (d) to promote the teaching of the Orthodox Christian faith through sermons, lectures and discussion groups through catechism classes and through theological or other schools or conferences; (e) to receive into the Orthodox Christian faith all those who freely decide and sincerely desire to adopt the Orthodox Christian faith and to live in accordance with its spiritual and moral teaching; (f) to promote the practice of the Orthodox Christian faith through the organisation of youth groups, study groups, seminars and other spiritual cultural and educational activities. The advancement of religion