Assets, Cash And Property Go Into A Christian Charitable Trust"Help your fellow human beings and you will be helped by God", said Lord Jesus Christ. The concept of working for common benefit and good, is inherent in the philosophy of Christianity. There have been many benevolent personalities who have aspired to do something tangible for their fellow human beings. Throughout the history, we have seen the dreams and treasures of the donors turning into living water for others. Fellowship and feeling for others are the two basic pillars of a Christian Charitable Trust. For a real Christian family, giving is not simply writing a check, but it has become a way of life. There are millions of people suffering in various ways around the globe. With some assistance from some quarters, they could easily be rescued from a deplorable state of life. As fellow human being, every Christian has a veritable responsibility to help their brotherhood, and this is the inherent and guiding principle of Christian Charitable Trust. The donor or the donor family, called the "Settler" donates its assets, cash or commercial property, family partnership, and land and buildings to the charitable trust, which utilises the income derived, in fulfilling the aims and objectives for which the Christian Charitable Trust is formed. You may imagine a world where giving is not just a response to the crisis of the moment, but a continuous outpouring of heart to accepted values. Generosity does not mean carrying on other's wishes but to plant, grow, and spread dreams of life. Christian Charitable Trust believes in these ideologies, and induces all others to turn into living water that refreshes, replenishes, and cleanses, yielding of eternal life. For example, a particular Christian Charitable Trust was formed to help young concert artists in the US during April 2002. The Charitable Trust worked in partnership with promoters, and all those related to music and concert. This provided an extended platform to the beneficiaries and opportunities for those to gain greater public appreciation. The trust has formed its own artistic committee that has experts having extensive knowledge and experience. They immensely help the budding musicians and concert artists to develop their careers and progress in the coveted path to success. You have the St. Stephen, the Great Charitable Trust named after St. Stephen, who reposed in the Lord on July 2, 1504. This is a charitable trust with religious enterprise. The trust has the objective of emulating the life of St. Stephen in the 21st Century struggle for the true faith of the Holy Orthodox Church. This charitable Trust, situated in the United Kingdom, performs its task by acquisition of redundant church buildings. Thereafter, the trust takes up renovation, and sets up of a parish in each and every one of those buildings. Though not functioning officially within the church, the charitable trust is tied up to the Orthodox Church in true sense. One of the major objectives of the Christian Charitable Trust is to broaden the distribution of Christian literature all over the world. For this purpose it has tied up with various other organisations with similar objectives. An example is the tie up of St. Stephen Charitable Trust with the SPCK organisation. SPCK is another registered charity and Christian Mission Agency that came into being in 1698. Together, these two charitable institutions have helped people to grow in Christian faith through Christian education and literature. |