GOVERNANCE
Objectives of the Trust
The governing objectives of Blessing Church Bangladesh Trust (BCBT) define the broad areas in which the Trust may serve God and communities in Bangladesh.
LEGAL SCOPE
The objectives of the Trust shall be as follows:
Governance notice: These objectives describe the areas in which the Trust is authorized or intends to work, subject to applicable laws, approvals, resources, and organizational capacity. They should not be interpreted as confirmation that every listed institution, facility, or program is currently operating.
- 1.1. To establish, support, manage, and operate educational institutions at various levels, including Pre-Schools, Primary Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Universities, and other educational institutions, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
- 1.2. To provide vocational, technical, computer, information and communication technology (ICT), language, freelancing, and other employment-oriented training programs for youth and adults.
- 1.3. To promote entrepreneurship development, management training, career guidance, professional development, and livelihood-oriented skills, including sewing, handicrafts, and other practical trades.
- 1.4. To provide educational opportunities and training for underprivileged, disadvantaged, rural, indigenous, and economically vulnerable communities, particularly children and youth.
- 2.1. To establish, support, manage, and operate medical clinics, healthcare centers, hospitals, health-training institutions, nursing institutions, and medical or nursing colleges, subject to applicable laws and government approvals.
- 2.2. To promote health awareness, preventive healthcare, basic medical services, maternal and child health, and community health programs, particularly among disadvantaged communities.
- 2.3. To establish and operate social-care facilities, including orphanages, children’s homes, daycare centers, elderly homes, widow homes, and other appropriate care facilities for vulnerable persons.
- 2.4. To establish and manage boys’ hostels, girls’ hostels, student hostels, college hostels, and other residential facilities for students and persons in need of safe accommodation.
- 3.1. To promote economic empowerment, poverty alleviation, livelihood development, and self-reliance among disadvantaged and economically vulnerable individuals and families.
- 3.2. To implement lawful microfinance, micro-credit, savings, income-generating, and livelihood-support programs, particularly for persons who lack access to conventional economic opportunities.
- 3.3. To provide vocational and entrepreneurship training to youth, women, and other vulnerable groups to enhance employability, entrepreneurship, financial independence, and sustainable livelihoods.
- 3.4. To promote sustainable agricultural and rural-development initiatives, including fisheries, poultry, livestock, fruit orchards, vegetable cultivation, and other environmentally responsible agricultural activities.
- 3.5. To support community-based enterprises and livelihood projects that contribute to long-term economic sustainability and improved quality of life.
- 4.1. To establish, support, and develop churches, places of worship, mission centers, Bible colleges, theological and pastoral training centers, and other Christian ministry institutions, subject to applicable laws.
- 4.2. To promote Christian faith, discipleship, evangelism, church planting, pastoral ministry, leadership development, and spiritual formation in accordance with the Holy Bible.
- 4.3. To organize and conduct Christian conferences, seminars, Bible studies, discipleship programs, prayer meetings, youth programs, women’s programs, family programs, spiritual retreats, camps, and leadership-training programs.
- 4.4. To establish and support programs for pastors, church leaders, missionaries, evangelists, Sunday School teachers, youth leaders, and other Christian workers for their spiritual and ministerial development.
- 4.5. To distribute and make available Bibles, Christian books, literature, educational materials, audio-visual resources, music, and other materials for Christian education and spiritual growth.
- 4.6. To establish and support Sunday Schools, children’s ministries, youth ministries, women’s ministries, family ministries, and other Christian fellowship and discipleship programs.
- 4.7. To establish, support, and maintain Christian cemeteries and burial facilities, subject to applicable laws, regulations, and permissions.
- 5.1. To promote social harmony, fellowship, mutual support, dignity, compassion, and holistic development among individuals, families, and communities.
- 5.2. To undertake community-development programs addressing basic needs and improving the quality of life of disadvantaged communities.
- 5.3. To provide food, clothing, shelter, clean water, educational support, emergency assistance, and other basic necessities to persons and families experiencing poverty, hardship, or crisis.
- 5.4. To establish and implement humanitarian programs for children, women, elderly persons, persons with disabilities, widows, orphans, and other vulnerable groups.
- 5.5. To provide emergency assistance, disaster relief, rehabilitation, and compassionate support to communities affected by floods, cyclones, landslides, fires, earthquakes, epidemics, or other natural or national crises.
- 5.6. To cooperate, where appropriate and lawful, with churches, Christian organizations, charitable institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations, community organizations, and other like-minded bodies for the advancement of the Trust’s charitable, humanitarian, educational, social, and Christian objectives.
Faith expressed through responsible service.
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