Keychange Charity:
The Charity’s aims and objects are as set out in the Memorandum of Association. They are:
(a) The advancement of the Christian religion
(b) The relief of persons who are in need by reasons of their age, infirmity or financial circumstances: and
(c) The promotion by such means as are consistent with the new life in Christ Jesus of other charitable purposes for the advancement of intellectual, social and physical welfare in accordance with the Doctrinal Statement of the Charity.
Our Mission:
To offer acceptance, care and active Christian community to people in need.
Our Vision
To be recognised as a significant supplier of holistic Christian care to frail elderly people in Residential Care settings and to homeless people in supported accommodation and other settings (eg outreach work).
Our Core Values:
1. We believe that men and women are created in the image of God.
2. We believe in the unconditional love of God and the dignity and worth of individuals without discrimination of any kind.
3. Our social activism is grounded in the Bible and therefore we believe that caring for the vulnerable in our society is commanded by God.
4. We believe in the foundational status of marriage and of the family as the ideal building block of community life.
5. We value all our employees and affirm them in their work and endeavour always to conduct our business in accordance with best practice.
6. We exercise faith as a means of provision coupled with responsible financial stewardship and an underpinning of prayer in all that we do.
The Doctrinal Basis of Keychange Charity
(1) Belief in the lordship and grace of the one God the Creator, shown through the love of God the Father, the forgiveness of sins made possible by God the Son, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
(2) Belief that Jesus Christ was both fully God and fully human, that he died on our behalf by crucifixion, that he rose from death and ascended into heaven and that he will return in person to judge the living and the dead.
(3) Acceptance that the Bible, as the revelation of God as originally given, is totally reliable and has absolute authority. The Bible is the basis of our faith and should be depended upon to resolve any questions of belief or conduct.
(4) Recognition that although we are guilty of sin, God calls to us according to his plans. We turn away from sin and turn to Christ through his grace and with the help of the Holy Spirit. We believe that our sins are forgiven, freely and completely, because of Christ's death. His death frees us to become like him, through the power of the Holy Spirit, and to be raised up to heaven after we die to enjoy eternal life with him.
(5) Belief that we, as Christians, are called by God to spread the good news of Christ and to model our daily lives on that of Jesus.
(6) Belief in the priesthood of all believers, who together make up the holy worldwide Church, the body of Christ.