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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Invercargill Elim Community Church Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Elim Community Church Invercargill

Registration number:

CC49753

NZBN number:

9429043321131

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

19/09/2013

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 7004

South Invercargill

Strathern

Invercargill

9844

Charity's Street Address:

96 Elles Road

Georgetown

Invercargill

9812

Charity's other details

Phone:

021 942 897

Website:

https://www.eliminvercargill.org.nz

Facebook:

Elim Community Church Invercargill

Areas of Operation:

Southland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC49753

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Church believes that it has been called by God to work with the community it serves, to transform that community through the message of the Gospel. Our Mission Statement - Jesus Christ as Lord, Ourselves as servants. A community visibly serving others. Caring and Sharing for all.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities), Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers), Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Religious activities

Education / training / research, Community development, Fund-raising

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Older people, Family / whanau, Religious groups

Entity Structure

The church is one of 38 churches affiliated to the Elim Church of New Zealand. It is guided by the Constitution of the Elim Church of New Zealand; however the church is an autonomous trust and governance is the responsibility of the local church.

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended

Due Date

Date Submitted

Total Income

Total Expenditure

Financial Statements

Annual Return Summary

31/12/2025

30/06/2026

To be filed

31/12/2024

30/06/2025

14/08/2025

$64,237

$63,599

31/12/2023

30/06/2024

15/08/2024

$50,177

$46,014

31/12/2022

30/06/2023

31/10/2023

$48,105

$35,503

31/12/2021

30/06/2022

31/10/2023

$14,049

$16,461

31/12/2020

30/06/2021

6/10/2021

$18,763

$9,248

31/12/2019

30/06/2020

22/06/2020

$19,843

$29,836

31/12/2018

30/06/2019

25/06/2019

$54,936

$52,352

31/12/2017

30/06/2018

7/12/2021

$69,054

$66,829

31/12/2016

30/06/2017

15/05/2017

$96,613

$86,858

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Ashley Luke Cain	Trustee/Pastor	25/06/2019
Christopher Nigel Bethwaite	Trustee	20/08/2013

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Lewis Garth Wybrow	Trustee	14/12/2018
Colin John Morrison	Senior Pastor	1/04/2018
Matthew John Cook	Trustee	23/09/2014

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
19/05/2019	NOC007
30/05/2018	NOC006
24/02/2018	NOC005
23/09/2014	NOC002
5/06/2014	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name