Barnabas Fund
Encyclopedia
The Barnabas Fund is an international, interdenominational Christian
aid agency that supports Christians who face discrimination
or persecution
as a consequence of their faith. Barnabas Fund was established in 1993 and channels aid to projects run by national Christians in more than 50 countries.
, England
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In the UK the work of Barnabas Fund began under the auspices of another registered charity in 1993, and in 2000 became an independent charitable incorporated organisation
('Barnabas Fund' charity number 1092935) with an income of over £10million, the main fund has 46 employees and 389 volunteers. A second charity 'The Barnabas Fund' (charity number 271602) holds a contingency fund for the first of almost £400,000. Within the UK the group is also a registered private, limited by guarantee company (company number 4029536) .
In the United States the organisation is registered as both a company (Barnabas Fund Incorporated) and charity but operates under the name 'Barnabas Aid'.
Barnabas Fund's international director is Patrick Sookhdeo
who in turn is linked to Rosemary Sookhdeo and Yusufu Turaki as authors publishing via a US operation named Isaac Publishing. Patrick Sookhdeo is also trustee of Servants Fellowship International.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
aid agency that supports Christians who face discrimination
Discrimination
Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership in a certain group or category. It involves the actual behaviors towards groups such as excluding or restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to another group. The term began to be...
or persecution
Persecution
Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another group. The most common forms are religious persecution, ethnic persecution, and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these terms. The inflicting of suffering, harassment, isolation,...
as a consequence of their faith. Barnabas Fund was established in 1993 and channels aid to projects run by national Christians in more than 50 countries.
Structure
The organisation gives addresses in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Jersey and its International HQ in WiltshireWiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
In the UK the work of Barnabas Fund began under the auspices of another registered charity in 1993, and in 2000 became an independent charitable incorporated organisation
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
A Charitable Incorporated Organisation is a new form of legal entity designed for non-profit organisations in the United Kingdom.The main intended benefits of the new entity are that it has legal personality, the ability to conduct business in its own name, and limited liability so that its...
('Barnabas Fund' charity number 1092935) with an income of over £10million, the main fund has 46 employees and 389 volunteers. A second charity 'The Barnabas Fund' (charity number 271602) holds a contingency fund for the first of almost £400,000. Within the UK the group is also a registered private, limited by guarantee company (company number 4029536) .
In the United States the organisation is registered as both a company (Barnabas Fund Incorporated) and charity but operates under the name 'Barnabas Aid'.
Barnabas Fund's international director is Patrick Sookhdeo
Patrick Sookhdeo
Patrick Sookhdeo is the director of the Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity and International Director of the Barnabas Fund. Sookhdeo is an outspoken spokesman for persecuted Christian minorities around the world...
who in turn is linked to Rosemary Sookhdeo and Yusufu Turaki as authors publishing via a US operation named Isaac Publishing. Patrick Sookhdeo is also trustee of Servants Fellowship International.
Past Trade Marks
- Barnabas Prayer (USA)
- Barnabas Fund, Hope and Aid for the persecuted Church (USA)
Current Trade Marks
- SUFFERING CHURCH (UK)
- INSTITUTE OF DHIMMITUDEDhimmitudeDhimmitude is a neologism first found in French denoting an attitude of concession, surrender and appeasement towards Islamic demands. It is derived by adding the productive suffix -tude to the Arabic language adjective dhimmi, which literally means protected and refers to a non-Muslim subject of a...
(UK) - GCSPC (UK)
- barnabasfund hope and aid for the persecuted church (UK)
- Barnabas Fund (UK)
- Barnabas Aid (UK)
- Barnabas Gifts (UK)
- Barnabas Ministries (UK)
- Barnabas International (UK)
- Barnabas Ministries (USA)
- Barnabasaid (USA)
- Insitute for the Study of Islam and ChristianityInstitute for the Study of Islam and ChristianityThe Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity was the education and research arm of Barnabas Fund, a charity which provides aid for persecuted Christians in more than 50 countries...
(USA) - ISIC (USA)
- Isaac Pubslishing (USA)