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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Living Way Church

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

New Zealand Tamil Church

Registration number:

CC56115

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

12/12/2018

Balance Date:

March 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Evangelical Lutheran Church of New Zealand	12/12/2018
New Zealand Tamil Church	30/07/2020
The Living Way Church	16/11/2023

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

21A Glenorchy Street

Glen Eden

Auckland

0602

Charity's other details

Phone:

0212365081

Email:

edwin.johnson9@yahoo.co.nz

Website:

https://www.thelivingwaychurch.org

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076976845684

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC56115

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To continue to grow as a Spiritual Church which is the Body of Christ in New Zealand which encourages the use of the gifts of the Holy Spirit to impact people’s lives while giving importance to the historic Christian values of the early Churches. Sharing the love of God through Words and Actions and enabling people to establish a deeper understanding to have a personal relationship with Jesus and have a positive impact in the local communities, nationally and other parts of the world.

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

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Sectors:

Religious activities

Beneficiaries:

Religious groups

Legal Structure

Unincorporated Trust

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
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	8/06/2026	$69,043	$60,000	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	25/05/2025	$57,444	$46,600	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	26/04/2024	$63,918	$42,939	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	22/04/2023	$33,225	$27,913	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	29/09/2022	$9,775	$8,247	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	17/08/2021	$6,726	$5,023	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	31/07/2020	$0	$0	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	16/09/2019	$1,238	$3,333	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Andrew Jefferson Harrison	Board Member	21/04/2024
Dsouza Praveen Kumar Rajendran	Board Member	21/04/2024
John Philips Ignetius	Board Member	21/04/2024
Monica Edwin Rajesh Sheela	Trust Board Member	18/03/2021
Edwin Rajesh Prasanaraj Rajasekaran Johnson	Pastor and Trustee	12/08/2018

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Alwyn Praveen Joseph	Trust Board Member	9/06/2026
Cyndia Denni	Board Member	18/03/2021

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)
19/07/2025	NOC020
22/04/2024	NOC017
24/11/2023	NOC015
16/11/2023	NOC013
16/11/2023	NOC012
24/08/2021	NOC009
18/03/2021	NOC007
14/08/2020	NOC006
4/07/2019	NOC002
13/12/2018	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name