Meanwhile, cleaning products company Arrow County Supplies was awarded two PPE deals worth up to £496,000 by Bristol City Council and Prosper Procurement, the latter acting on behalf of housing associations. Yewdale Corporation has been approached for comment. Biblical prophecy and the Second Coming of Christ were emphasized. We have a community of over 50,000 members across Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the Americas and UK. Feel free to ask a question or post a … They number several thousand as compared to approximately 1,000,000 people worldwide who would be considered to be Plymouth Brethren. Leavers and Survivors of the worldwide Exclusive Brethren/PBCC (Plymouth Brethren Christian Church) to exchange news, information and reminisce or perhaps ask … However, now, contracts awarded to approximately 20 firms with apparent ties to the Brethren have now been discovered, with their revenues from these deals stretching up to £1.1 billion. More than 1,000 UK businesses run by the Brethren turn over £2 billion a year, according to The Times, while UK Brethren charities achieved revenues of £138 million in 2013 alone. There are a number of smaller local test sites across Devon, Torbay and Plymouth and are managed by the NHS regional/national teams. His interests on LinkedIn also include the Brethren-operated Rapid Response Team and UBT. Members are generally expected not to socialise, eat or drink with outsiders. Between mid-May and late June, a decontamination company called Inivos Limited was awarded three contracts by the DHSC for the supply of face masks and gowns, worth £126.5 million. From March to August this year, CMT Equipment – also known as CMT Group – was awarded five PPE contracts worth up to £3.2 million. For his part, Hazell also appears to be a trustee of the Manor Gospel Trust, which “provides and maintains gospel halls” for the Brethren. READ MORE: * New Exclusive Brethren school for Wellington as members move north * Exclusive Brethren build massive $17m church in Palmerston North * Brethren Church to build new campus at Gore but close its Invercargill school, “The campus was still planned to go ahead but at this stage we do not have a start date as a result of our capital works projects remaining on hold because of the pandemic.’’. Brexit ... Charity Commission review finds sufficient evidence of public benefit in Plymouth Brethren Gospel Hall Trusts To have an impact, our investigations need an audience. One of the largest recipients, a global commercial interior design firm called Unispace, has accumulated deals worth some £670 million for the supply of PPE. At least £180 million – and up to £300 million – in ventilator and PPE contracts appear to have been awarded to companies linked to an evangelical movement described as a “cult” by former members which has multiple ties to the Conservative Party, Byline Times can reveal. Plymouth Brethren Christian Church UK Blog. Ureka Global has been approached for comment. Australian Gareth Hales has a religious background, as the son of Exclusive [Plymouth] Brethren world leader Bruce Hales. Ascot Signs is run by Roger Parsons and what appears to be several members of the same family: Laurence, Alan, Garth, Andrew and Terry White. Weekly EventsMonday 6:30 pmPrayer Shawl MinistryTuesday 9:00 […] But given the National Audit Office’s criticism of PPE procurement during the pandemic, the fact so many firms with apparent ties to a little-known religious group have been awarded contracts worth – by our calculations – up to £1.1 billion, equalling the entire DHSC private sector expenditure last year, is worthy of investigation. “Any contractual agreements between the Government and these independent businesses are totally unrelated to the church.”, SUBSCRIBE to Byline Times now and get this month’s digital edition immediately. The group emphasizes sola scriptura, the belief that the Bible is the supreme authority for church doctrine and practice, over and above any other source of … Plymouth Brethren lose battle for tax relief because ... 5SOS postpone their Australian tour 'in the best interest of fan safety' amid the coronavirus … 1 Comment. While it is difficult to corroborate whether these are the same individuals, the registered office address of Ascot Signs is also in Londonderry, less than an hour’s drive away from the school. We are very proud of our employees who have worked extremely hard to help the nation at this critical time.”. The company is run by the Prisgrove family: Blake, Carlos, Donovan, Elaine, Giles and Paul. Coronavirus vaccine map ... Holt said the Plymouth Brethren church was established in England in the 1800s and has been in the … “The individual beliefs and charitable work of the employees and directors has no bearing on the company’s ability to sell products and secure contracts for essential goods required by many enterprises. I'm not sure if ours are Plymouth or another sort of Brethren but they are super people - they run a shop here which has been going for many years, since I was a girl anyway and only the last month they have gone trade only - so I can't go in there for chats about chickens and wood and brackets any more. The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church's Gospel Hall in Sandy Lane, Leamington Spa. Two people have significant control of Unispace Global: Anthony Hazell and Gareth Hales. A Westmount school spokesperson said following the Covid-19 pandemic, capital works projects were on hold. The Plymouth Brethren or Assemblies of brethren are a low church, non-conformist, evangelical Christian movement whose history can be traced back to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s, where they originated from Anglicanism. Most of those who have heard of them consider them to be a cult. The sites are for people who have COVID-19 symptoms and have organised a test via the national NHS portal. More than 20 companies with links to an evangelical Christian sect have been awarded central and local government contracts for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) worth up to £1.1 billion since March, an investigation by Byline Times and The Citizens has found. Companies linked to 'Exclusive Brethren' evangelical sect awarded hundreds of millions of PPE government contracts Byline Times has discovered that a dozen or so of the controversial Coronavirus contracts appear to have gone to an evangelical movement with ties to the Conservative Party The Plymouth Brethren or Assemblies of brethren are a conservative, low church, non-conformist, evangelical Christian movement whose history can be traced back to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s, where they originated from Anglicanism. And then there’s Agile Medical. Coronavirus cases in Spain rose by roughly 1,000 in 24 hours to 8,744 on Monday, and the number of fatalities reached 297. Plymouth Brethren was started by Reverend Dr. Hawker of Plymouth U.K. then later by JND &JBS. Construction of a Plymouth Brethren Christian Church school campus in Gore has been put on hold because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Then there’s Yewdale Corporation – an Essex-based window screening supplier that won a £570,000 contract in May for the supply of face masks. Garth, meanwhile, appears to have volunteered for the Brethen-run Rapid Relief Team since September 2018, according to his LinkedIn. It sprang from two … Welcome to the Plymouth Church of the BrethrenWe're glad you stopped by. Another firm with potential Brethren links is Ureka Global – an adhesives supplier that won a contract in March worth up to £375,542 for the supply of PPE to Bristol City Council. What’s more, a Nick Walker is listed as a trustee at the Knockloughrim school, alongside Parsons and White. This turnover appears to have burgeoned during the Coronavirus crisis, through a series of Government PPE deals. Arrow County Supplies has been approached for comment. The latest figures from Public Health England show that … A man named Ryan Parsons is also a trustee at the Chelmsford Gospel Hall Trust in Chelmsford, Essex, which maintains gospel halls for the Brethren. This turnover appears to have burgeoned during the Coronavirus crisis, through a series of Government PPE deals. A Roger Parsons and a Laurence White are listed as senior figures at a Brethren-run Focus School – called OneSchool Global – in Knockloughrim, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Plymouth Brethren, community of Christians whose first congregation was established in Plymouth, Devon, England, in 1831.The movement originated in Ireland and England a few years earlier with groups of Christians who met for prayer and fellowship. The Commission registered the Preston Down Trust on the basis that it adopted a new Deed of Variation with a statement of its doctrines and practices and a framework for the administration of the charity in a way which ensured it was charitable and was binding on the trustees.Followin… Again, the company appears to be owned by a family, the Nunn family: Alan, Alex, Daniel, Mary and Richard. “Acopia is a company which has been supplying consumables for over 43 years and has been built on a foundation of strong core values,” the company told Byline Times. The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) is an influential Christian sect led by Australian businessman Bruce Hales. UBT is listed on the Brethren website as part of its network. LinkedIn shows that both Matthew and Ryan were educated at Brethren-runs schools, the Focus School Wellgrove Campus and ‘Focus School’ respectively. Inivos is run by five members of the Fentiman family, including Warrick Fentiman, who was described by a witness in a court hearing as being “well respected within the PBCC (Plymouth Brethren Christian Church) community”. Another firm, Acopia Group, won a contract from County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust for the supply of PPE, worth £249,000. Many of the firms have a background in PPE and healthcare supply, which isn’t disputed. It is not suggested that the companies involved do not have the appropriate manufacturing expertise, but in light of concerns over the way the Government has selected suppliers during the pandemic, this trend is worthy of attention. The company is seemingly run by the Parsons family: Garth, Matthew, and Ryan. The majority shareholder of CMT Equipment is Anthony Hazell, the Unispace Global Director. Two of the directors of Arrow County Supplies, based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, appear to be trustees at Holyhead Road Gospel Hall Trust in the same town. John Nelson Darby, a former clergyman in the … Agile is based in Grimsby and is run by Anita, Christopher, Conran, Daniel, and Nicola Glass. Next, a workplace safety firm called Total Protection (UK) was awarded a £287,800 contract for the supply of respirator masks by Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Inivos also supplies aforementioned Unispace, run by the son of Brethren world leader Bruce Hales. 1155382), a charity that is part of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, was registered with the Charity Commission in January 2014. The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is a Christian fellowship based on the Holy Bible as the Word of God. The Brethren is an evangelical Christian group that seems to have links to 21 UK companies that have won at least 49 Covid-related contracts since March, worth as much as £1.1 billion. 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The Citizens is a non-profit organisation that has been investigating contracts awarded during the Coronavirus pandemic. While government economic support continues to be welcomed, it seems where we stand now, coronavirus has changed the rules about how we work and where we work, ... is a member of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, and an avid volunteer for the Rapid Relief Team. Coronavirus (COVID-19) National lockdown: stay at home. “We have to get a hatred, an utter hatred of the world,” world leader Bruce Hales said in 2006. Unispace admits that the founders of the company met through the church in 2008, although denies that the company is owned or run by the Brethren directly. UBT provides “advisory and group buying services,” and runs corporate training sessions for Brethren members. Giles Prisgrove, meanwhile, attended OneSchool Hindhead Campus, has gained two qualifications from UBT and has volunteered for the Rapid Relief Team for the past five years. The movement began in Dublin in the late 1820s with a group of men (John Nelson Darby, Anthony Norris Groves, John Bellett, Edward Cronin and … Construction of a Plymouth Brethren Christian Church school campus in Gore has been put on hold because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latter’s LinkedIn profile states he was educated at Brethren-run OneSchool Global Europe. Confirming this link, Robert Blackledge says on LinkedIn that he gained a qualification from the Brethren-run consultancy and training group, UBT, and appears to be a representative at the Brethren’s OneSchool Global Atherstone Campus. We’re funded by readers’ subscription fees: Or donate to our seasonal crowdfunder to hire an additional journalist to conduct more investigations. In 2012, the Exclusive Brethren became known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. In whomsoever this takes root and grows, of what nation soever, they become brethren. Please check back here often for news and updates on all that is happening in our congregation.The Plymouth Church of the Brethren welcomes visitors and new members to join us on this exciting journey of following Jesus. In John's view, having spent his formative years in the group, the Exclusive Brethren had "all the hallmarks of a … Of course, there is no suggestion of wrongdoing on the part of these companies. A Plymouth Brethren church and congregation. The Exclusive Brethren is a subset of a Christian group, often described as Plymouth Brethren … The church runs Westmount School, a New Zealand independent school with 16 campuses across the North and South Islands. Richard Nunn of Ureka also has the Rapid Relief Team and the Brethren OneSchool Global listed among his LinkedIn interests. The Plymouth Brethren said the school is needed “urgently” because their nearby Stoke Poges site has been purchased by the government and needs to be vacated by the end of 2019 and another in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, has become “unviable”. Indeed, based on previous research undertaken by Byline Times, it was revealed by The Citizens in October that PPE contracts worth up to £951 million had been awarded to 11 firms with links to the Brethren. The gospel hall is based less than an hour away from Ureka’s registered office in Bristol. The Managing Director of the company is a man named Matthew Calder, while its business development assistant is Amos Calder. “Unless you’ve come to a hatred of the world you’re likely to be sucked in by it, and seduced by it.” The Church says these comments were taken out of context. John Woolman (1720-1772) Late last year Stuff reported that the church had applied for consent to build a school to cater for about 80 pupils on Charlton Rd in Gore. 150 likes. It is deep and inward, confined to no forms of religion nor excluded from any, where the heart stands in perfect sincerity. Address. But emails don’t pay our journalists, and nor do billionaires or intrusive ads. The resource consent application says pupils were to be transported to the school by up to 12 mini-buses from Invercargill, Dunedin and the Gore region. An existing dwelling and sheds on the property would remain, and the school would be built behind it. ”As a result, there is no further progress to update you on for our planned Gore campus. Companies House lists Alex Michael Nunn as one of the directors of Ureka – the same, full name as a trustee listed at the Brethren-supporting Cardiff Gospel Hall Trust. Seven Brethren Bank, Sticklepath Barnstaple EX31 2AP Get directions ... Breakthrough in fight against coronavirus in Plymouth. Total Protection has been approached for comment. [1] [2] The group emphasizes sola scriptura, the belief that the Bible is the supreme authority for church doctrine and practice, over and above … More than 1,000 UK businesses run by the Brethren turn over £2 billion a year, a ccording to The Times, while UK Brethren charities achieved revenues of £138 million in 2013 alone. The 45,000 Brethren members worldwide – and roughly 20,000 in the UK – are encouraged to be educated at Brethren-run schools, of which there are hundreds across the world, find employment at a Brethren business and marry a Brethren partner. The name of the group stems from the idea of separation: that Brethren members should avoid contact with non-Brethren as much as possible, because the outside world is morally corrupting. A Nicholas Walker is similarly listed as a director at Antrim-based Clandeboye Agencies, which has been awarded two contracts by the DHSC worth more than £107 million for the supply of PPE. Most Plymouth Brethren have never heard of the Taylor group. It is, however, pure and proceeds from God. The ex-church member said members of the Exclusive Brethren, also known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, who found themselves in jail needed support more than ever. The total amount earned by CMT Equipment is likely to be less than £3.2 million, as three of the contracts were awarded to multiple suppliers. Plymouth Brethren Christian Church says the building's full 860-person capacity would only be used every 2 to 5 years; ... Why March and April could be danger months for coronavirus. The Citizens on Twitter: "Have you heard of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC)? The Christian movement popularly known as Plymouth Brethren had its origin in Dublin during the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars of the early nineteenth century. Carlos Prisgrove says on his LinkedIn page that he was educated at Eastbrook Education, otherwise known as Brethren-run Focus School, Gloucester Campus. SMI Int Group has been approached for comment. Fellow Inivos boss Gordon Fentiman, who is listed as a director at parent company Specialist Hygiene Solutions, has two public LinkedIn interests: Inivos and the consultancy Universal Business Team (UBT). The school planned to close its Invercargill campus when the Gore school opened. Open & Candid, all things Plymouth Brethren, the controversies, the PPE contracts, elections and all other Plymouth Brethren Christian Church formerly Exclusive Brethren related news, Ascot Signs has been approached for comment. Agile Medical has been approached for comment. The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, formerly known as Exclusive Brethren, was given the go-ahead from Brisbane City Council yesterday to build a place of worship, spanning five acres. The company was awarded an £18.4 million contract by Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to deliver ventilators. We also introduce new voices of colour in Our Lives Matter. 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The Preston Down Trust, (registered charity no. Plymouth Brethren. A Richard Allen Blackledge and a Robert Blackledge are listed as being associated with both Arrow County Supplies, and the gospel hall trust. The Plymouth Brethren is a Christian fellowship which has 50,000 worldwide members and whose origins date from a 19th ... Coronavirus Dr Richard … The firm’s website also claims that a company called BACA Workwear & Safety acquired “certain assets of Total Protection UK Ltd in April 2017”. Our leading investigations include Brexit Bites, Russian Interference, Coronavirus, Cronyism and Far Right Radicalisation. The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church was established in the early nineteenth century in Plymouth, southern England. A 21-year-old Shropshire student talks about his difficulties living with and ultimately leaving the Exclusive Brethren organisation. Specialising in safety products, including PPE, the firm has received these contracts from local administrations – Norfolk (two contracts), Doncaster, Redcar and Cleveland, Norfolk, and Leeds – rather than central government. A Christopher Glass is a trustee at Haven Gospel Hall, a Brethren facility, located just 15 minutes away from Agile’s registered office. A further 19 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Plymouth, Public Health England has confirmed this afternoon. The Plymouth Brethren is an evangelical Christian movement that believes and practices a fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible. Welcome to The Plymouth Brethren United Kingdom blog and thanks for your interest – we trust you will enjoy browsing our latest News and Views about our community. Parishioners shun television and radio, except in educational settings, and use internet filtering on … Finally, workwear supply company SMI Int Group has been awarded multiple deals up to £5.9 million for the supply of PPE to various authorities, including the YPO and Wiltshire Council. The former is Unispace Global Director and the latter is CEO. We are a community of over 50,000 members across Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the Americas (including the Caribbean) and the UK. The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church firmly deny that they are a cult. There are connections between this Nick Walker and the Ascot Signs owners: namely, fellow Clandeboye director Andrew Walker is linked to a firm called Causeway Vision, one of the directors of which is Garth White of Ascot. The group has its origins in Exclusive Brethren, a Plymouth Brethren group, itself a branch of the Open Brethren.The PBCC was established in the early nineteenth century. CMT Equipment has been approached for comment. Indeed, the total outlay of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on all private sector contracts prior to the pandemic, in 2019/20, was £1.1 billion. In late April, the DHSC awarded a contract worth £2.3 million for the supply of face visors to Ascot Signs, another firm potentially linked to the Brethren. BACA is run by Marcus Calder and Benjamin Calder, the latter of whom lists the Rapid Relief Team and UBT among his LinkedIn interests. Byline Times and The Citizens research suggests this is one of the largest hauls amassed by any company from PPE contracts. “Like any other religious group or church, many of our members run their own businesses, and these organisations are completely separate from the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church,” a Brethren spokesperson told Byline Times. At this time many Christians were becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the … The Managing Director of Acopia, Russell Lynes, says on LinkedIn that he has conducted work on behalf of the Rapid Relief Team – a Brethren-run charity group that responds to natural disasters, and provides assistance to disadvantaged groups, including the homeless.