to promote the expansion of evangelical Christian faith, the proclamation of the gospel and the Christian edification of young people and adults through donations, regardless of whether the beneficiaries hold an official certificate of theological competence or not, or whether they are part of an organized congregation or community or not; to support through donations Swiss or foreign evangelical missions or corporations working in both Christian and non-Christian countries; to carry out social welfare work by encouraging and supporting through donations all philanthropic, religious, social or humanitarian resources; to provide relief through donations to individuals or families falling into poverty, the elderly, the sick, orphans or abandoned children.