2014-05-13T15:29:39-05:00 2013-12-31 HALE & COMPANY CPA PC 1300 EAST 15TH ST SUITE 150 EDMOND OK 73013 990 2013-01-01 453633155 BREAKING CHAINS HONDURAS INC BREA 4054785495 PO BOX 20454 OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73156 TERRY LEMMONS VICE PRESIDENT 4054785495 2014-05-07 true ROBERT R HALE P00020478 4053306000 2014-05-07 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z JEFF BROWN 915 NEIGHBORWOOD STREET KINGSTON TN 37763 280232 false X WWW.BCHONDURAS.ORG X 2012 OK BREAKING CHAINS HONDURAS IS AN URBAN MINISTRY TO REACH OUT TO THE MARGINALIZED STREET POPULATION IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF HONDURAS. THE MINISTRYS MISSION IS TO SERVE AND SEEK CHANGE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY URBAN POVERTY IN TEGUCIGALPA BY MEETING BASIC NEEDS AND DEVELOPING HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS THAT ACT AS A GATEWAY TOWARD A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST. I. BREAKING CHAINS OPENS ITS DOORS TO SERVE AS A TEMPORARY TO SEMI- PERMANENT LIVING FACILITY TO PEOPLE AND FAMILIES NEEDING A PLACE TO STAY FOR THE NIGHT OR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THERE ARE THREE FAMILIES AND APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 TEENAGERS LIVING AT THE FACILITY ON A SEMI-PERMANENT BASIS. THE GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO MINISTER TO THOSE LIVING WITH US ON A MORE FOCUSED LEVEL AND LEAD THEM TOWARD INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE MINISTRY SEEKS TO DO SO THROUGH EDUCATION OR VOCATION ENROLLMENT, ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING AND ENGAGING IN OUR WEEKLY WORSHIP SERVICE AND BIBLE STUDY. THE BREAKING CHAINS FACILITY IS ALSO OPEN DURING THE DAY F 10 10 3 265 0 353043 273356 0 5 0 4421 2887 357469 276243 0 0 27498 40788 0 1526 280339 207140 307837 247928 49632 28315 49632 77947 0 49632 77947 X BREAKING CHAINS HONDURAS IS AN URBAN MINISTRY TO REACH OUT TO THE MARGINALIZED STREET POPULATION IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF HONDURAS. THE MINISTRYS MISSION IS TO SERVE AND SEEK CHANGE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY URBAN POVERTY IN TEGUCIGALPA BY MEETING BASIC NEEDS AND DEVELOPING HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS THAT ACT AS A GATEWAY TOWARD A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST. I. BREAKING CHAINS OPENS ITS DOORS TO SERVE AS A TEMPORARY TO SEMI- PERMANENT LIVING FACILITY TO PEOPLE AND FAMILIES NEEDING A PLACE TO STAY FOR THE NIGHT OR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THERE ARE THREE FAMILIES AND APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 TEENAGERS LIVING AT THE FACILITY ON A SEMI-PERMANENT BASIS. THE GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO MINISTER TO THOSE LIVING WITH US ON A MORE FOCUSED LEVEL AND LEAD THEM TOWARD INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE MINISTRY SEEKS TO DO SO THROUGH EDUCATION OR VOCATION ENROLLMENT, ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING AND ENGAGING IN OUR WEEKLY WORSHIP SERVICE AND BIBLE STUDY. THE BREAKING CHAINS FACILITY IS ALSO OPEN DURING THE DAY F false false 164087 TO SERVE AS A TEMPORARY TO SEMI-PERMANENT LIVING FACILITY TO PEOPLE AND FAMILIES NEEDING A PLACE TO STAY FOR THE NIGHT OR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. 28315 TO OFFER A FREE MEAL FOUR TIMES PER WEEK. MEALS ARE SERVED EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY AT 7 P.M. AND SUNDAY AFTER WORSHIP. 11946 TO OFFER WEEKLY OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR FROM THE WORD OF GOD AND BE MINISTERED TO ON A GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL LEVEL. 204348 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 3 true false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false true false false OK X COURTNEY MATHEWS 4053306000 601 OWENS AVENUE EDMOND OK 73013 X JEFF BROWN PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY LEMMONS VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X 0 0 0 COLBY WEDEL SECRETARY/TR 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 273356 273356 6876 3989 2887 276243 38333 11333 27000 2455 726 1729 2128 2128 1385 1385 2833 2833 PROGRAM COSTS 152762 152762 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 27571 27571 TRAVEL AND MEETINGS 6190 6190 OPERATING VEHICLE 5756 5756 8515 10 6979 1526 247928 204348 42054 1526 49632 77947 49632 77947 0 0 X 49632 77947 49632 77947 49632 77947 28315 X false false X 353043 273356 626399 5985 6876 12861 359028 280232 639260 639260 359028 280232 639260 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BREAKING CHAINS HONDURAS IS AN URBAN MINISTRY TO REACH OUT TO THE MARGINALIZED STREET POPULATION IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF HONDURAS. THE MINISTRYS MISSION IS TO SERVE AND SEEK CHANGE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY URBAN POVERTY IN TEGUCIGALPA BY MEETING BASIC NEEDS AND DEVELOPING HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS THAT ACT AS A GATEWAY TOWARD A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST. I. BREAKING CHAINS OPENS ITS DOORS TO SERVE AS A TEMPORARY TO SEMI- PERMANENT LIVING FACILITY TO PEOPLE AND FAMILIES NEEDING A PLACE TO STAY FOR THE NIGHT OR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THERE ARE THREE FAMILIES AND APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 TEENAGERS LIVING AT THE FACILITY ON A SEMI-PERMANENT BASIS. THE GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO MINISTER TO THOSE LIVING WITH US ON A MORE FOCUSED LEVEL AND LEAD THEM TOWARD INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE MINISTRY SEEKS TO DO SO THROUGH EDUCATION OR VOCATION ENROLLMENT, ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING AND ENGAGING IN OUR WEEKLY WORSHIP SERVICE AND BIBLE STUDY. THE BREAKING CHAINS FACILITY IS ALSO OPEN DURING THE DAY FOR THOSE IN NEED TO BE ABLE TO SHOWER, DO LAUNDRY, RECEIVE BASIC HYGIENE ITEMS AND JUST SPEND SOME TIME OFF THE STREET. II. BREAKING CHAINS OFFERS A FREE MEAL FOUR TIMES PER WEEK. MEALS ARE SERVED EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY AT 7 P.M. AND SUNDAY AFTER WORSHIP. MEALS ARE NOT ONLY A WAY TO FILL A PERSON'S STOMACH - IT ALSO PROVIDES A TIME OF FELLOWSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND ADDRESS NEEDS. THE MEAL NORMALLY CONSISTS OF BEANS AND RICE, SANDWICHES OR SOUP AND IS PREPARED BY THE RESIDENTS LIVING SEMI-PERMANENTLY IN THE MINISTRY FACILITY. III. THE KEY TO BREAKING CHAINS AND LIVING A LIFE OF PURPOSE IS A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST. THAT IS WHY WE OFFER WEEKLY OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR FROM THE WORD OF GOD AND BE MINISTERED TO ON A GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL LEVEL. EACH SUNDAY, THE FRONT ROOM OF BREAKING CHAINS IS OPENED UP FOR A TIME OF WORSHIP. THE SERVICE FOR ADULTS INCLUDES SINGING, PRAYER, COMMUNION AND A SERMON. A SEPARATE CLASS IS HELD UPSTAIRS FOR CHILDREN. BIBLE STUDIES ARE ALSO HELD EACH WEEK TO DEVELOP CLOSER RELATIONSHIPS BY DIVING DEEPER INTO THE WORD OF GOD AND DISCUSSING WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS 250 TO 300 VOLUNTEERS FROM MISSION GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES COME TO SERVE THE ORGANIZATION FOR A WEEK AT A TIME. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HAS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INTERNS THAT COME TO SERVE FOR A MONTH OR MORE AT A TIME. THERE ARE TWO US AMERICAN MISSIONARIES THAT VOLUNTEER WITH THE EDUCATION PROGRAM AND VARIOUS PROJECTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS HANDLED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.