Berachah-Faith Ministries
Charity 1110086
www.berachah-faithministries.org.uk
Overview
Summary
Berachah-Faith Ministries appears to be a faith-rooted community-development organisation that uses Christian teaching, counselling, retreats and practical activities to support personal development. Its role seems broader than congregational worship: it combines spiritual formation with skills development, community facilities and inclusive leisure provision. Music training is the clearest visible delivery mechanism, suggesting an approach that uses creative participation to connect church and wider-community audiences. The available evidence indicates broad ambition, but provides little detail on who currently participates or how activities are delivered.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- No current, location-specific evidence establishes that Berachah-Faith Ministries delivers services, operates a site, or has a material delivery partnership within any Birmingham ward or the City Centre.
- The charity's stated objects refer to work in the West Midlands, but this is an authorised geographic scope rather than evidence of current activity in Birmingham.
- The Coventry registered address should not be treated as evidence of a delivery site, and the available evidence does not identify a current Birmingham operational base.
- Company-record material does not establish that the charity operates from, owns, or delivers services at any Birmingham address.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme, service timetable, annual report, or impact report identifying where activities are delivered.
- Current official website or social-media information confirming worship, training, counselling, music, sport, or community-service venues.
- Confirmation from the charity of any Birmingham premises, regular hired venues, and delivery partners.
- Evidence showing whether West Midlands activity is delivered across the region or concentrated in Coventry or another locality.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith is paired with practical community development
The organisation appears to treat Christian faith as a basis for wider personal and community development, rather than as an end limited to religious observance. Its objects connect faith, counselling, education, recreation and facilities for communities in need.
Why it matters
This suggests BFM may occupy a bridging role between faith communities and broader local-support activity, potentially making it relevant to partners concerned with wellbeing, learning or community participation.
Show evidence
“The charity's objects include advancing the Christian faith, providing Christian counselling and Christian retreats.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity's objects include education, personal development, community facilities, recreation and leisure-time occupation for communities in need.”
Source:Charity Commission
Music may be its principal route into wider-community engagement
Instrumental and vocal training appears to be a distinctive practical expression of BFM's mission and may provide a relatively accessible route for engaging people beyond its church setting.
Why it matters
Creative activity can create connections with people who may not initially seek counselling, retreats or faith-based support. It may also make BFM a complementary partner for community arts, youth-development or participation-focused organisations.
Show evidence
“We develop training in musical instruments as well as vocal skills in the church and the wider community.”
Source:Organisation“We aim to deliver positive messages.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation has an unusually broad operating model
BFM appears authorised to combine direct services, people-based support and access to facilities or open space. This may indicate an intention to build a community base rather than operate only through one type of programme.
Why it matters
Understanding this breadth is important because the organisation's future value may lie in convening activity, hosting provision or combining services, not solely in delivering training itself.
Show evidence
“How the charity helps includes providing human resources, buildings, facilities or open space, and services.”
Source:Charity Commission“What the charity does includes education and training, religious activities and amateur sport.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether BFM currently operates a dedicated community facility, and how extensively it serves communities beyond its church.
- Which groups participate in its activities, especially whether it reaches communities described as in need.
- How counselling, retreats, music training and amateur sport relate within its current delivery model.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent activity reports showing programmes, locations, participant numbers and outcomes.
- Information on partnerships, venue use, referral routes and the communities currently reached.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Berachah-Faith Ministries (BFM) endeavours to enhance the provision and opportunities for its beneficiaries to develop and utilise their full potential in all areas of spiritual, social and human productivity. We develop training in musical instruments as well as vocal skills in the church and the wider community. We aim to deliver positive messages.
Charity objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO AND TO PROVIDE CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING AND CHRISTIAN RETREATS IN THE WEST MIDLANDS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY; (B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE APPLICATION OF FAITH TO LIFE IN THE WEST MIDLANDS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; (C) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FACILITIES (WHETHER IN A PURPOSE-BUILT COMMUNITY CENTRE OR OTHERWISE) FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMUNITIES IN NEED IN THE WEST MIDLANDS WHICH FACILITIES MAY INCLUDE FORMS OF EDUCATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, SEX, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID COMMUNITIES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.