Birmingham Pentecostal Fellowship
Charity 1132602
https://transformationchurch.co.uk
Overview
Summary
The available evidence suggests a faith-based organisation whose role extends beyond worship into education, pastoral support and charitable giving. It appears to operate as a community hub across age groups, while also directing support outward to mission fields and people affected by natural calamities. However, the relationship between the name Birmingham Pentecostal Fellowship and the public-facing Transformation Church website is unclear, making organisational identity, location and current operating model important areas for verification.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Northfield
Confidence: medium
The organisation's official history page describes BPF as having current weekday cell groups in Northfield and says outreach is conducted periodically there. This is direct location-specific evidence, although the page does not date or evidence the present frequency of these activities.
- Transformation Church — Our History
The page states that BPF has ten weekday cell groups meeting in several places including Northfield, and that periodic outreach activities take place in Northfield.
Small Heath
Confidence: medium
The official history page identifies Small Heath as one of the places in which BPF's weekday cell groups meet. The claim is location-specific but is not accompanied by a recent timetable, venue or event record.
- Transformation Church — Our History
The page says BPF has weekday cell groups meeting in several places including Small Heath.
Weoley and Selly Oak
Confidence: low
The official history page identifies Selly Oak as a location for weekday cell groups. This provides direct evidence of activity in Selly Oak, but does not establish activity across the supplied ward area; no venue or current schedule is published.
- Transformation Church — Our History
The page says BPF has weekday cell groups meeting in several places including Selly Oak.
City Centre
Confidence: low
The organisation's official history page says outreach is conducted periodically in Birmingham City Centre, providing direct evidence of activity but no date, venue, frequency or recent event confirmation.
- Transformation Church — Our History
The page states that outreach activities are conducted periodically in Birmingham City Centre.
Remaining uncertainties
- The only clearly identified current physical worship site is Transformation Church in Rowley Regis, which is outside the Birmingham ward and place list. No current physical site within Birmingham is evidenced.
- The official website describes cells and outreach in Birmingham locations, but does not provide dates, addresses, timetables or recent event records for those activities. Their current status and regularity therefore cannot be confirmed.
- The supplied organisation is charity 1132602, while the website identifies Transformation Church as charity 1208306. Charity Commission material indicates an asset transfer to the CIO, so it is uncertain whether all website activity should be treated as activity of 1132602 itself or of its successor/associated CIO.
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City among the charity's operating areas, but this is a broad self-reported administrative geography and does not establish citywide delivery.
- Although the organisation is affiliated with Assemblies of God, GB, the available evidence does not show that this affiliation materially delivers or extends services within particular Birmingham areas.
- The organisation reports operation across several West Midlands authorities and in India, Kenya and Nepal, and describes support to mission fields and natural-calmatity victims. The precise form, scale and current locations of this international activity are not specified.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report or activity report for charity 1132602 and/or charity 1208306 that distinguishes the legal entities and lists current service, cell-group and outreach locations.
- Current event listings or venue confirmations for the Northfield, Small Heath, Selly Oak and Birmingham City Centre activities.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether the Birmingham cell groups and outreach remain active, their frequency, and whether they are delivered directly or through partner churches.
- A current list of owned, leased or regularly used premises, including clarification of whether any Birmingham venues are used for regular delivery.
Areas of work
- Disability
- Education/training
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A congregation with a broad social-support remit
The organisation appears to use its religious community as a platform for practical support, education and charitable assistance, rather than treating worship as its sole function.
Why it matters
This suggests its civic contribution may lie in combining trusted relationships, facilities and volunteer capacity with support for people experiencing hardship or needing advice.
Show evidence
“The objects include relieving sickness and financial hardship, promoting good health, providing counselling and support, and advancing education.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity reports providing finance, human resources, buildings or facilities, services, and advocacy, advice or information.”
Source:Charity Commission
Support appears to span local belonging and outward giving
Its model may combine locally rooted, relationship-based activity for children, young people and adults with financial or practical support directed beyond its immediate congregation.
Why it matters
This makes the organisation potentially relevant both as a neighbourhood connector and as a channel through which local resources and concern are mobilised for wider causes.
Show evidence
“Activities include religious and moral education, Kids Day, Youth Camp, support to mission fields, and financial support to victims of natural calamities.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity works with children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission
There may be an unresolved identity or transition
The supplied website appears to present the organisation as Transformation Church in Rowley Regis, rather than Birmingham Pentecostal Fellowship. This may indicate a rebrand, a connected but separate entity, or outdated and mismatched records.
Why it matters
Clarifying this is essential before linking relationships, facilities, leadership or local impact to the charity; an apparent name or location change could otherwise distort the Civic Atlas record.
Show evidence
“The website describes itself as Transformation Church and gives an address at 1 Station Rd, Rowley Regis B65 0LJ.”
Source:Organisation“The website states that Transformation Church is registered as charity number 1208306.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether Birmingham Pentecostal Fellowship and Transformation Church are the same legal and operating organisation.
- How much support is delivered directly to local residents versus to members, partner organisations or overseas causes.
- Whether the library, seminars and support services remain active and who uses them.
Remaining uncertainties
- Confirmation of legal name, trading name, current address and relationship to charity number 1208306.
- Recent annual report, accounts or impact information showing beneficiaries, partnerships, grant recipients and geographic reach.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Regular worship services on Saturdays and Sundays ; Religious and moral education of children and youths supplemented by programs like Kids Day , Youth Camp; Providing Support to Mission fields; Providing financial support to victims of natural calamities ; Launched a library facility to encourage reading habits of children and adults; conducting seminars for various gender and age groups.
Charity objects
The objects of the Church (¶the Objects÷) are for the benefit of the public: (a) to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit; (b) to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time think fit; and (c) to advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council form time to time may think fit.