Chaplaincy Plus
Charity 1100383
Overview
Summary
ChaplaincyPlus appears to operate as a workplace-facing Christian pastoral network rather than a conventional congregation or direct-service charity. Its role is to create trusted spaces in Birmingham where people can connect faith, work and wellbeing, using groups, one-to-one listening and organisational partnerships. The organisation’s distinctive contribution may lie in convening people across professions and life stages while helping employers engage with emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
- City Centre
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
City Centre
Confidence: high
ChaplaincyPlus explicitly describes smaller events being hosted by businesses and organisations in Birmingham city centre.
- ChaplaincyPlus, Corporate Partners page
The organisation says that some smaller events are hosted by businesses or organisations in Birmingham city centre. - ChaplaincyPlus website, contact and giving information
ChaplaincyPlus gives a Birmingham office/contact address and asks that cheques be sent to its office there.
Remaining uncertainties
- The organisation's current website presents its direct support, groups and network as serving people working across Birmingham, supporting a citywide operational identity; however, it does not publish the neighbourhood-level locations of most in-person groups, one-to-one meetings or events.
- The Charity Commission describes ChaplaincyPlus as a network across the West Midlands, while the organisation's current service pages focus principally on Birmingham and refer more generally to 'Birmingham and beyond'. The extent and regularity of activity outside Birmingham is therefore unclear.
- No named current partner organisations were identified in the consulted evidence. The website shows that partnerships with businesses, churches and organisations are material to delivery and event hosting, but does not establish their locations or the geographic extent of their contribution.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report or service-impact report identifying where DrawBreath conversations, network groups and network-wide events were delivered.
- A current programme or events calendar showing venues for in-person groups and events.
- A current list of delivery partners or host organisations, including the locations and nature of their operational role.
- Confirmation from ChaplaincyPlus of whether its listed Birmingham office is a staffed delivery site, an administrative office, or primarily a correspondence address.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Other Defined Groups
How they help
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A relational infrastructure for workplace faith
The available evidence suggests ChaplaincyPlus’s core operating model is to build connection between individuals, peer groups and partner organisations, rather than primarily deliver a standardised programme.
Why it matters
This helps explain why its value may depend on trust, convening and relationship quality. Its reach and resilience may therefore be shaped as much by workplace networks and partners as by its own staff capacity.
Show evidence
“ChaplaincyPlus is a Christian support network in the Birmingham Business Community that works through people and partnerships.”
Source:Organisation“ChaplaincyPlus offers Christian pastoral support and equipping opportunities to explore issues of work, faith and life.”
Source:Organisation“ChaplaincyPlus invites organisations to become partners to make an impact on emotional and spiritual wellbeing in the workplace.”
Source:Organisation
Faith is framed as a workplace resource, not only a private identity
ChaplaincyPlus appears to position Christian faith as something participants can actively integrate into professional life, while keeping some spaces open to people of all faiths and none.
Why it matters
This indicates a potentially distinctive bridge role: supporting Christian formation while creating a lower-threshold pastoral offer within a diverse business community.
Show evidence
“Its vision is to see Christians support each other to grow and live out their faith in the workplace.”
Source:Organisation“DrawBreath conversations are available to people working in Birmingham; Christians of all denominations, and people of all faiths and none.”
Source:Organisation“The charity’s objects include the advancement of the Christian faith and promotion of Christian principles and teaching.”
Source:Charity Commission
It combines broad pastoral access with targeted professional communities
The organisation may use targeted groups as an entry point for mutual support among people facing similar workplace contexts, while retaining one-to-one support for those who do not fit an existing group.
Why it matters
This suggests a flexible model that can respond to both shared professional pressures and individual needs. It also creates scope for new communities to emerge from unmet demand.
Show evidence
“Groups include spaces for women, men, legal professionals, sustainability, new starters and people in their 20s, 30s and 40s.”
Source:Organisation“People who cannot find the right group are invited to consider being the catalyst of a new group or use one-to-one support.”
Source:Organisation“DrawBreath listeners offer one-to-one conversations.”
Source:Organisation
- The scale, frequency and outcomes of its pastoral support and groups are not available.
- It is unclear which Birmingham employers or organisations partner with ChaplaincyPlus and how those partnerships operate.
- There is no evidence about the demographic reach of participants or communities not currently represented by its groups.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual reports or impact data showing participant numbers, repeat engagement, outcomes and geographic reach.
- Information about partner organisations, referral routes, funding and the practical role of workplace partners.
- Evidence of how group topics and membership have changed over time, including unsuccessful or unmet requests for support.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
ChaplaincyPlus is a Christian support network in the Birmingham Business Community that works through people and partnerships to improve the lives of individuals and to help organisations live out their values as they go about their work. Our vision is that through supporting people, encouraging organisations and believing in the city we embody life.
Charity objects
THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND THE PROMOTION OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND TEACHING IN ALL ASPECTS OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES OF FAITH SET OUT IN ARTICLE 34 OF THE ARTICLES.