Christ Liberty Church Ministries
Charity 1114123
Overview
Summary
Christ Liberty Church Ministries appears to be a faith-centred local organisation whose regular congregational activity also serves as a platform for charitable response. Its stated purpose is explicitly religious and Birmingham-based, while its reported charitable activity extends into poverty relief, overseas aid and fundraising for needy causes. The available evidence suggests a small-scale model in which worship, information-sharing and community support are closely connected, although the practical scale, partners and beneficiaries of its non-religious charitable work remain unclear.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission records the charity as operating in Birmingham City, but does not identify the locations of its weekly bible-study or prayer meetings, lectures, festivals, literature distribution, grant-making or fundraising activity.
- The Charity Commission states that the charity does not own or lease land or property. Its registered address may therefore be administrative or residential correspondence rather than a service or worship site.
- The charity's latest reported financial information relates to the year ended 13 August 2022, and subsequent annual returns and accounts were overdue on the Charity Commission record. Current delivery geography cannot therefore be confirmed from recent reporting.
- No official website, current annual report, project information, venue listing or material partnership evidence was available to establish whether activity is concentrated in one neighbourhood, delivered across multiple localities, or genuinely reaches the whole city.
- The governing-document record describes the area of benefit in practice as the West Midlands, while the operational record lists Birmingham City. This does not establish specific delivery outside Birmingham or explain the relationship between the two descriptions.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme, meeting or worship schedule identifying venues for weekly activities.
- A recent annual return, trustees' report or financial statement describing current services, fundraising recipients and delivery locations.
- Confirmation from the charity of whether its registered address is used for meetings, administration only, or neither.
- Evidence of any current delivery partners, grant recipients or venues that materially extend the charity's reach within Birmingham.
Areas of work
- General Charitable Purposes
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith gatherings appear to be the organisation's operating base
Weekly Bible study and prayer meetings may be more than religious activities: they appear to provide the regular structure through which the organisation convenes people, shares information and mobilises charitable support.
Why it matters
This suggests that its civic role may depend on trusted relationships formed through regular participation, rather than on a separate service-delivery infrastructure.
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“We hold weekly bible study and prayer meetings.”
Source:Organisation“TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN BIRMINGHAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation bridges local religious purpose and wider charitable concern
Although its formal objects focus on advancing Christianity in Birmingham, its reported purposes include poverty relief and overseas aid, indicating that its concern may extend beyond its immediate local setting.
Why it matters
This distinction helps identify the organisation as potentially both a local faith community and a channel for wider giving, rather than solely a Birmingham-based religious provider.
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“The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities”
Source:Charity Commission“We help with raising funds for needy causes.”
Source:Organisation
Its reported support model may rely partly on intermediary relationships
The charity's ability to make grants to organisations suggests it may support need through other groups as well as through direct services, advice or advocacy.
Why it matters
This raises the possibility that its influence lies partly in connecting resources to other organisations, making partnership and grant-recipient evidence especially important to understanding its role.
Show evidence
“Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information”
Source:Charity Commission“We help with raising funds for needy causes.”
Source:Organisation
- There is no evidence on the scale, frequency or location of poverty-relief and overseas-aid activity.
- No grant recipients, delivery partners or direct beneficiaries are identified.
- It is unclear how children, older people and the general public each benefit in practice.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent accounts or annual reports showing expenditure, grants, fundraising destinations and service activity.
- Information on partner organisations, beneficiary groups and the outcomes of advice, services or advocacy.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
We hold weekly bible study and prayer meetings. We help with raising funds for needy causes.
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN BIRMINGHAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.