Church Alive
Charity 1159137
Overview
Summary
Church Alive appears to be a small, relational Christian community whose civic role is expressed less through independently branded services than through member participation in neighbourhood support networks. Based in Ladywood and meeting in a Deaf Cultural Centre, it combines worship, age-specific groups and pastoral community with practical links to children’s and family-support activity. Its local orientation is paired with membership of an international church network and relationships with overseas churches, suggesting that it operates simultaneously as a neighbourhood congregation and a translocal faith community.
Operational geography
No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A connector into local support networks
Church Alive appears to contribute to local welfare activity principally through active involvement in established community organisations, rather than presenting itself as the direct operator of a broad service portfolio.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish its role from that of a standalone provider: its potential local value may lie in volunteers, trusted relationships and faith-motivated participation that reinforce existing support infrastructure.
Show evidence
“It is very involved with Karis Neighbour Scheme and Baby Bank Central; some members work there and others volunteer.”
Source:Organisation“It serves the Ladywood community alongside other churches.”
Source:Organisation
Community is both its method and offer
The organisation appears to use a dense pattern of small-group, family and age-specific relationships as its main operating model, with practical community engagement emerging from this congregational base.
Why it matters
Its capacity may depend more on member relationships and participation than on formal programmes. This may make it a useful route for relationship-building, volunteering and informal support, while also limiting how much can be inferred about specialist provision.
Show evidence
“It has Life Groups, groups for women, men and teens, Bible studies, volunteering, meals and social gatherings.”
Source:Organisation“Sunday groups run from crèche to teenagers.”
Source:Organisation“The charity provides services, advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities for children and young people, older people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission
Local practice sits within wider faith relationships
Church Alive appears to connect Ladywood-based activity with a wider Lifelink Global network and overseas church relationships, potentially bringing reciprocal learning, giving and personal links beyond Birmingham.
Why it matters
This wider network may be a distinctive source of identity, support and perspective, rather than treating the organisation as solely local. It also suggests that overseas aid listed in its charitable activity may be relationship-led.
Show evidence
“Church Alive is part of Lifelink Global.”
Source:Organisation“It has close ties with churches in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Bulgaria, giving financially and travelling there to encourage partners.”
Source:Organisation“Overseas aid/famine relief is listed among the charity's activities.”
Source:Charity Commission
- The scale, consistency and outcomes of Church Alive's contribution to Karis Neighbour Scheme and Baby Bank Central are not stated.
- It is unclear whether its poverty-relief, advice and overseas-aid activities are delivered directly, through partners, or mainly through individual members.
- There is no evidence about who uses its activities beyond broad Charity Commission beneficiary categories.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or accounts showing expenditure, grants, volunteer numbers and delivery partners.
- Information from Karis Neighbour Scheme and Baby Bank Central on the nature and scale of Church Alive's involvement.
- Attendance, participation and beneficiary data for local children, youth and community activity.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The charity works for the advancement of the Christian faith, the relief of persons in need, hardship or distress or who are aged or sick, and the advancement of education on the basis of Christian principles. It holds public Sunday services, runs activities for children and young people in the community, holds meetings for Bible study, prayer and fellowship.
Charity objects
1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; 2. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK; AND 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.