Church Of Our Lord Jesus Christ In The World.(The Tokoistas In The United Kingdom)
Charity 1055972
Overview
Summary
The organisation appears to operate primarily as a faith community whose regular worship and Christian education provide a platform for broader practical support. Its charitable scope combines religious activity with advice, advocacy and potential support around poverty, health, housing and social security. This suggests a role that may bridge spiritual belonging, particularly for an ethnic or racial community, with navigation of everyday welfare needs. However, the available evidence does not show the scale, frequency or form of its non-religious support.
Operational geography
Coverage: National
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence confirms that the charity reports operating in Birmingham City, but does not identify a Birmingham operational location, ward, recognised place, or the location of its stated Sunday Mass at St Luke's Church. It would therefore be unsupported to assign activity to any supplied Birmingham ward or to City Centre.
- The Charity Commission record states that the charity operates in Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham and throughout London. This supports an interpretation of a multi-region, national-scale English footprint, rather than a Birmingham neighbourhood, district or citywide operational identity.
- The 2025 trustees' report describes weekly worship, pastoral care, youth and children's work, hardship support and community outreach, but does not allocate these activities to Birmingham or specify delivery sites.
- No material Birmingham partnership is identified in the available evidence. St Luke's Church may provide a venue for Sunday worship, but its location and the nature of any formal arrangement are not stated.
- The charity's registered contact address is in London and the Charity Commission records that it does not own or lease land or property; this does not rule out use of hired or partner venues in Birmingham.
Additional evidence needed
- A current service timetable, congregation contact page or official social-media notice identifying the Birmingham St Luke's Church venue.
- A current annual report or programme report that identifies which worship, outreach, hardship-support, youth or pastoral activities are delivered in Birmingham.
- Confirmation from the organisation or St Luke's Church of any venue-sharing or partnership arrangement, including the location and frequency of use.
- A current list of branches, congregations or service sites to establish whether Birmingham activity is concentrated in one locality or delivered across multiple parts of the city.
Areas of work
- Accommodation/housing
- Disability
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Recreation
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
Faith practice appears to be the organisation's operating centre
Regular Sunday Mass, prayer meetings, festivals and Christian literature appear to form the organisation's core delivery model. The wider charitable purposes may be organised around, or made accessible through, this congregational setting.
Why it matters
This indicates that the organisation may be better understood as a community institution with multiple potential functions, rather than as a standalone advice or welfare provider.
Show evidence
“The charity carries out church activities, with Mass taking place every Sunday at St. Luke's church.”
Source:Organisation“It holds prayer meetings, celebrates religious festivals and produces and distributes literature on Christianity.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation may connect cultural belonging with practical welfare navigation
Its stated focus on people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, alongside advice on health, housing and social security, suggests it may provide support that is culturally or community-rooted as well as practical.
Why it matters
If so, its value may lie partly in trusted relationships and accessibility for people who may not readily use mainstream support systems.
Show evidence
“The charity helps people of a particular ethnic or racial origin.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects include relieving poverty, sickness and distress through advice on health, housing, social security and allied issues.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its remit is broad, but its active service mix is unclear
The organisation is registered across education, disability, poverty relief, housing, recreation and religion, while the activity description mainly evidences church-based work. This may indicate unused capacity, occasional delivery, or a broad constitutional remit rather than a broad current programme.
Why it matters
This distinction is important when identifying partners: the organisation may have wider ambitions or referral potential, but its demonstrated operational capabilities cannot yet be assumed.
Show evidence
“The charity's work includes education/training, disability, poverty relief, accommodation/housing, religious activities and recreation.”
Source:Charity Commission“The described activities are church activities, Sunday Mass, prayer meetings, religious festivals and Christian literature.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether advice, housing, health or social-security support is delivered directly, through referrals, or only as an intended charitable purpose.
- Which communities use the organisation, and whether its ethnic or racial focus reflects a specific diaspora or wider local population.
- Whether recreation, education and disability-related activity currently takes place.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity updates showing services delivered, participant numbers, referral partners and geographic reach.
- Information on leadership, congregation profile, community partnerships and the practical support available beyond worship.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The Charity carries out Church activities, Mass takes place every Sunday at St. Luke's church. To advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, public celebration of religious festivals, producing and distributing literature on Christianity to enlighten other about the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Charity objects
(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION (B) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE ON HEALTH, HOUSING, SOCIAL SECURITY AND ALLIED ISSUES (C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID PERSONS