Church Of Salvation (Oke-Igbala)
Charity 1199610
Overview
Summary
Church Of Salvation (Oke-Igbala) appears to be a faith-rooted community anchor that combines worship, pastoral support and stated practical assistance. Its public identity is strongly congregational and evangelical, while its charity objects position it as a gateway between vulnerable people and wider communities in the West Midlands. The available evidence suggests an organisation seeking to translate belonging, prayer and spiritual formation into outreach, but provides limited confirmation of the scale, regularity or outcomes of its material support.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Newtown
Confidence: low
Direct evidence presents regular worship, prayer meetings, Bible studies and local community outreach as current activity, but identifies the church location only as a contact address. The available evidence does not directly confirm that this activity takes place in Newtown ward.
- Church of Salvation Okeigbala official website
The site gives a Birmingham contact address, invites people to Sunday worship, mid-week Bible studies and prayer meetings, and says the church serves its local community through food, support and outreach. - Charity Commission Register of Charities — Church of Salvation (Oke-Igbala), charity 1199610
The registered charity describes activities including advancing religion, supporting vulnerable people in the Midlands, feeding hungry people, providing access to temporary accommodation and clothing, and bringing communities together. - Birmingham City Council Planning Online
A council planning record for a separate address identifies the ward as Newtown.
Remaining uncertainties
- The available evidence supports one active Birmingham-based church and community-outreach location, but does not identify the precise geographic catchment for food support, counselling, temporary-accommodation access, clothing support or other outreach.
- References to serving the Midlands, the UK and 'beyond' are charitable-object or aspirational statements; they do not establish current delivery locations outside the immediate Birmingham location or elsewhere in Birmingham.
- No material operational partnerships, satellite venues, separately operated homes or other physical delivery sites were evidenced.
- The official website contains apparent unrelated third-party spam content alongside church material, which reduces confidence that its generic claims and un-dated service information are fully current.
Additional evidence needed
- A recent annual report, trustees' report or impact report specifying where outreach services were delivered and how many people were supported.
- Current event listings or service timetables confirming the venue used for worship, study, counselling and outreach.
- Project-level information or partner confirmation for food provision, homelessness or temporary-accommodation support, including delivery locations and referral geography.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether its Birmingham contact address is an active worship and service-delivery venue rather than solely an administrative or correspondence address.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith community appears to be its primary delivery platform
The organisation appears to organise its civic role through church participation: worship, prayer, Bible study, membership, volunteer involvement and pastoral guidance are presented alongside outreach. Practical help may therefore depend substantially on relationships formed through the congregation rather than on a separate service infrastructure.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish it from a conventional advice or relief provider. Its potential strength may be trusted relationships and belonging; its reach may also be shaped by who feels able or willing to enter a faith-centred setting.
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“The church offers worship services, prayer support, Bible studies, counselling and community outreach.”
Source:Organisation“It invites people to volunteer, join ministries and help with community outreach.”
Source:Organisation
It claims a bridge role between vulnerable people and wider community
Its stated purpose goes beyond internal religious activity: it appears to see itself as a connector, bringing vulnerable individuals into contact with wider communities while offering immediate practical support.
Why it matters
This suggests its distinctive contribution may lie in social connection as well as aid. It raises a useful question about whether it has partnerships that convert this aspiration into housing, food, welfare or community opportunities.
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“The charity states that it enables vulnerable individuals in the Midlands by being a gateway and engaging with wider communities.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity states that it feeds hungry people, provides access to temporary accommodation and clothes people.”
Source:Charity Commission
Public messaging spans broad need, but operational specificity is thin
The organisation presents support for a wide range of groups and needs, including children, older people, disabled people and people facing hardship. However, the evidence does not show distinct programmes, eligibility criteria, frequency or outcomes for these groups.
Why it matters
This is an important tension: broad ambition may make the church accessible and responsive, but it is difficult to assess where it has specialist capability, where it complements other organisations, or which needs remain unmet.
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“The charity identifies children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities and the general public as beneficiaries.”
Source:Charity Commission“The website refers to food drives, school supplies, support for local initiatives and counselling for individuals and families.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether food, clothing and temporary-accommodation support are delivered directly, through referrals or only occasionally.
- Which communities are reached beyond the congregation, and whether support is accessible to people of different faiths or none.
- Whether the church works with housing, welfare, health or other voluntary-sector partners.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent activity reports showing numbers supported, types of assistance, frequency and outcomes.
- Details of referral arrangements, named partnerships and volunteer capacity.
- Evidence of how beneficiaries, especially vulnerable people outside the congregation, experience and shape its support.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To advance the Christian religion in accordance to the doctrine and tenet set out in article 111 of the constitution To enable the vulnerable individual in our community here in the midlands by been the gateway, and to engage with wider communities bringing them both life changing experience. To feed the hungry, provide access to temporary accommodation, clothe, and bring communities tog
Charity objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS AND PRACTICES IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE WEST MIDLANDS.