Destiny International Christian Assembly
Charity 1124464
Overview
Summary
Destiny International Christian Assembly appears to be a faith-centred church operating from a London headquarters while presenting itself as a multi-location, internationally connected ministry. Its formal charitable remit is unusually broad, combining religious worship and teaching with poverty relief, health support and overseas aid. The available evidence suggests that congregational life, pastoral connection and live-streamed worship are its most visible operating model; however, there is little evidence of how its wider charitable objects are delivered in practice.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Newtown
Confidence: medium
Direct evidence confirms a current DICA Birmingham location. However, the available evidence does not directly confirm that the venue is in Newtown.
- DICA official website, About Us / Worldwide Contact page
Lists 'Destiny International Christian Assembly Birmingham', identifies Moses and Pat Ekhuemelo as its pastors, and gives a Birmingham address. - DICA official website, homepage
States that people can worship in person at Birmingham and provides a Birmingham live stream, supporting the interpretation that Birmingham is an active worship location rather than only an administrative contact. - Birmingham City Council, Birmingham ward map
The available evidence does not directly confirm the ward assignment for the published venue.
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence supports one active Birmingham worship venue, but does not show the geographical catchment of its congregation, counselling, mentoring, welfare or other activities.
- The available evidence does not substantiate additional current service sites in Birmingham. It therefore does not support a conclusion that delivery is citywide, despite the separately registered Birmingham Branch declaring Birmingham City as its area of operation.
- The Birmingham Branch is separately registered with the Charity Commission (charity 1150199), while the organisation supplied for assessment is charity 1124464. The shared name, Birmingham venue and named pastor strongly indicate an operational connection, but the precise legal and financial relationship is not established by the reviewed evidence.
- The available evidence does not directly confirm that the Birmingham venue is in a specific ward. This reduces confidence in assigning the venue to Newtown.
- A reasonable interpretation is that Birmingham activity is currently centred on a single local venue rather than evidenced as district-wide or citywide delivery. This remains an interpretation because no attendance, beneficiary-origin, outreach-route or programme-location data were found.
Additional evidence needed
- A current Birmingham service timetable or programme calendar showing all meeting, outreach, counselling, welfare and training locations.
- Written confirmation from DICA of the ward in which its Birmingham venue operates.
- A current annual report or local impact report for the Birmingham congregation/branch identifying where its activities and beneficiaries are based.
- Clarification from DICA on the operating relationship between charity 1124464 and the separately registered Destiny International Christian Assembly Birmingham Branch, charity 1150199.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A church with a broad charitable mandate
The organisation appears to use a church-based model as the foundation for a wider charitable purpose, extending beyond worship into hardship, health and potentially international relief.
Why it matters
This distinguishes it from a congregation whose role is primarily religious: it may have potential relevance to local welfare, pastoral support and charitable partnerships, but its practical contribution in these areas remains unclear.
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“Its objects include advancing the Christian faith, relieving sickness and financial hardship, and promoting and preserving good health through funds, goods, services, counselling and support.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its stated charitable activities include education or training, health, poverty relief, overseas aid and religious activities.”
Source:Charity Commission
Local base, transnational identity
The organisation appears locally rooted in Camberwell while framing itself as a networked ministry with connections or locations across several countries.
Why it matters
This may shape who it reaches, where relationships and resources flow, and whether its charitable activity is oriented as much toward diasporic or international connections as toward its immediate neighbourhood.
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“The headquarters address is 95 Station Road, Camberwell, SE5 9JJ.”
Source:Organisation“The website lists the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Malta, Hong Kong and the Philippines.”
Source:Organisation
Belonging appears central to its delivery model
Its public presentation suggests that worship is not only a service but a mechanism for building long-term community, marked by life events and repeated participation.
Why it matters
This indicates that the organisation's civic value may lie partly in durable social connection and pastoral networks, which could support people beyond formal charitable programmes.
Show evidence
“The website invites people to encounter God through Word, worship, prayers and fellow believers.”
Source:Organisation“A member describes DICA as the place where they were baptised, married and dedicated their children.”
Source:Organisation
- There is no evidence of specific poverty, health, counselling or overseas-aid programmes, their scale, or their beneficiaries.
- The relationship between the Camberwell headquarters and the listed international locations is unclear.
- It is unclear whether the charity works with other local voluntary organisations or operates mainly through its own congregational network.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts or impact reporting showing expenditure and delivery across religious and wider charitable activities.
- Details of local partnerships, counselling or hardship-support provision, and the status of overseas locations.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To advance the Christian Faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs. To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by providing funds, goods or services of any kind. To fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable to the law of England and Wales.
Charity objects
1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT. 2 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND 3 TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND AE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT. 3 THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS.