Grace Church Dell Road
Charity 1155358
Overview
Summary
Grace Church Dell Road appears to be a faith community whose public role extends beyond worship into relational support, practical space and charitable activity. Its model seems to combine a Sunday congregation meeting in a school with access to a separate building and the capacity to provide services, advice and grants. The available evidence suggests an organisation oriented around Christian formation and intergenerational belonging, while retaining broad charitable powers that could enable wider local engagement.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Stirchley
Confidence: low
Grace Church directly delivers several recurring services from a fixed church location. However, the supplied evidence does not directly establish that this location is within the Stirchley ward.
- Grace Church Stirchley — Noah's Ark
The church runs its term-time parent/carer and preschool stay-and-play service at its church premises in Birmingham. - Grace Church Stirchley — English Club
The church directly runs a free, term-time English Club at its church premises in Birmingham. - Birmingham City Council — Grace Church Stirchley directory entry
The council lists recurring Noah's Ark, coffee morning, English Club and Grace Youth activities at the church's premises. - Birmingham City Council — Notice of Poll and Persons Nominated
The council identifies Grace Church as polling station STI4.
Bournville and Cotteridge
Confidence: low
The church's principal weekly all-age worship service is currently held at King's Norton School for Boys. However, the supplied evidence does not directly establish that the venue is within Bournville and Cotteridge, and the church does not describe a wider programme of activities in that ward beyond the Sunday venue.
- Grace Church Stirchley — Sundays
The church states that it meets every Sunday at 10.30am at King's Norton School for Boys in Birmingham. - Grace Church Stirchley — Child Safeguarding Policy, agreed 29 August 2024
The policy records that the church moved its Sunday service location to King's Norton School for Boys in August 2024. - King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys — official contact page
The school confirms that it is located in Birmingham. - Birmingham City Council — current ward maps
The supplied evidence does not directly state that the Sunday-service venue is within Bournville and Cotteridge.
Remaining uncertainties
- The evidence establishes use of King's Norton School for Boys as a Sunday-service venue, but does not establish whether this is a formal operational partnership rather than a venue-hire arrangement.
- Community Groups meet in church members' homes, but the organisation does not publish their locations. Their ward coverage should therefore not be inferred or disclosed.
- The Bow is a proposed future Stirchley community and church venue, but the organisation says the building is currently unoccupied and undergoing a renovation project; it is not treated as a current operational site.
- Although the English Club is open to people living across Birmingham, the evidence identifies its regular delivery site rather than citywide delivery locations.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report or service report showing the locations and frequency of all regular activities, including any public-facing community groups or outreach outside the church's regular delivery site and King's Norton School for Boys.
- Confirmation from Grace Church or King's Norton School for Boys on the nature and expected duration of the venue arrangement.
- A current update on whether The Bow has opened and begun hosting Grace Church or community activities.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A congregation operating across more than one setting
The organisation appears to use different places for different functions: Sunday worship at Kings Norton School for Boys, alongside a building that offers office access and hire. This may indicate a distributed operating model rather than a church centred solely on one worship premises.
Why it matters
This helps explain how the organisation may combine community-facing facilities with a congregation that gathers in accessible shared space. It also raises questions about whether its building is a resource for other local groups.
Show evidence
“We meet at 10.30am every Sunday at Kings Norton School for Boys.”
Source:Organisation“The BowBuilding Hire”
Source:Organisation“Drop by our building during office hours, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.”
Source:Organisation
Belonging may be a core mechanism, not only an outcome
The organisation presents faith development through mutual care across generations, suggesting that relationships between families, younger people and older Christians may be central to its approach.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the church from an organisation focused only on formal religious services. Its potential civic contribution may lie partly in creating durable support networks and informal intergenerational connection.
Show evidence
“We're all about helping people love Jesus more and more.”
Source:Organisation“I've really valued having families and older Christians who have taken care of me and encouraged me in my faith.”
Source:Organisation“Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind”
Source:Charity Commission
Broad charitable capacity sits behind a primarily faith-led identity
Although the stated purpose is the advancement of Christianity, the charity's permitted methods include grants, facilities, services and advice. This may give it scope to support individuals, organisations and local needs beyond conventional worship.
Why it matters
The distinction matters because it identifies potential for collaboration with voluntary organisations and community initiatives, even though the evidence does not show how extensively those powers are currently used.
Show evidence
“The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily, but not exclusively within Birmingham, and the surrounding area.”
Source:Charity Commission“Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the church currently provides grants, advice, services or building access to people beyond its congregation.
- How Grace Church Dell Road relates to the public-facing name Grace Church Stirchley and to The Bow.
- Which local organisations, schools or communities it actively works with.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or impact updates describing activities, grantmaking, building users and beneficiary reach.
- Information on partnerships, safeguarding activity, community programmes and use of The Bow.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily, but not exclusively within Birmingham, and the surrounding area and such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the Charity Trustees further the work of the Church.
Charity objects
1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA; AND 2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH.