His Chosen Victorious Army
Charity 1107866
Overview
Summary
His Chosen Victorious Army appears to operate as a faith-led mission organisation whose role combines Christian evangelism with practical and financial support. Its model spans local counselling, support for Christian workers, media and conference-based ministry, and aid directed overseas. This suggests an organisation that connects pastoral care, religious outreach and resource mobilisation rather than specialising in a single service area. Its breadth may create reach across several communities, but the available evidence does not show how resources are distributed or which activities are central in practice.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record lists Birmingham City among the places where the charity operates, but provides no Birmingham address, venue, project, event location, partner or ward-level detail. It therefore does not support assigning activity to any supplied Birmingham ward or recognised place.
- The charity's registered correspondence address is in Pelton Fell, Chester-le-Street, not Birmingham, and the Charity Commission states that it does not own or lease land or property.
- The latest financial information reported to the Charity Commission is for the year ended 30 September 2022, with £0 income and £0 expenditure; later reporting is overdue. This substantially limits confidence that the listed operational geography reflects current activity.
- There is no accessible organisation website or current annual/impact report in the supplied evidence to verify current service delivery, physical sites, or partnerships in Birmingham.
- The organisation's reported scope is international because it states that it undertakes mission and evangelism in the UK and overseas and lists several overseas countries. This is an interpretation of its reported overall footprint, not evidence of active current delivery at specific Birmingham locations.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual return, trustees' report or activity report identifying services, outreach, meetings or conferences delivered in Birmingham.
- Official organisation or venue information confirming the locations and frequency of any Birmingham-based activity.
- Evidence from named partner organisations confirming any material partnership delivery in Birmingham.
- Ward- or place-specific evidence sufficient to map Birmingham activity to one of the supplied area identifiers.
Areas of work
- General Charitable Purposes
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A ministry network rather than a single service
The evidence suggests HCVA uses several connected routes—outreach, meetings, conferences, television, counselling and support for workers—to extend Christian ministry and practical assistance.
Why it matters
This frames the organisation as an enabling and relationship-based body, not simply a provider of one local service. Its influence may depend as much on the people and ministries it supports as on activities delivered directly.
Show evidence
“HCVA undertakes mission and evangelism through outreach work, Christian meetings and conferences, television ministry, and practical aid to orphans and missionaries.”
Source:Organisation“The charity may provide assistance and financial and other support for missionaries, ministers or other Christian workers.”
Source:Charity Commission
Local pastoral care sits alongside international mission
HCVA appears to link a locally focused Christian counselling function for people experiencing hardship or distress with UK-wide and overseas evangelism and aid.
Why it matters
This dual orientation is distinctive because it may require different relationships, capabilities and accountability arrangements: trusted local support on one hand, and remote mission or aid partnerships on the other.
Show evidence
“The charity provides a Christian counselling service for persons in need, hardship or distress in the local community.”
Source:Charity Commission“HCVA undertakes mission and evangelism in the UK and overseas.”
Source:Organisation
Support may be mediated through other actors
Practical aid to orphans and support for missionaries may indicate that HCVA partly works through Christian workers or partner bodies, rather than serving all beneficiaries directly.
Why it matters
This is important for understanding where collaboration, safeguarding and impact may sit. The organisation's relationships with intermediaries could be central to its effectiveness.
Show evidence
“HCVA provides practical aid to orphans and missionaries.”
Source:Organisation“The charity helps other charities or voluntary bodies.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which activities receive most funding and staff time.
- Whether overseas aid is delivered directly or through named partners.
- Which communities use the local counselling service and how it is delivered.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or accounts showing expenditure and activity scale.
- Information on delivery partners, locations, safeguarding and beneficiary outcomes.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
HCVA undertakes mission and evangelism in the UK and overseas through outreach work, Christian meetings and conferences, television ministry, and practical aid to orphans and missionaries.
Charity objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION 2. TO PROVIDE A CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING SERVICE FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. 3. TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR MISSIONARIES, MINISTERS OR OTHER CHRISTIAN WORKERS. 4. TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.