Jerusalem Ministries Birmingham
Charity 1146036
Overview
Summary
Jerusalem Ministries Birmingham appears to use a faith-based charitable structure as a platform for practical community development, particularly among young people and African refugees and asylum seekers. Its activities suggest an approach that combines confidence-building, family connection, sport and employment-focused support rather than separating religious and social aims. The available evidence points to a small, relationship-oriented organisation whose role may be to provide encouragement and informal pathways into participation, skills and work.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Ladywood
Confidence: medium
The organisation's current website presents regular weekly worship, teaching, prayer, youth and music sessions as taking place at its Birmingham home and says visitors can find it in 'the heart of Birmingham, Ladywood'. The National Lottery Heritage Fund also records the charity's Fatherhood Heritage Project as located in Ladywood. However, the website contains inconsistent location details, so the precise venue location has not been independently confirmed.
- Jerusalem Ministries Birmingham official website, homepage and services page
The site advertises regular Tuesday-to-Sunday services, including youth sessions, and states: 'Find us in the heart of Birmingham, Ladywood'. - National Lottery Heritage Fund, Fatherhood Heritage Project
The fund records Jerusalem Ministries Birmingham as the applicant for a £42,000 grant awarded on 22 March 2023, with project location listed as Ladywood, Birmingham.
Remaining uncertainties
- The website contains inconsistent location details; the registered address should not be treated as a Birmingham service site.
- The available evidence supports a continuing congregation and regular sessions centred on Ladywood, but does not identify the locations of its youth education, football, family conferences, refugee and asylum-seeker employment support, or trips.
- The Charity Commission records the charity as operating in 'Birmingham City', but this is a broad self-reported operating area and does not, by itself, demonstrate a citywide service delivery footprint.
- The National Lottery-funded Fatherhood Heritage Project was awarded in 2023, but the available material does not confirm its present delivery status, activities or any delivery partners.
- No material operational partnerships extending delivery beyond the identified Ladywood base were evidenced.
Additional evidence needed
- Current confirmation from the organisation of whether its advertised Birmingham venue remains in use for all advertised sessions.
- A current programme timetable or annual report identifying where youth, family, football, advocacy and refugee/asylum-seeker support activities are delivered.
- Project documentation for Fatherhood Heritage confirming whether it remains active, its delivery venues, participant catchment and partner organisations.
- Evidence of any recurring delivery sites or formal partners elsewhere in Birmingham before classifying the organisation as district-wide or citywide.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith appears to be the organising framework for wider social support
Although its formal object is advancing the Christian faith, its reported activity extends into youth development, family events, sport and employment support. This may indicate that religious activity functions as the organisation's foundation for a broader pastoral and practical community role.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the organisation from a congregation focused only on worship: it may be a point of support where faith, belonging and practical assistance are closely connected.
Show evidence
“To advance the Christian faith in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may think fit.”
Source:Charity Commission“Empowering African refugees and asylum seeker for work.”
Source:Organisation“Family conferences.”
Source:Organisation
Youth work seems designed around aspiration and confidence, not only recreation
The youth offer appears to combine preparation for future goals with work on presentation, confidence and motivation. Football and trips may therefore be engagement routes within a wider developmental model rather than stand-alone leisure activities.
Why it matters
This suggests the organisation may be addressing barriers that are often informal but consequential, such as confidence, social participation and readiness to pursue opportunities.
Show evidence
“Youth programmer which we teach the youth how to prepare the future and before to reach the goal or achievements.”
Source:Organisation“Education activate with youth to discover the difficulties in course, presentation, confidence, motivator and more.”
Source:Organisation“Football activate with different ages.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation may bridge migrant support and wider community participation
Its explicit focus on African refugees and asylum seekers sits alongside activities for youth, families and different ages. This may indicate an effort to connect a migrant-focused constituency with broader intergenerational community life.
Why it matters
If this is the case, the organisation could be valuable not only as a provider of advice but also as a trusted connector between people facing migration-related barriers and local social networks.
Show evidence
“Empowering African refugees and asylum seeker for work.”
Source:Organisation“Organised a trip with youth and some time with family.”
Source:Organisation“The General Public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether refugees and asylum seekers receive direct employment support, referrals, training or informal encouragement.
- Which communities, neighbourhoods and age groups are most actively reached.
- Whether the organisation works with employers, schools, football groups, churches or specialist migrant-support organisations.
Remaining uncertainties
- Information on participant groups, attendance, locations and outcomes for youth, family and refugee support activities.
- Details of delivery partners, referral relationships and the practical support offered toward employment.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Youth programmer which we teach the youth how to prepare the future and before to reach the goal or achievements. Education activate with youth to discover the difficulties in course, presentation, confidence, motivator and more.Organised a trip with youth and some time with family. Family conferences.football activate with different ages. EMPOWERING AFRICAN REFUGES AND ASYLUM SEEKER FOR WORK.
Charity objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION'S ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: 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: