Johane Masowe-Chishanu Apostles (1931)
Charity 1152626
Overview
Summary
Johane Masowe-Chishanu Apostles (1931) appears to be a geographically distributed faith community whose local congregations combine worship, outreach and spiritual healing. Its stated role extends beyond religious observance: it frames fellowship, community unity and educational projects as routes to spiritual, social and economic wellbeing. The available evidence suggests an organisation built around repeated local gathering points across several English cities, with an outward-facing invitation to non-members, although the scale and practical form of its wider support remain unclear.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence confirms that the charity has a local church congregation in Birmingham and delivers religious activities and local Sunday services there, but neither the current Charity Commission record nor the trustees' report identifies a Birmingham venue, neighbourhood, ward or recognised place.
- The charity reports that it does not own or lease land or property. This indicates that any Birmingham worship location is likely to be hired, borrowed, open-air or otherwise not held by the charity, but this is an interpretation rather than direct evidence of a particular arrangement.
- No material Birmingham partnerships, host venues, subsidiaries or delivery organisations were identified in the available authoritative evidence.
- The available evidence supports Birmingham as one of several geographically dispersed English congregation locations, rather than supporting a citywide Birmingham delivery model. It does not establish whether the Birmingham congregation draws from one neighbourhood, several neighbourhoods or the wider city.
- The charity's stated activity includes preaching in the UK and abroad, but the evidence does not identify current overseas operational sites or establish that international activity is more than outreach or aspiration. Regional coverage is therefore the more cautious overall classification.
Additional evidence needed
- A current official congregation timetable, venue booking, public service notice or contact page identifying the Birmingham worship location.
- Confirmation from the charity of the ward or recognised Birmingham place in which its local congregation currently meets.
- Evidence of any regular Birmingham outreach, pastoral-care, educational or self-help activity beyond worship services.
- Details of any venue host, faith-network or community partnership that materially enables Birmingham delivery.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A multi-local congregation rather than a single-site church
The organisation appears to operate through local congregations in several cities, making it a dispersed religious network rather than a church centred on one locality.
Why it matters
This suggests its relationships and influence may be shaped by connections between congregations as much as by activity within any one neighbourhood. It may also create opportunities to share experience, leadership and support across places.
Show evidence
“The Charity comprises local Church Congregations.”
Source:Organisation“Religious activities and local Sunday church services take place in Kettering, Hatfield, Bristol, Derby and Birmingham.”
Source:Organisation
Spiritual healing is a central bridge to the wider public
Spiritual healing appears to be more than an internal pastoral activity: it is explicitly offered to both members and non-members and may be a key way the church engages people beyond its existing congregation.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the organisation from a congregation focused solely on member worship. It may occupy a community-facing role for people seeking religious or spiritual support, while raising useful questions about how this support is delivered and connected to other local services.
Show evidence
“The objects include providing spiritual healing to members and non-members of the Church.”
Source:Charity Commission“Church services are attended by church members and non-church members willing to receive the word of God and spiritual healing.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation presents faith as a foundation for broader wellbeing
Its charitable purpose links religious teaching and fellowship with educational projects intended to advance spiritual, social and economic wellbeing. This may indicate an ambition to strengthen community life through faith-based development, not only worship.
Why it matters
This creates a potential point of connection with educational, community-development and wellbeing organisations. However, the evidence does not yet show whether educational projects are active, what form they take, or who benefits.
Show evidence
“The objects include encouraging co-operation, fellowship and unity amongst members of the Church and the communities.”
Source:Charity Commission“The objects include advancing spiritual, social and economic wellbeing through educational projects.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether educational projects are currently operating, and what outcomes they seek.
- How local congregations are governed, connected and resourced across the listed cities.
- Whether spiritual healing is linked to partnerships, referral routes or other community support.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent accounts or annual reports describing projects, expenditure and beneficiary reach.
- Information on each local congregation's activities, leadership and community partnerships.
- Evidence from participants or local partners about the organisation's practical community role.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The Charity comprises local Church Congregations, allow attendance of religious activities and church services in different localities such as in Kettering, Hatfield, Bristol, Derby and Birmingham. The religious activities and local Sunday church services are attended by church members and also non-church members who are willing to receive the word of God and spiritual healing.
Charity objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH (REFERENCES TO THE "CHURCH" ARE TO THE CHARITY ESTABLISHED BY THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT) ARE TO ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH OF THE APOSTOLIC ASSOCIATION OF MEN AND WOMEN KNOWN AS THE JOHANE MASOWE - CHISHANU APOSTLES (1931) IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY: (A) PREACHING AND SPREADING THE WORK AND WORD OF GOD IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; (B) PROVIDING SPIRITUAL HEALING TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH; (C) FULFILLING GOALS AS SET OUT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT; (D) TEACHING AND ENCOURAGING THE ADHERENCE TO THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AS TAUGHT IN THE CHURCH; (E) ENCOURAGING CO-OPERATION, FELLOWSHIP AND UNITY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AND THE COMMUNITIES; AND (F) ADVANCING THE SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS.