Londonderry Baptist Church
Charity 1197875
Overview
Summary
Londonderry Baptist Church appears to be a worship-centred Christian organisation whose formal charitable scope is broader than the activity currently described. Its visible operating model is regular congregational worship with age-specific provision for children and young people, while its website presents a two-location identity spanning Oldbury and Birmingham and a wider evangelical ambition. The available evidence suggests a church that may combine local pastoral activity with an outward-facing mission, though its community-facing services and partnerships are not yet visible.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Ladywood
Confidence: medium
Direct evidence confirms an active LBC Birmingham congregation delivering regular worship, children and youth provision, prayer and Bible study at a venue in Edgbaston, Birmingham. The assignment to Ladywood is supported by Birmingham City Council material identifying the venue's area as Ladywood, but the church's own site does not state its ward.
- LBC Birmingham official website — Contact
LBC Birmingham invites visitors to Sunday services at a venue in Edgbaston, Birmingham. - LBC Birmingham official website — Services
The congregation holds Sunday services with children and youth provision, as well as community-oriented activities and home groups. - Birmingham City Council planning record 2023/06962/PA
A Birmingham City Council planning record identifies the venue's area as being in Ladywood ward.
Remaining uncertainties
- The evidence establishes a current congregation and regular services at a venue in Edgbaston, but does not identify the geographical reach of its home groups, community fun days, picnics or prayer-walk activity.
- LBC Birmingham describes its mission as taking the Gospel into Birmingham and the Charity Commission lists Birmingham City as an operating area; this supports activity in the city but does not evidence regular delivery across multiple Birmingham wards.
- The relationship between LBC Birmingham and the registered CIO is strongly indicated by the shared contact email, common leadership narrative and the church-plant description, but the available material does not set out its legal or financial structure in detail.
- The Charity Commission records that the CIO does not own or lease land or property, so it is unclear on what basis the venue is occupied.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report or service schedule specifying the areas of Birmingham community groups, outreach and youth activity.
- Confirmation from LBC Birmingham of the ward-level catchment and geographic areas of regular outreach or partnership-delivered activity.
- A current venue agreement or official statement confirming the organisation's operational use of its venue.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A locally delivered church with a wider mission frame
The church appears to organise its current activity around weekly, building-based worship, while presenting its purpose in language that reaches beyond its immediate locality.
Why it matters
This suggests the organisation may be more than a neighbourhood congregation: its strategic identity may be shaped by mission, expansion or outreach across multiple places.
Show evidence
“We hold weekly Sunday services at our building.”
Source:Organisation“LBC OLDBURY - LBC BIRMINGHAM - BUILDING FROM HERE TO THE COAST FOR JESUS.”
Source:Organisation“The church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.”
Source:Charity Commission
Children and young people are embedded in the core model
Age-appropriate church provision appears to be part of the church's routine worship offer rather than a separate occasional project.
Why it matters
This indicates an intergenerational operating model and may position the church as a regular point of connection for families, not solely adult worshippers.
Show evidence
“We offer church to children and young people, where they will have a service that is age appropriate.”
Source:Organisation“Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission
Broad beneficiary claims are not yet matched by visible service detail
The church identifies older people and the general public as beneficiaries, but the available activity description only evidences worship services and provision for younger people.
Why it matters
This is a useful gap to investigate: older residents or the wider public may receive meaningful support that is currently undocumented, or these groups may reflect intended rather than active reach.
Show evidence
“Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission“We hold weekly Sunday services at our building.”
Source:Organisation“We offer church to children and young people.”
Source:Organisation
- What services, if any, the church provides specifically for older people or non-congregants.
- Whether the Birmingham identity represents a congregation, partnership, outreach activity or future ambition.
- How the church advances education or other charitable purposes beyond worship.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent programme information showing weekly activities, outreach and beneficiary participation.
- Evidence of partnerships, community referrals, use of the building and activity at the Birmingham location.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
We hold weekly Sunday services at our building, during these services we worship, pray and will have time for a preach. We offer church to children and young people, where they will have a service that is age appropriate.
Charity objects
THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:- 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. 3.1.2 THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. 3.2 [NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.]