Overcoming Faith Outreach Ministries International
Charity 1164401
Overview
Summary
Overcoming Faith Outreach Ministries International appears to operate primarily as a faith community whose religious activity is also a route to member welfare and informal hardship support. Its model combines worship, teaching and prayer with attention to spiritual, emotional and psychosocial needs, while retaining charitable scope to work across the UK or internationally. The available evidence suggests a congregation-centred organisation that may provide a protective support network during periods of difficulty, rather than a poverty-relief provider operating independently of its faith community.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence supports current face-to-face Sunday services in Birmingham: the organisation's official website names Birmingham as one of its congregational locations, and the Charity Commission records Birmingham City among the places where it operates. Neither source identifies a Birmingham venue, ward or recognised place.
- It is therefore not possible to evidence an operational area using the supplied Birmingham ward or place identifiers. No area has been included solely on the basis that the organisation operates somewhere in Birmingham.
- The available evidence does not establish whether Birmingham activity is concentrated in one neighbourhood, spans several neighbourhoods, or serves the city more broadly. A citywide classification for Birmingham would be an unsupported interpretation.
- The charity appears to operate across several English cities or local-authority areas—Birmingham, Cambridgeshire, Havering and Manchester City—so 'regional' is a reasonable interpretation of its overall footprint. This does not demonstrate regional-scale activity within Birmingham itself.
- No material Birmingham-specific delivery partnership was identified. The website promotes Faith TV broadcasting and Zoom services, but these do not identify a Birmingham-based partner or physical operational reach within the city.
- The Charity Commission states that the charity does not own or lease land or property. This increases the likelihood that any Birmingham face-to-face service uses hired or partner premises, but the venue remains unknown.
Additional evidence needed
- A current Birmingham Sunday-service flyer, event listing or official social-media post that gives the venue details.
- Confirmation from the organisation of the Birmingham congregation's regular meeting location and whether it is a permanent, hired or partner-hosted venue.
- A current annual report or service record that describes the scale, frequency and geographical catchment of Birmingham activities.
- Evidence from any Birmingham venue or delivery partner confirming the organisation's use of its premises.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Human Resources
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith practice appears to be the organisation's delivery platform
The organisation appears to deliver support through recurring religious gatherings rather than through a separate specialist welfare service. Gospel events, Bible teaching and prayer services may function both as ministry and as points of contact for identifying and responding to members' needs.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the organisation's role from that of a conventional advice or relief charity: relationships formed through worship may be central to how support is offered and accessed.
Show evidence
“We work to promote God's message of love salvation and redemption through our church services which also addresses the welfare of our members.”
Source:Organisation“We host gospel night of songs, bible teaching programmes and prayer services for the spiritual, emotional, psychosocial development of members.”
Source:Organisation
Poverty relief seems targeted to moments of member hardship
Relief of poverty appears to be a responsive, member-focused function activated when people experience difficulty, rather than the organisation's sole or evidently universal service offer.
Why it matters
This suggests the organisation may be especially relevant as a trusted safety net within its own community, while leaving open questions about reach, eligibility and the form of assistance.
Show evidence
“The provision of relief of poverty to members going through periods of difficulty.”
Source:Organisation“What the charity does: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities.”
Source:Charity Commission
There is a broad formal remit but unclear practical geography
The governing object permits work anywhere in the United Kingdom or world, but the available activities describe no locations, partnerships or overseas delivery. The organisation's formal ambition may therefore be broader than its evidenced operating footprint.
Why it matters
This is important for understanding whether apparent international scope represents active delivery, future capacity or simply legal flexibility.
Show evidence
“THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BIBLE IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether support is available beyond members despite the stated beneficiary group being the general public.
- What poverty relief consists of, how often it is provided and how many people receive it.
- Whether the organisation has active partnerships, paid staff, volunteers or an international presence.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity reports describing beneficiaries, locations, attendance and hardship assistance.
- Information on referral routes, partnerships and the practical resources used to support members in difficulty.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
We work to promote God's message of love salvation and redemption through our church services which also addresses the welfare of our members. For instance, we host gospel night of songs, bible teaching programmes and prayer services for the spiritual, emotional, psychosocial development of members and the provision of relief of poverty to members going through periods of difficulty
Charity objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BIBLE IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.