Redeemer Church Birmingham
Charity 1173445
http://redeemerbirmingham.org.uk
Overview
Summary
Redeemer Church Birmingham appears to be a locally gathered Christian charity whose formal purpose combines worship, community-building and relief of need. Its public-facing evidence centres on a regular Sunday meeting in one named venue, suggesting a congregation-led operating model rather than a clearly evidenced programme-based service organisation. The charity’s stated remit is broad and public-benefit oriented, but the available material does not yet show how its community or relief activities are delivered, who participates, or which local relationships make those activities possible.
Operational geography
Coverage: Multi Neighbourhood
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
King’s Norton South
Confidence: low
Redeemer Church Birmingham gives Oddingley Hall as the location of its current weekly Sunday gathering. This is direct evidence of a regular operational site in Kings Norton, rather than solely a correspondence address, but the supplied evidence does not itself establish a ward-level operational area.
- Redeemer Church Birmingham website, homepage
The church advertises its Sunday Gathering at 10:30am at Oddingley Hall, Birmingham. - Birmingham City Council, Oddingley Hall directory record
The Council lists Oddingley Hall in Kings Norton, Birmingham. - Birmingham City Council, current ward maps
The Council publishes current Birmingham ward boundaries.
Northfield
Confidence: medium
The church explicitly says that it serves the Northfield area. This is direct evidence of its intended current service geography, although the website does not identify a separate Northfield delivery site or describe specific activity within the ward.
- Redeemer Church Birmingham website, homepage
The church states: "We serve the Northfield, West Heath & Kings Norton area".
Longbridge and West Heath
Confidence: medium
The church explicitly identifies West Heath as part of the area it serves. West Heath is directly represented in the supplied Longbridge and West Heath ward identifier, but the available evidence does not identify a separate activity venue within that ward.
- Redeemer Church Birmingham website, homepage
The church states: "We serve the Northfield, West Heath & Kings Norton area".
Remaining uncertainties
- The available evidence establishes a regular worship, children's and youth gathering at Oddingley Hall, but does not specify where any other charitable activity, community-building work or relief of need is delivered.
- The website's statement that the church serves Northfield, West Heath and Kings Norton indicates a local multi-neighbourhood remit, but does not establish the intensity, frequency or precise locations of activity across each area.
- Oddingley Hall is managed by Northfield Community Partnership, but the available evidence shows a venue-management relationship rather than a material delivery partnership extending Redeemer Church Birmingham's operational reach.
- The Charity Commission object refers to benefit primarily, but not exclusively, in Birmingham. This is an organisational object and does not by itself demonstrate citywide current operations.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, activities report or service timetable identifying the locations of community, pastoral, relief or outreach activity.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether it operates regular groups, projects or home-based activities beyond Oddingley Hall, and the neighbourhoods in which these occur.
- Details of any formal delivery partnerships, including whether Northfield Community Partnership or other local organisations jointly deliver services with the church.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A congregation may be the organisation’s primary platform
The weekly Sunday gathering appears to be the clearest visible point through which Redeemer Church Birmingham convenes people. Its wider charitable work may therefore be organised through relationships formed in a worshipping community, rather than through separately evidenced public services.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the organisation’s likely role: its capacity may lie in trust, belonging and volunteer relationships as much as in formal service delivery.
Show evidence
“Sunday Gathering When: 10:30am Where: Oddingley Hall, 18 Oddingley Rd, Birmingham, B31 3BS”
Source:Organisation“What the charity does: Religious Activities”
Source:Charity Commission
Its charitable ambition is broader than worship alone
The objects place proclamation of the gospel alongside community-building and relief of those in need. This suggests the church frames religious activity as connected to social support and local community life, even though specific initiatives are not evidenced.
Why it matters
Potential collaborators should not assume the organisation’s relevance is confined to worship; it may hold an under-documented role in informal support, connection or responding to need.
Show evidence
“Including, but not exclusively, proclamation of the gospel, the building of community, the relief of those in need.”
Source:Charity Commission“Who the charity helps: The General Public/mankind”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation’s local footprint is specific, while its remit remains flexible
The charity is primarily oriented to Birmingham and meets at a specific B31 venue, yet its objects allow activity beyond Birmingham and permit trustees discretion over other charitable purposes. This may enable responsiveness, but makes its practical priorities difficult to infer.
Why it matters
Understanding whether the church is neighbourhood-focused, citywide or more networked would materially change how its potential relationships and contribution are assessed.
Show evidence
“Oddingley Hall, 18 Oddingley Rd, Birmingham, B31 3BS”
Source:Organisation“For the benefit of the public primarily, but not exclusively, in Birmingham.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether relief of need and community-building are active programmes, occasional responses or future intentions.
- Who attends or benefits, including whether particular communities, neighbourhoods or needs are a focus.
- Whether the church works with other charities, faith groups, schools or public services.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent reports, website pages or social media describing activities beyond Sunday gatherings.
- Information on beneficiaries, volunteer roles, partnerships, funding and use of the Oddingley Hall venue.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEF (IN APPENDIX A) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN BIRMINGHAM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL, THE BUILDING OF COMMUNITY, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, AND ANY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEF (IN APPENDIX A) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN BIRMINGHAM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL, THE BUILDING OF COMMUNITY, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, AND ANY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.