Rugul Aprins Birmingham Pentecostal Church
Charity 1207988
Overview
Summary
Rugul Aprins Birmingham Pentecostal Church appears to combine a congregational religious role with a wider public-benefit commitment to people experiencing need or hardship. Its current evidence suggests an operating model centred on worship, prayer, services and access to physical facilities, rather than a narrowly defined specialist support programme. The organisation may therefore function as a local faith-based point of connection whose religious and relief activities are intentionally linked, although the scale, methods and communities reached remain unclear.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record reports that the charity operates in Birmingham City, which supports a citywide overall footprint, but it does not identify particular neighbourhoods, service venues, delivery sessions or beneficiary catchments.
- The charity's contact address is care of Mount Zion Community Church in Aston, but this is not sufficient on its own to establish that Rugul Aprins currently delivers worship, relief or other services at that venue.
- The Charity Commission record states that the CIO does not own or lease land or property. This makes a hosted or rented delivery arrangement plausible, but does not identify any current physical delivery site.
- No website, annual report or trustees' annual report was available to verify current activities, locations, partnerships or the frequency of delivery. The 2024 annual return and accounts remain overdue.
- There is no evidence of a material operational partnership with Mount Zion Community Church beyond the use of its address for correspondence.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme, service timetable or public worship information confirming where activities are delivered.
- The overdue trustees' annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024, including any narrative on service locations and reach.
- Confirmation from the charity or Mount Zion Community Church of whether the church is a current worship or service-delivery venue for Rugul Aprins.
- Details of any active venue-hosting, referral or delivery partnerships and the Birmingham areas they cover.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith activity and hardship relief are jointly central
The organisation’s stated purpose appears to treat Christian worship and support for people in need as connected parts of its mission, rather than presenting relief as an incidental activity.
Why it matters
This suggests the church may be understood not only as a place of worship but also as a potential source of practical support and social connection. It could have relationships with people whose needs are not visible through conventional service systems.
Show evidence
“The object includes providing services for worship and prayer, and providing support and relief to persons who are in conditions of need or hardship.”
Source:Charity Commission“What the charity does: Religious Activities.”
Source:Charity Commission
A potentially broad-access community base
By identifying the general public as its beneficiaries and providing buildings, facilities or open space alongside services, the organisation may have capacity to act as a locally accessible gathering point rather than serving only a tightly defined client group.
Why it matters
Physical space can enable informal support, hosting and relationship-building that are difficult to infer from a religious-activity label alone. This may create opportunities for complementary organisations needing trusted community venues or connections.
Show evidence
“Who the charity helps: The General Public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission“How the charity helps: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services.”
Source:Charity Commission
- There is no evidence about the specific forms, frequency or scale of hardship support.
- It is unclear whether facilities are used only for worship or also by community groups and partner organisations.
- No evidence identifies the geographic area, communities or relationships through which the organisation operates.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity updates describing services, beneficiaries and volunteer capacity.
- Information on facility use, local partnerships, referral routes and community groups connected to the church.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The Object of the CIO is to advance the Christian faith for the public benefit, in particular but not limited to providing services for worship and prayer, and providing support and relief to persons who are in conditions of need or hardship.
Charity objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING SERVICES FOR WORSHIP AND PRAYER, AND PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RELIEF TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP.