Sureway Assemblies Of God, Birmingham
Charity 1138766
Overview
Summary
Sureway Assemblies Of God appears to operate as a faith-rooted community support organisation rather than solely as a worshipping congregation. Its stated remit combines Christian ministry with practical responses to poverty, health and education, especially through outreach to young people, people facing challenges and those experiencing need. The available evidence suggests a potentially broad local convening role, using services, facilities, people and individual support to connect religious activity with material assistance.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Aston
Confidence: medium
Direct evidence from Birmingham Churches Together, published in January 2024 and still available on its site, identifies the congregation as "Sureway Church, Aston". This supports an operational church presence in Aston, but does not describe the precise site, service catchment or current programme delivery.
- Birmingham Churches Together, "Centenary of Assemblies of God" (9 January 2024)
Lists "Sureway Church, Aston" among Assemblies of God congregations in Birmingham and Solihull. - Charity Commission register, charity 1138766
Records charitable activity including advancement of the Christian faith, outreach to young and challenged people in the community, and assistance for people in need; it does not specify a Birmingham locality.
Remaining uncertainties
- The available evidence supports a church presence identified as being in Aston, but does not establish whether all of the charity's poverty-relief, youth or support activity is delivered from Aston or extends to other Birmingham neighbourhoods.
- A third-party church directory listing gives a Birmingham location that conflicts with Birmingham Churches Together's description of the congregation as "Sureway Church, Aston". It is not sufficiently authoritative to add another operational area.
- The Charity Commission's registered address is in Walsall. It should be treated as a registered or correspondence address, not evidence of a Birmingham service site or of operational activity in Walsall.
- There is no accessible primary organisational website, recent annual report narrative, programme information or partner evidence identifying current service locations, beneficiaries' catchments, or material delivery partnerships.
- The charity's objects allow activity across the United Kingdom and internationally, but these are powers and aspirations rather than evidence of its current operational footprint.
Additional evidence needed
- A current official church contact page, service timetable or venue-hire record confirming the congregation's present meeting location.
- The most recent trustees' annual report or annual return describing where community outreach, food support and youth activities were delivered during the reporting year.
- Official information from any delivery partners confirming joint projects, referral arrangements or outreach locations in Birmingham.
- A current statement from the charity distinguishing its registered office from its worship and community-service sites.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
Faith is paired with practical community support
The organisation appears to treat Christian mission and social support as mutually reinforcing rather than separate strands of work. Its charitable purpose extends from advancing faith to relieving hardship, supporting health and advancing education.
Why it matters
This suggests the organisation may be understood as part of Birmingham’s informal social-support infrastructure as well as its religious life, creating potential connections with poverty, wellbeing and learning initiatives.
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“The objects include advancing the Christian faith, relieving sickness and financial hardship, promoting good health, and advancing education.”
Source:Charity Commission“Activities include assisting the needy and feeding the poor in the community.”
Source:Organisation
Its operating model may be relationship- and place-based
Providing human resources, buildings or facilities, services and grants to individuals may indicate a flexible model that can respond through direct help, shared space and personal support rather than one narrowly defined programme.
Why it matters
A flexible model can make the organisation a useful local partner, but it also raises questions about which forms of support are most active and whether its facilities serve wider community networks.
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“The charity helps by making grants to individuals, providing human resources, providing buildings, facilities or open space, and providing services.”
Source:Charity Commission“Activities include reaching out to young and challenged people in the community.”
Source:Organisation
The beneficiary profile suggests an intergenerational bridge
The organisation appears to position itself across generations, naming children and young people alongside older people and the general public. This may indicate opportunities to connect support, belonging and community knowledge across age groups.
Why it matters
Organisations with intergenerational reach can notice needs that siloed services miss, although the evidence does not show whether activities intentionally bring these groups together.
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“The charity helps children or young people, elderly or old people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether support is primarily delivered locally in Birmingham or also substantially beyond it.
- Which groups receive the most sustained support and how beneficiaries are reached.
- Whether the organisation works with other charities through formal partnerships, referrals or shared facilities.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent activity reports describing services, numbers reached, locations and frequency of provision.
- Information on partnerships, facility use, referral routes and community organisations connected to the church.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
THE CHARITY'S ACTIITIES INCLUDE: -THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH -REACHING OUT TO THE YOUNG AND CHALLENGED PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. -ASSISTING THE NEEDY AND FEEDING THE POOR IN THE COMMUNITY
Charity objects
The objects of the Church (¶the Objects÷) are for the benefit of the public: (a) to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit; (b) to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time think fit; and (c) to advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council form time to time may think fit.