The Church Of The Lord (Aladura)
Charity 274922
Overview
Summary
The Church Of The Lord (Aladura) appears to combine a faith-centred mission with a broad practical-welfare remit. Its stated purpose is explicitly spiritual, but its declared activities and methods suggest it sees religious practice as connected to poverty relief, health, education, community development and support for people facing different stages of life. The available evidence indicates a potentially wide-ranging community role, although it does not yet show which elements are most substantial or how they are delivered.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence confirms that the registered charity currently declares Birmingham City as an area in which it operates, and historic branch accounts identify a Birmingham branch. However, the available evidence does not identify the branch's current meeting venue, ward or recognised place within Birmingham.
- The evidence supports the presence of a Birmingham congregation or branch, rather than demonstrating services delivered across Birmingham as a whole. It would therefore be inappropriate to infer citywide delivery or assign the organisation to a specific Birmingham ward.
- No current evidence was found of Birmingham-based delivery partnerships, shared venues or partner organisations materially extending the charity's reach within the city.
- The organisation's official worldwide church website describes an international denomination, but this does not by itself establish the operational geography of the separately registered England and Wales charity beyond the Charity Commission record.
Additional evidence needed
- Official evidence identifying a Birmingham ward or recognised place in which the branch operates.
- The most recent charity accounts or annual report containing a branch-by-branch breakdown, including Birmingham premises, activities or expenditure.
- Official evidence of any Birmingham venue-sharing, community-service or referral partnerships.
Areas of work
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith is positioned as a route to practical welfare
The organisation appears to treat spiritual ministry and temporal support as interconnected rather than separate strands of work. Its religious purpose may provide the framework through which it pursues material, social and health-related assistance.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the organisation from a congregation focused only on worship: it may be an important community-support presence whose practical activity is rooted in a religious operating model.
Show evidence
“To minister to the spiritual and temporal welfare of mankind with a view to attain eternal salvation.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity does education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities, and economic/community development/employment.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation may operate across both local support and wider solidarity
Its mix of facilities, individual grants, services, advocacy and overseas aid suggests a model that may extend beyond a single worship setting or a single form of assistance.
Why it matters
This raises useful questions about whether the organisation acts as a bridge between local community needs, its ethnic or racial community, and transnational religious or humanitarian networks.
Show evidence
“The charity helps people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and the general public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity makes grants to individuals, provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information, and acts as an umbrella or resource body.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity does overseas aid/famine relief.”
Source:Charity Commission
It may have an underexplored convening role
By identifying itself as an umbrella or resource body alongside direct service provision, the organisation may support other groups or coordinate resources as well as help individuals directly.
Why it matters
If substantiated, this would make its relationships and institutional capacity as important to understand as its frontline charitable activity.
Show evidence
“The charity acts as an umbrella or resource body.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity provides human resources, services, and advocacy/advice/information.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which declared activities are delivered in practice, and at what scale.
- Whether support is primarily congregation-based, community-wide, international, or distributed across these settings.
- Which organisations, communities or delivery partners it is connected to.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual reports or trustee reports describing programmes, expenditure and outcomes.
- Information on service locations, beneficiary reach, grants, facilities and partner organisations.
- Evidence of overseas-aid activity and any associated local or international networks.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The principal activity of the charity in the year under review is to preach, teach, and practice the word of God according to the holy scriptures. To minister to the spiritual and temporal welfare of mankind with the view to attain eternal salvation.
Charity objects
TO PREACH, TEACH, AND PRACTICE THE WORD OF GOD ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. TO MINISTER TO THE SPIRITUAL AND TEMPORAL WELFARE OF MANKIND WITH A VIEW TO ATTAIN ETERNAL SALVATION.