The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Christ Church Selly Park
Charity 1127755
Overview
Summary
Christ Church Selly Park appears to be a parish church using worship as the centre of a broader local presence: forming members as disciples while creating regular points of contact through hospitality, midweek groups and building access. Its stated strategy is explicitly outward-facing, but the available evidence does not yet show the scale, reach or practical form of its community action, grants or partnerships.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Bournbrook and Selly Park
Confidence: high
The organisation demonstrably delivers recurring worship, community and building-based activity from Christ Church in Selly Park. The available evidence supports this as its principal Birmingham operational geography.
- Christ Church Selly Park official website – New? Start here
The church describes itself as an Anglican church family based in Selly Park, Birmingham, and states that it runs Sunday worship, faith courses, children and young people’s activities, and midweek groups. - Christ Church Selly Park official website – Midweek
The church lists recurring activities including a bereavement group meeting in the church lounge, a lunch club, toddler group, youth activities, faith courses, coffee group and local walking group. - Christ Church Selly Park official website – Hiring our Building
The organisation offers two multi-purpose halls, side rooms, a prayer room, creche, lounge and parking for hire, showing that this is an active operational building rather than solely a correspondence address. - Birmingham City Council directory – Christ Church Selly Park
The council records Warm Welcome sessions there, including refreshments, warm food, accessible facilities, activities and games.
Remaining uncertainties
- The church states that some midweek groups meet in members’ homes, but does not publish their locations. There is therefore insufficient evidence to assign those activities to additional Birmingham wards.
- The available evidence does not identify any further permanent Birmingham sites, nor does it demonstrate recurring delivery in other wards or in the City Centre.
- Its operational identity within Birmingham is best understood as neighbourhood-based around Selly Park, despite services being open to wider audiences and some activity being delivered online.
- The international coverage classification reflects the church's stated recurring overseas-mission funding and relationships, rather than evidence of additional Birmingham delivery locations. The current extent of direct visits or on-the-ground activity in each named overseas country is not fully evidenced.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report or programme report specifying the geographic areas, frequency and attendance of home groups, outreach sessions and community activities.
- A current list of building hirers, formal local delivery partners and any off-site Birmingham programmes, distinguishing occasional use from recurring operational activity.
- Current information on the organisation's overseas-mission grants, partner agreements and direct activity, to establish the present rather than historic scope of its international operational reach.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A congregation-building strategy with an outward orientation
The organisation appears to see disciple-making, spiritual formation and sending members into everyday settings as one connected operating model, rather than treating Sunday worship as its sole purpose.
Why it matters
This suggests its local contribution may depend substantially on equipping members to act through informal relationships in families, neighbourhoods and workplaces, which conventional service data may not capture.
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“Its mission is described as making, growing and sending disciples of Jesus.”
Source:Organisation“It says disciples are sent to friends, families, neighbours, workplaces and beyond.”
Source:Organisation
Hospitality may be its principal bridge into local civic life
The available evidence suggests that welcome, gathering and use of physical space may be important mechanisms through which the church connects worshipping and non-worshipping local people.
Why it matters
This points to the building and its social atmosphere as potential community infrastructure, not simply a venue for religious services.
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“It describes itself as a friendly community and says offering hospitality to all is part of who it is.”
Source:Organisation“It lists Sundays, midweek activities, toddlers, youth, prayer and fellowship.”
Source:Organisation“The charity reports providing buildings, facilities or open space.”
Source:Charity Commission
Community action is claimed but not yet legible
There is a potentially important tension between the organisation's stated community role and the limited detail available about what that action involves, who participates, or which needs it addresses.
Why it matters
This is a priority area for further enquiry: the church may hold significant local relationships or practical capacity that are currently invisible in the evidence.
Show evidence
“It says it promotes the Christian faith through worship and community action within the local community.”
Source:Organisation“The charity reports making grants to organisations and providing services.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which local communities use or benefit from its activities, facilities and grants.
- Whether it works with other charities, schools, public services or faith communities.
- The scale and nature of its community action beyond worship and member fellowship.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual reports, accounts or grant records showing activities, recipients and expenditure.
- Details of building hire, community programmes, attendance and participant feedback.
- Evidence of formal and informal local partnerships.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Christ Church is a Church of England Parish Church which seeks to promote the Christian faith through worship and community action within the local community.
Charity objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.