The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Holy Trinity, Lickey And St Catherine'S, Blackwell
Charity 1159273
Overview
Summary
The parish council appears to operate as a locally rooted faith community whose role extends beyond worship into pastoral support, community access to church buildings and outward-facing social concern. Its model seems to combine formal ecclesiastical stewardship with relational, volunteer-led provision: people, prayer, services and premises are treated as interconnected resources. The available evidence suggests a broad moral horizon, but gives limited visibility of how this translates into named partnerships, targeted community programmes or measurable local outcomes.
Operational geography
Coverage: Multi Neighbourhood
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- No current direct service or site evidence places the charity's own activity within any of the supplied Birmingham wards or the City Centre.
- The charity's postal addresses use 'Birmingham', but the parish's official Church of England listing states that its two churches are geographically in Worcestershire; the postal town should therefore not be treated as evidence of Birmingham operations.
- St Catherine's lists a link with FoodCycle Longbridge, which is within Birmingham, but the available evidence does not establish that the PCC delivers, manages, funds or regularly operates services there. It is therefore not treated as an operational area.
Additional evidence needed
- A current parish annual report, service programme or project documentation identifying any PCC-led activities delivered at Birmingham locations.
- Confirmation from the PCC or FoodCycle of the nature, frequency and location of any operational role the PCC has in the FoodCycle Longbridge project.
- Current evidence of any outreach, pastoral provision, grants or building-based activity delivered by the PCC within a supplied Birmingham ward.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A parish platform rather than a single-service provider
The organisation appears to use worship, pastoral care, people and buildings as a shared local platform, rather than defining its role narrowly as the delivery of religious services.
Why it matters
This suggests its civic value may lie partly in convening, hosting and sustaining relationships that are not easily captured through conventional service categories.
Show evidence
“The charity provides human resources, buildings/facilities/open space, services and grants to organisations.”
Source:Charity Commission“It offers facilities and resources to the community through its people and use of its buildings.”
Source:Organisation
Pastoral care may be its most locally distinctive civic function
Although its formal purpose is religious mission, the organisation appears to position care for people in the parish as an integral responsibility, not a peripheral activity.
Why it matters
This may make the parish an important source of informal support, especially for people experiencing isolation, grief, illness or other vulnerabilities who may not approach specialist services first.
Show evidence
“Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish.”
Source:Organisation“Prayers include those who are isolated, lonely, forgotten, neglected or abandoned.”
Source:Organisation
Two church sites may broaden its neighbourhood reach
The organisation appears to hold a combined identity across Lickey and Blackwell, potentially allowing it to connect communities through shared worship and parish activity.
Why it matters
A two-site presence could create opportunities to bridge local networks and distribute community access across more than one focal point, rather than concentrating activity in a single building.
Show evidence
“A joint Holy Communion service is held at St. Catherine’s Church, Blackwell.”
Source:Organisation“Informal Evening Worship is held at Holy Trinity Church, Lickey.”
Source:Organisation
- It is unclear which community groups use the buildings and whether access is regular, subsidised or partnership-based.
- No evidence identifies grants made, partner organisations, volunteer capacity or the scale of pastoral support.
- The supplied website text appears dated and may not represent current activities.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts and trustee reports showing expenditure, grants, building use and priorities.
- A current programme or diary of community groups, partnerships and outreach activity across both church sites.
- Evidence from local residents or partner organisations about the parish's practical role in community life.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: Worship & prayer, learning about the Gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish. Missionary & Outreach work; Offering facilities and resources to the community through our people and use of our buildings.
Charity objects
PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.