The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St. Faith And St. Laurence Harborne
Charity 1134152
www.saintfaithandsaintlaurence.co.uk
Overview
Summary
The available evidence suggests that this parish council is a place-based religious institution whose role extends beyond worship into pastoral care and local civic connection. Its operating model appears to combine direct services, stewardship of shared physical space and some grant-making capacity. This gives it potential influence as both a faith community and a local connector, although the evidence does not yet show the scale, recipients or practical form of that wider community role.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Quinton
Confidence: low
Direct evidence shows the PCC's active church and hall site, where regular worship and community hall use take place. The latest annual report also records recurring pastoral services at William Lench Court. However, the supplied evidence does not directly establish that these activities are within Quinton Ward. Taken together, the evidence supports a neighbourhood-based operational footprint, but the ward-level attribution remains uncertain.
- A Church Near You — St Faith & St Laurence Harborne
Lists the church in Harborne and advertises recurring worship there. - A Church Near You — Hiring our Hall
States that the parish hall is available for hire and is used by community and other groups as well as church activities. - Charity Commission — St Faith and St Laurence Annual Report 2024/2025
Records the PCC's church, hall and committee room as active facilities; reports increased regular and occasional hall hirers; and states that the ministry team leads a monthly service at William Lench Court. - Birmingham City Council — Notice of Poll and List of Polling Stations
Lists St Faith and Laurence Church Hall as polling station QUI4 in Quinton Ward. - Charity Commission — Charity of Mrs Catherine Cornforth contact record
Gives William Lench Court's address.
Remaining uncertainties
- The organisation is publicly styled as 'Harborne', but the supplied evidence does not directly establish the ward geography of its church and hall activity. The record therefore retains Quinton as the existing operational area, with low confidence.
- The 2024/2025 annual report records monthly services at Queen Mother Gardens as well as William Lench Court, but the report does not explicitly state whether this ministry continued after the reporting period or establish the ward location of these activities.
- The PCC has begun joint work with parishes in Harborne, Bartley Green, Selly Oak and Weoley Castle, including joint worship. The available evidence demonstrates partnership activity, but not a sufficiently regular or current delivery pattern to treat those wards as part of the PCC's operational footprint.
- The PCC supports Quinton Foodbank and makes grants or donations to charities, but this is funding or support activity rather than evidence that it directly delivers services from the foodbank's location.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme, annual report or official church calendar confirming whether pastoral services at Queen Mother Gardens and William Lench Court remain active.
- A current description of the parish boundary, congregation catchment or regular outreach programme to establish whether activity extends materially beyond Quinton Ward.
- Current joint-service schedules or partnership agreements showing whether work with the other Oversight Area parishes involves continuing delivery outside Quinton.
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
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Observations
A faith mission with a local civic interface
The organisation appears to frame its religious mission as inseparable from the life of its ecclesiastical parish, with pastoral care and links to the local community forming part of its role rather than peripheral activity.
Why it matters
This suggests it may be relevant not only to people seeking worship, but also to organisations trying to understand local relationships, informal support and community gathering points.
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“Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.”
Source:Charity Commission“Promulgation of the Christian Religion, Pastoral care and worship. Linking with the local community”
Source:Organisation
Potentially a community infrastructure holder
Providing buildings, facilities or open space may indicate that the organisation has a practical role in enabling activity by others, not only delivering religious worship itself.
Why it matters
Physical space is often a scarce local asset. If accessible to other groups, it could make the organisation an important but easily overlooked point of civic infrastructure and collaboration.
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“Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space”
Source:Charity Commission“Provides Services”
Source:Charity Commission
A mixed support model rather than a solely congregational one
Its stated ability to make grants alongside providing services and facilities suggests a potentially mixed model of contribution: direct pastoral and worship activity combined with resourcing other organisations.
Why it matters
This may position the organisation as a contributor to a wider local ecosystem, with possible opportunities to identify whom it supports and whether its grant-making complements other local funders.
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“Makes Grants To Organisations”
Source:Charity Commission“Provides Services”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether its buildings or open space are available to external community groups, and on what terms.
- Which organisations receive grants and whether those grants address identifiable local needs.
- How pastoral care and community links are delivered in practice, including the communities reached.
Remaining uncertainties
- Information on premises use, community partners and regular activities.
- Recent annual reports, grant records and descriptions of pastoral or community services.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Promulgation of the Christian Religion, Pastoral care and worship. Linking with the local community
Charity objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.