The Shilonite Gospel Church Of Cherubim And Seraphim
Charity 1124432
Overview
Summary
The Shilonite Gospel Church Of Cherubim And Seraphim appears to operate as a faith-rooted community organisation rather than solely a place of worship. Its Christian mission provides the organising framework, while its declared activities and beneficiary groups suggest an ambition to offer practical support across generations and needs. The breadth of its stated charitable purposes may indicate a flexible platform for responding to community circumstances, although the available evidence does not show which areas are currently central to its work.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Glebe Farm and Tile Cross
Confidence: high
Birmingham City Council currently identifies The Shilonite Gospel Church of Cherubim & Seraphim as a polling-station venue within the Glebe Farm and Tile Cross ward. A Diocese of Birmingham parish profile also identifies the church in Glebe Farm as the venue for a jointly established Messy Church.
- Birmingham City Council, Notice of Poll and Persons Nominated / list of polling stations
Lists 'The Shilonite Gospel Church of Cherubim & Seraphim (Infant Hall via Car Park to side)' as a polling-station venue in Glebe Farm and Tile Cross ward. - Diocese of Birmingham, The Parishes of All Saints' Stechford parish profile
States that All Saints' established a Messy Church with Glebe Farm Baptist Church, held at the Shilonite Gospel Church of Cherubim and Seraphim in Glebe Farm.
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record says that the charity operates in Birmingham City, supporting a citywide overall coverage classification, but it does not identify the locations, frequency or scale of services beyond the documented Glebe Farm and Tile Cross site.
- The registered Charity Commission contact address differs from the current venue evidence. The available evidence does not establish whether the registered contact address remains an operational site, is a correspondence address, or has another role.
- The evidence confirms a partnership activity with All Saints' Stechford and Glebe Farm Baptist Church at the documented venue, but does not show that this partnership extends service delivery into additional Birmingham wards.
- There is no accessible primary organisational website or current detailed annual report setting out where its worship, counselling or recreation services are delivered.
Additional evidence needed
- A current service timetable, programme leaflet or official church communication confirming the locations of public worship, counselling and recreation activities.
- A current annual return narrative or trustee report describing the geographic reach of beneficiaries and services within Birmingham.
- Confirmation from the organisation of the operational status of the documented venue and registered contact address.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Disability
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith appears to be the organisation's platform for wider community support
The evidence suggests that religious worship, education and evangelism are combined with recreation and counselling, making the church a potential point of both spiritual and practical support.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the organisation from a congregation focused only on worship: it may hold trusted relationships that enable support to reach people through a faith community setting.
Show evidence
“To advance the Christian religion by the provision of services, religious education and evangelism.”
Source:Charity Commission“Public Worship, Provision of recreation facilities for young and vulnerable adults. Counselling Services to the general public.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation may be designed to bridge age and vulnerability groups
Its stated beneficiaries span children and young people, older people and people with disabilities, while recreation is specifically directed toward young and vulnerable adults. This may indicate an intergenerational support role.
Why it matters
An organisation working across life stages can become a connector between groups that are often supported separately, but this also raises questions about whether its capacity is sufficiently targeted.
Show evidence
“Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.”
Source:Charity Commission“Provision of recreation facilities for young and vulnerable adults.”
Source:Organisation
Its registered remit is unusually broad relative to the activity detail available
The organisation is registered across a wide range of charitable fields and methods, including grants, facilities, advocacy, research, poverty relief, overseas aid and community development. This may represent strategic flexibility, but may also be a broad enabling framework rather than evidence of current delivery in every area.
Why it matters
Understanding this distinction is important for identifying realistic partnership opportunities and avoiding assumptions about capabilities that are only recorded as permitted charitable activity.
Show evidence
“Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.”
Source:Charity Commission“General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which of the many registered charitable purposes are actively delivered rather than retained as potential activities.
- Whether counselling, recreation, grants and facilities are available beyond the congregation, and at what scale.
- Which local communities, voluntary organisations or service providers the church currently works with.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity updates showing programmes, participant numbers, spending and outcomes.
- Information on service locations, referral routes, volunteer capacity and partnerships.
- Evidence of how beneficiaries experience the organisation's counselling, recreation and support services.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Public Worship, Provision of recreation facilities for young and vulnerable adults. Counselling Services to the general public.
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND EVANGELISM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND TENETS OF THE CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM CHURCH. FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIM TO TIME DETERMINE.