United Church Of God (Handsworth)
Charity 1058250
Overview
Summary
United Church Of God (Handsworth) appears to operate primarily as a worship-centred community anchor: its building supports prayer and study while also creating a platform for programmes intended to meet local needs. Its stated reach across young people, older people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and the wider public suggests an inclusive local-facing ambition, though the available evidence does not show how this ambition is translated into specific services, partnerships or outcomes.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Holyhead
Confidence: medium
Direct location evidence identifies United Church of God in Handsworth, Birmingham. The Charity Commission record confirms that the charity remains registered and up to date with reporting, and describes provision of worship facilities and services, but it does not itself confirm that the Handsworth location is the current operational venue rather than a historic or associated church location.
- Charity Commission Register of Charities, United Church of God (Handsworth), charity no. 1058250
The charity is registered and reporting is up to date. Its stated activities are to provide a place of worship, prayer and study, alongside programmes intended to meet the needs of the church and local community; it reports providing buildings/facilities and services. - Twentieth Century Society, C20 Churches: United Church of God
Identifies the United Church of God as an evangelical Church of God in Handsworth, Birmingham. - Birmingham Faith Community Map, West Birmingham Wards
Lists United Church of God in its mapping of Birmingham places of worship; the map notes that its underlying location data was checked before the COVID-19 pandemic and may not reflect later changes.
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission's current contact address differs from the Handsworth church location. This may be a trustee or correspondence address, so it is not treated as an operational site.
- There is no current official website, service timetable, annual report, or venue-specific material confirming that worship or community programmes are still delivered from the Handsworth location.
- Available evidence identifies no additional delivery sites, formal partnerships, or programmes extending the charity's operational reach beyond its apparent local church base.
- The available evidence supports a neighbourhood-based interpretation: a single Handsworth worship site serving its church and local community. It does not support district-wide or citywide delivery.
Additional evidence needed
- A current service timetable, church notice, annual report, or direct confirmation identifying the venue or venues at which worship and community programmes are delivered.
- Current information on the geographical reach of any community programmes and whether they are delivered beyond the Handsworth area.
- Confirmation of whether the current Charity Commission contact address has any operational function or is solely a correspondence address.
- Details of any current partner organisations, hosted services, or shared-use arrangements that materially extend the church's reach.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Worship space may also be its main civic asset
The organisation appears to combine a religious mission with stewardship of a physical space that may enable community-facing activity. Its operating model may therefore depend substantially on the church building as both a place of worship and a potential shared local resource.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the organisation from a purely programme-led charity. Understanding how, when and by whom the space is used would reveal much of its practical role in Handsworth.
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“PLACE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD”
Source:Charity Commission“Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space”
Source:Charity Commission
Community benefit is stated broadly, but not yet evidenced specifically
The church appears to see local need as part of its purpose, rather than treating worship as its only activity. However, the reference to a relevant programme is too general to show whether support is regular, targeted or responsive to particular local issues.
Why it matters
This identifies a potentially important bridge between faith activity and civic contribution, while avoiding assumptions about the scale or nature of that contribution.
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“It also seeks to promote the relevant programme that will meet the needs of both the church and the local community.”
Source:Organisation“Provides Services”
Source:Charity Commission
Its intended constituency spans both life stages and identity
The organisation may be positioning itself as a congregation with a broad social remit, naming children, young people, older people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and the general public. This may indicate an effort to serve both an identifiable community and a wider neighbourhood.
Why it matters
The breadth of intended beneficiaries raises useful questions about whether the church creates connections across generations and communities, or whether these groups are mainly categories used for reporting.
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“Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind”
Source:Charity Commission“Religious Activities”
Source:Charity Commission
- What community programmes or services are actually delivered, and how often.
- Whether the building is available to other groups or used mainly by the congregation.
- Which communities are reached in practice and what needs the organisation addresses.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent activity reports or programme descriptions, including attendance and outcomes.
- Information on building use, external groups, local partnerships and referral relationships.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The principle activities of the Church is to provide a place of worship, for prayer, and to study the word of God.. It also seeks to promote the relevant programme that will meet the needs of both the church and the local community.
Charity objects
PLACE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD