Vision Temple Of Praise
Charity 1178414
Overview
Summary
Vision Temple Of Praise appears to be a faith-centred organisation whose public role extends beyond worship into practical, short-term support. Its stated model combines Christian ministry, prayer and advice with assistance for financial hardship, meals, counselling and interest-free loans. This suggests it may function as a relational community support point as well as a religious body, although the available evidence does not show the scale, frequency or local reach of that support.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Newtown
Confidence: medium
A Birmingham Churches Together article published in June 2023 states that Bishop Desmond Jaddoo leads the Vision Temple of Praise congregation and that it meets in Newtown. This is direct evidence of a Birmingham congregation, but no current service timetable, venue address or 2024/25 report confirms that the Newtown meeting remains active.
- Birmingham Churches Together, "MBE for Birmingham-based church leader" (20 June 2023)
States that Bishop Desmond Jaddoo leads the Vision Temple of Praise congregation, which meets in Newtown.
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record remains current through the financial year ended 31 December 2024, but it provides no current geographic description of delivery or meeting locations.
- The charity's registered address is in Corby, Northamptonshire. It should not be treated as evidence of a Birmingham operational site, and it creates uncertainty about whether Newtown is still the principal congregation location.
- An older Charity Commission trustees' report refers to branches in Tottenham and West Birmingham, alongside local food parcels, counselling, telephone support and church activities. The report does not identify the West Birmingham venue or demonstrate that this branch remained active after the reporting period.
- Historic directory and company-record material for similarly named entities refers to a Birmingham address, but those associated companies are dissolved or insolvent. It is not reliable evidence of a current site operated by the registered charity.
- There is insufficient current evidence to establish material Birmingham partnerships, delivery across multiple wards, or citywide activity.
Additional evidence needed
- A current official church website, social-media account, service notice or venue booking confirming the congregation's present meeting location and schedule.
- The charity's 2024 trustees' annual report or another recent annual report containing a narrative of activities, branches and service locations.
- Confirmation from the charity of whether the Newtown congregation, any West Birmingham branch, and the Corby address are currently active operational locations.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith is the organising framework for practical support
The available evidence suggests that practical help is not a separate programme alongside religious activity, but is delivered as an expression of the organisation's Christian purpose. Prayer, counselling, meals, advice and financial assistance appear to form one integrated model.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the organisation from a purely congregational church or a secular advice provider. People engaging with it may encounter spiritual and practical support together, which shapes both its likely relationships and accessibility.
Show evidence
“To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs.”
Source:Charity Commission“To help relieve sickness through prayer, and help relieve financial hardship and promote and preserve good health by the provision of short term interest free loans, meals or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation may provide flexible, immediate help
Its reference to short-term interest-free loans, meals and services of any kind may indicate a capacity to respond to varied or urgent personal needs rather than operating only through a narrowly defined service offer.
Why it matters
Flexible support can fill gaps between formal services, especially where people need small-scale help quickly. It may also make the organisation a potentially useful referral or collaboration partner for agencies encountering unmet day-to-day needs.
Show evidence
“The provision of short term interest free loans, meals or services of any kind.”
Source:Organisation“Provides Advocacy/advice/information.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its stated beneficiary group is broad, but its practical reach is unclear
The organisation presents its benefit as open to the general public, suggesting an outward-facing mission rather than one limited in principle to members of a faith community. However, no evidence identifies who actually uses its support.
Why it matters
This creates an important question about inclusion: the organisation may be a community-wide asset, but understanding its real role requires knowing whether particular groups, neighbourhoods or needs are being reached.
Show evidence
“The General Public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission“Provides Advocacy/advice/information.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether support is available regardless of faith, and whether religious participation is connected to receiving help.
- The scale, location, regularity and resourcing of loans, meals, counselling, prayer and advice.
- Whether the organisation works with other charities, statutory services or local faith groups.
Remaining uncertainties
- Information on service users, eligibility, demand, outcomes and the volume of practical support provided.
- Details of current programmes, volunteers, funding, referral pathways and partner organisations.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To advance the christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs. To help relieve sickness through prayer, and help relieve financial hardship and promote and preserve good health by the provision of short term interest free loans, meals or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support.
Charity objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT