The Bethel Network is a network of Christian organisations which came together in 2001 to share what they were doing for needy people in the greater Birmingham area, to develop better networking systems and to pray for each other's work. The network is not constitutionally formed but represents several denominations of the Christian faith. The aims of the network are to:
The directory below provides information supplied to us by the various organisations listed within it. It must not be taken as indicating a recommendation for what they offer. Potential users are responsible for making their own contact with the organisation and satisfying themselves that it can meet a specific need before committing themselves to making use of the services on offer by that organisation.
| Azadi Trust 56 Grantham Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham B11 1LX Contact: Mike Hodges Tel: 0121 778 4315 mlrjh@blueyonder.co.uk |
Azadi is effectively the outreach arm of Christ Church, Sparkbrook. It is a registered charity set up in 1991, with the aim of reaching those of a non-Christian faith background with the Gospel. |
| Banners Gate Counselling Centre 198 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 5UE Contact: Tel: 0121 354 6544 |
Banners Gate Counselling Centre offers one to one counselling for a variety of problems. |
| Betel of Britain Windmill House, Weatheroak Hill, Alvechurch, Birmingham B48 7EA Contact: Kent Martin Tel: 01564 822356 info@betel.co.uk www.betel.co.uk |
Betel of Britain is a caring Christian charity that runs residential centres for recovering drug addicts, alcoholics and socially disadvantaged people. Read some of Betel's story in Christianity magazine. |
| Birmingham City Mission 75 Watery Lane Middleway, Bordesley, Birmingham B9 4HN Contact: June Leonard Tel: 0121 766 6603 office@birminghamcitymission.co.uk www.birminghamcitymission.co.uk |
Birmingham City Mission exists to clearly proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout Birmingham and its suburbs and to offer help and support to the needy and marginalised, regardless of age, creed or race. |
| Birmingham Healing Rooms St Luke's Church Centre, Great Colmore Street, Birmingham B15 2AT Contact: Julia Wagstaff Tel: 0121 622 2435 julia@jwagstaff3.wanadoo.co.uk www.birminghamhealingrooms.org.uk |
The Healing Rooms are a place where people with emotional or physical troubles can come and find Christian love and prayer. Those who pray have been trained, are accountable and treat all prayer as confidential. |
| The Bridge 14 Edgbaston Road East, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9QQ Contact: Jon Smith Tel: 0121 663 0103 bridgehouse@thebridge.uk.net www.thebridge.uk.net |
The Bridge's vision is to bring hope to those who have no hope, to see those who are marginalised being valued and empowered for life in the community, and to see people set free from limitations such as life-controlling addictions. |
| Christian Prayer Ministries PO Box 13145, Bonehill, Tamworth, Staffordshire B77 9DL Contact: Hugh Baker Tel: 01827 287701 editor@cpm-uk.org www.cpm-uk.org |
Christian Prayer Ministries offers prayer ministry to individuals to bring freedom, recovery and release. We also offer a structured training programme to help people identify and develop their gifting in this realm. |
| Corner House Counselling Service 1 King Charles Avenue, Bentley, Walsall WS2 0DL Contact: Roz Hinton Tel: 01922 420100 |
Corner House offers both secular counselling and Christian therapy and counselling for issues such as sexual abuse, depression, violence, bereavement, relationships, addiction, etc. |
| The Crossway 77-79 Vivian Road, Harborne, Birmingham B17 0DT Contact: Anne Horder Tel: 0121 426 0077 annehorder@thecrossway.org.uk www.thecrossway.org.uk |
The Crossway is part of St John's Church, Harborne and offers free advice and support through debt support, practical assistance in the community, support for older people, a crisis pregnancy centre and healing on the streets. |
| Family Support Centre Shirley 144A Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3BB Contact: Tel: 0121 744 8838 fscshirley@yahoo.co.uk www.fscshirley.co.uk |
Family Support Centre Shirley seeks to provide compassionate, impartial and confidential support for those in crisis. This is offered by trained volunteers who will give time to listen, seek to understand and help in finding a way forward. |
| Foundations PO Box 13088, Sutton Coldfield B73 9FE Contact: David & Helen Bennett Tel: 0121 308 0739 office@foundations-westmidlands.org.uk www.foundations-westmidlands.org.uk |
Foundations offers marriage and relationship support through relationship education, marriage preparation, marriage enrichment courses and also provides help for people through divorce recovery workshops. |
| Gilgal Birmingham PO Box 3918, Birmingham B9 5AQ Contact: Joanna Holloway Tel: 0121 773 1431 gilgal@accom.bham.org.uk |
Gilgal offers short term emergency accommodation and support at a refuge to women and children who are made homeless as a direct result of domestic violence/abuse. |
| Good Neighbour Centre 47 George Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9RG Contact: Richard Stunt Tel: 0121 440 7548 thegoodneighbourcentre@live.co.uk |
A mental health support service for the African Caribbean community, including a counselling service, elders group, women's support group, information support and pastoral and spiritual support. |
| Growing Through 3 Grange Road, Erdington, Birmingham B24 0DG Contact: Dale Erickson Tel: 0121 681 6855 information@growing-through.org www.growing-through.org |
Growing Through is a Christian organisation that works in partnership with local churches by training and mentoring lay people for ministering on the cutting edge of pastoral care in their local community. |
| The Jericho Centre Edward Road Baptist Church, Edward Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9LY Contact: Eric Douglas Tel: 0121 446 4258 jerichocp@btconnect.com |
The Jericho Centre maintains a very successful drop-in jobsearch and employment advice and guidance facility. Anyone can access this service and be attended to by one of many trained and skilled advisors. |
| The Jericho Foundation 196-198 Edward Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9LX Contact: Richard Beard Tel: 0121 440 7919 birmingham@jericho.org.uk www.jericho.org.uk |
Jericho's mission is to work with disadvantaged individuals and help them overcome barriers and become fulfilled, skilled and employed. We run a broad range of outreach, training and employment related programmes. |
| Jesus Fellowship Cornerstone, Cofton Church Lane, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham B45 8BB Contact: Dr Colin Ridley Tel: 0121 445 2515 colinridley@doctors.org.uk www.jesus.org.uk |
Jesus Fellowship has developed quite a rich resource for ministering to burnt out Christians, to bring them healing and restoration. We also have a lively and growing work amongst asylum seekers and refugees. |
| Karis Neighbour Scheme Church of the Redeemer, Monument Rd, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 8UU Contact: Tel: 0121 456 3212 info@karisneighbourscheme.org www.karisneighbourscheme.org |
Karis Neighbour Scheme seeks to offer practical support, friendship, advocacy and emotional support in the local community through volunteers. We aim to provide community links and address needs unmet by other organisations. |
| Law, Leisure and Learning 2-10 Queens Head Road, Handsworth, Bimingham B21 0QG Contact: Pauline Wright Tel: 0121 551 5115 pauline@lawleisure.f9.co.uk |
Law, Leisure and Learning offers training in ICT and Skills for Life, help in finding employment, English for speakers of other languages, a translation service, youth club and sports facilities, including a hall for hire for aerobics, dance classes, sports, courses, etc. |
| Living Springs Barratts Coppice Farmhouse, Bridgnorth Road, Stourton DY7 6QY Contact: Jane Chapman Tel: 01384 872817 info@livingsprings.co.uk www.livingsprings.co.uk |
Living Springs is child-centred: whatever their age, we aim to see the situation from their perspective, planning our work with families to ensure that each child is given the best opportunity to develop into a fulfilled person. Offer supported accommodation for pregnant girls/young mothers, as well as parenting work with families. |
| Living Springs Pregnancy Support Centre 105 High Street, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1EE Contact: Vicki Floyd-Allan Tel: 01384 443446 pregnancysupportcentre@livingsprings.co.uk www.livingsprings.co.uk |
Living Springs Pregnancy Support Centre offers a drop-in or appointment based confidential pregnancy support service, including crisis pregnancy counselling, post-abortion counselling and miscarriage/premature birth counselling. |
| Oak Tree Counselling Service Tame Road, Oldbury, West Midlands B68 0JP Contact: Andy Nott Tel: 0121 422 4114 counselling@oaktreecentre.co.uk www.oaktreecentre.co.uk |
Oak Tree Counselling Service is an established professional counselling service based on the ACC guidelines and the BACP framework for good practice. |
| Phase Trust Owen House, Little Cornbow, Halesowen, West Midlands B63 3AJ Contact: Jayne Sargeant Tel: 0121 501 3542 info@phasetrust.org.uk www.phasetrust.org.uk |
Phase Trust started as an umbrella for youth work taking place in local schools. We have since grown and developed into a well established and well regarded work in the local community, focusing on young people. |
| Prison Link 29 Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham B6 6AJ Contact: Ricky Dehaney Tel: 0121 551 1207 ricky@prisonlink.co.uk |
Prison Link provides support services to offenders and their family units, primarily from the African Caribbean and Asian community. |
| Restore St George's Community Hub, Great Hampton Row, Birmingham B19 3JG Contact: Shari Brown Tel: 0121 236 0069 info@restore-uk.org www.restore-uk.org |
Restore is a project of Birmingham Churches Together which seeks to help, welcome and support refugees and asylum seekers. |
| Shalom Consultancy & Counselling Practice 23 Coleshill Street, Sutton Coldfield B72 1SD Contact: Pauline Anderson Tel: 0121 354 9955 Mob: 07951 125908 info@shalomconsultancy.com www.shalomconsultancy.com |
Shalom Consultancy aims to establish relationships that develop a framework where service users and strategic partnerships are able to maximise our resources, approaches and models offered for service delivery. |
| SIFA Fireside Ground Floor, 18-28 Lower Essex Street, Birmingham B5 6SN Contact: TBC Tel: 0121 666 7023 office@sifafireside.co.uk www.sifafireside.co.uk |
SIFA Fireside works alongside those who are socially excluded or disadvantaged, addressing alcohol issues and homelessness and empowering and supporting people to meet their short and long term goals. |
| Spring to Life 73 All Saints Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7LN Contact: Liz Peake Tel: 0121 628 2680 info@springtolife.org www.springtolifeorg |
Spring to Life serves people who want to grow in emotional well-being by providing therapeutic services and training those who support others. We work with individuals of all ages, couples and groups. We deliver stress and anger management courses and our other approaches include horticultural therapy, art therapy for pregnant and new mothers, movement and massage programmes for the very young. |
| Stepping Stones 16 Jenkins Street, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0QH Contact: Tel: 0121 772 0613 info@sstones.org.uk www.sstones.org.uk |
Stepping Stones offers support, information and education to children, young people and families to enable them to grow in confidence and independence. We do this in a holistic manner through a variety of services and projects. |
| St Martin's Centre for Health and Healing Bull Ring, Birmingham B5 5BB Contact: The Director Tel: 0121 600 6025 healthandhealing@bullring.org www.bullring.org |
St Martin's Centre for Health and Healing provides a range of responses including advice, listening, practical assistance, counselling and prayer, all within a context of Christian acceptance and value for the individual. |
| Tranquility Counselling Service Branston Court, Branston Street, Birmingham B18 6BA Contact: Novelette Aldred Tel: 0121 554 4446 info@tranquility-counselling.co.uk www.tranquility-counselling.co.uk |
Tranquility mainly offers therapy and training and supervision. Our therapy related services are for people enduring the effects of abuse, troubled relationships, career stagnation, staff or family issues, loss and bereavement, etc. |