[17] Angel was born and grew up in Masvingo, Zimbabwe and later moved to Manchester, England, where he founded the Spirit Embassy ministry in 2007.

[citation needed] Angel has been in the center of multiple scams and controversies throughout his ministry and various charities, leading to him being called a 'fraudster' or a 'false prophet'.

[29][30][31] Angel started his career in 2005 as a businessman when he founded Club Millionaire Limited, providing concierge services in Britain.

In 2006 he made his first property sale, and in 2008 he founded Sam Barkeley Construction and The Angel Organisation, the parent company for his business interests, of which he currently is CEO.

[35] In 2014, a Radio Station in Zimbabwe claimed to have access to an "unedited Forbes Magazine story" detailing Uebert Angel's wealth.

[32] m Angel is involved in a number of commercial real estate projects including the transformation of an old West Midlands Cinema and nightclub into a theatre style events centre.

[57] The investigation by Al Jazeera had alleged that Angel was abusing his diplomatic privileges to facilitate a global money laundering operation.

[57] Preacher Jerome Fernando who claims to be a prophet who Uebert appointed to head the Glorius Church in Sri Lanka denied allegations and threatened legal action against accusers.

[62] In November 2015, he founded Uebert Angel Foundation with his wife which helps poor students by providing scholarships, and tuition fees for education.

[63][64] He is also founder of Free Earth Humanitarian Organisation which works to ensure that underprivileged people have their basic needs for living met.

[65] During the COVID-19 pandemic the Uebert Angel Foundation (UAF) executed a number of charitable projects which started with $15,000 in mealie meals to feed vulnerable families in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe.

[66] That was followed one month later when UAF donated bags of mealie meal and cooking oil to vulnerable members of his 5000 strong branch of Spirit Embassy: GoodNews Church in Harare, Zimbabwe.