Kingsway International Christian Centre

Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) is based in London, England and was established in 1992 with 200 adults and 100 children. It currently has up to 12,000 people in attendance at the main church every Sunday. The Church was located for nine years on a 9.5-acre (38,000 m2) site in Hackney, London, close to the site of the new 2012 Olympics Village. The church is pastored by Matthew Ashimolowo. The majority of the membership is under 50 years of age and is predominantly of West African origin, but it is claimed that worshippers come from 46 nations.

KICC had to vacate the site by November 2006 in order to make way for proposed developments for the 2012 London Olympics but did so only in late 2007. The last programme held at the old site was IGOC 2007, with many international guest speakers. The church has now relocated to Hoe Street, Walthamstow, awaiting planning consent and the development of a large new site in Rainham, Essex, near the A13. However, the government has been reluctant to give the required development planning consent.

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