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 UCKG celebrates 31 years!
Thirty-one years of faith, fights, and victories.The UCKG HelpCentre celebrates 31 years of existence this month... |
 Refurbishment works at the UCKG
The church aims to keep its buildings in the best possible condition to reflect the glory of God. Last month saw the completion of the new Helpline... |
 Man sells his soul...
Walter Scott, 24, put his soul up for sale on New Zealand Internet auction site TradeMe and, so far, has received more than 100 expressions of interest... |
 Want to know the secret behind Colgate's success?
Did you know that business man William Colgate was a tither throughout his long and successful career? |
 Tax on prayer?
Council chiefs have been slammed for scrapping free Sunday morning parking for churchgoers - because it discriminates against other religions... |
The first of many…
Sunday 29th June was a day of new beginnings for 20 people who were baptised...
To Sinai and back
The 15th June was the beginning of a great change for all those taking part in the Campaign of Israel...
Streets of rage - is there a way out?
Youth stabbed after ‘play fight’, ‘Three arrested over fatal stabbing’, ‘Youth dies from single stab wound’, ‘Pupil eight charged over knife’...
A missionary attacked by teens after sharing the Gospel
Missionary Amit Patil walked back to his home in Maharashtra, India, with a bruised body and injuries marking his face...
Bond mishap again... Is the new film cursed?
Daniel Craig was taken to hospital a few days ago having sliced open a fingertip whilst shooting Casino Royale follow-up Quantum Of Solace...
Who beat Harry Potter?
Do you know which DVD outsold Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and everything else in the US in 2006, after having eclipsed Harry Potter in the box office?
Why this restaurant closes on Sunday
The UK is often highlighted in the media as one of the European countries where people work the most hours throughout the week...
China produces a Bible per second as Chinese turn to Christianity
The Bible has become a best seller in China, with 50 million copies produced so far by the country's only authorised publisher...
Bleak forecast for UK marriages
The proportion of Britons choosing to marry has hit an all-time low while current divorce rates...
Oprah denies Jesus Christ
On her television show Oprah Winfrey has been pushing a new book by Eckhart Tolle called A New Earth...
All About Women meets multimillionairess Gill Fielding
It seems it’s no longer only a man’s world when more than half the number of people whose assets rank between £500,000 and 1 million are female...
VYG meets the family
Over 1100 youths turned up and the cast were anxiously waiting for the curtains to open...
Death of the masculine man?
A study about the male psyche in Britain over the past 80 years has revealed a shocking insight into the masculinity of blokes today...
A no go area for two Christians who were preaching the Word
The evangelists say they were threatened with arrest for committing a "hate crime" and were told they risked being beaten up if they returned...
Bigger, better helpline inaugurated
Working in shifts around the clock seven days a week, the UCKG Helpline receives over twenty-five thousand calls annually from people in need...
Bank holiday weekend nightmare
The body of the latest victim of Britain's spiralling knife crime was found in Crow Nest Park in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire...
Ex-England ace back in hospital
Paul Gascoigne’s latest descent, being sectioned under the Mental Health Act, has left the nation wondering if Gazza’s story will end in tears yet again...
Breaking barriers of tradition
UCKG held a special meeting in Cyprus-one of the most religious countries in Europe-earlier this month...
UCKG members do it for Peckham
You gotta have faith’ was more than just a slogan on a t-shirt for the runners representing the UCKG at the Doitforcharity.com 5K run...
Girls are becoming as violent as boys
Gangs of girls are now as violent as boys, and some carry knives...
Doctors commiting suicide?
There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how where doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own...
100 stabbings in London this year so far
More than 100 people have been stabbed this year in London...
Evangelism: spread the Word
In the Primitive Church evangelism was not something done infrequently...
Married at the tender age of 13
The gipsy mother who forced her daughter of 13 to marry a 14-year-old boy yesterday dismissed British values as irrelevant to her...
R&B star Jay Sean supports Liberty Radio’s search for best children's ward in UK
R&B star Jay Sean is lending his support to Liberty Radio’s station search for the best Children’s Hospital Ward....
Hard times for evangelists in Algeria
Algerian authorities are cracking down on evangelical churches. The country's minister of religious affairs has equated evangelical protestantism with 'terrorism'...
UCKG will soon open in Sweden
Pastor James Marques sees his next move to Sweden as an exciting challenge that holds great opportunities...
UCKG launches new community group
Helping people is what drives us. This is what the UCKG HelpCentre works every day to do. So when there are people who need our help and yet have no strength to come to us, we go to them...
Indonesians seek salvation in shops
Shopping malls in West Java are home to a growing number of Christian congregations...
US man gets $2.6m (£1.3m) for domain name
A US man has sold the domain name pizza.com for $2.6m (£1.3m) - after maintaining the site for just $20 a year since 1994...
Is the new Bond movie 'jinxed?'
A stuntman was fighting for his life after a spectacular accident in Italy during filming of the latest James Bond movie - the third in less than a week...
Look who's holding the NSNS shirts
What do the VYG and the Tottenham football players have in common?...
After 54 defeats, Britain's worst tennis player finally wins his first match
Robert Dee with 54 lost matches in a row, has had to be the worst tennis player ever...
94 year old woman abseils down building
A great-grandmother has broken her own world record by abseiling 70ft down an office building at the age of 94...
Bridgend suicide toll hits 19 as another teenager is found hanged
The death toll in a small town hit by a series of suicides rose to 19 yesterday, when yet another teenager was found hanged...
TV presenter's body at station for 6 days
The body of grieving TV presenter Mark Speight may have lain undiscovered at Paddington Station for up to six days...
The damaged generation
Rising numbers of children are suffering from mental health problems because they are forced to grow up too quickly, a report will warn this week...
The VYG wrestled for a big change
It’s 5.30 in the morning - while many people are just getting up, these young people are just going to bed...
Yahoo! VYG Hour
VYG Hour listeners, if you like to take part in discussions and debates on air than you will like this...
Ever heard of Christian citizenship?
There was once a church where members thought it was against God’s will to vote...
New meetings in Español
We have good news! There are now weekly meetings being held in Spanish!...
Evangelical and Pentecostal churches have been growing rapidly
Evangelical and Pentecostal churches in London say restrictive planning regulations have left many worshippers crammed into small buildings...
Explosion of faith at the National Area in Jamaica
A whopping 25,000 people attended the UCKGs Good Friday event in Kingston Jamaica’s National Arena...
One City News newspaper brings hope to 12 different people
A small group of people in Cardiff decided to give up some of their free time to post around 1500 City News papers...
Woman beats anorexia to give birth
Hayley Wilde was given just over 10 days to live because her frame was so skeletal, but three years later, she has bounced back by giving birth to a baby boy, beating her eight year battle against anorexia...
Prince Harry fails to conquer his smoking addiction
Although Prince Harry may have avoided serious injury during his tour of duty in Afghanistan, he appears to have picked up his dangerous smoking habit after claiming to have quit...
A terminally ill woman wants to end her own life
MSP Margo MacDonald, who has Parkinson's disease, is calling for a public debate on the issue after telling parliament that she wanted such a right if her health deteriorated...
Husband kills wife, 4 kids, then dies in fiery vehicular suicide
A man who had been charged with embezzlement killed his wife and four children and left a note apologizing...
Teary eyed and speechless, a young woman came forward...
Teary eyed and speechless, a young woman came forward...
London youths stabbed to death
Two youths, one 14 and the other 17, were stabbed to death in London in separate incidents, bringing to eleven, the number of young people killed in London this year...
Finding out All About Women
You’ve seen the adverts, and checked out the website now its time to discover what All About Women has in store for us. UCKG Web News talks to the host of the show Evelyn Higginbotham...
Breakfast with Liberty Radio
Despite the fact that we are more aware than ever of what constitutes a healthy diet as a nation, we are eating more convenience foods and taking less exercise, and as a result are overweight and unhealthy...
The power of a praying parent
It’s the best of jobs. It’s the most difficult of jobs. It can bring you the greatest joy. It can cause the greatest pain. There is nothing as fulfilling and exhilarating...
Hard times for Gazza
His televised tears at that unforgettable booking at the semi-final of the World Cup, and his stormy relationships with loved ones and the bottle alike, have captured the hearts of many...
Something special for the mummies
Mother’s Day cards, lampshades, handmade jewellery, baskets of hand-picked goodies, picture frames and the list goes on…
101-year-old to run London Marathon
A 101-year-old man is determined to run the London Marathon this year in an attempt to become the world’s oldest competitive runner...
LA gangs in London?
According to the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, America’s deadly gang problems are coming to London’s streets, the London Paper reported this week...
Caged bird flies after years of captivity
A golden eagle which has spent most of its life in captivity has beaten the odds and taken to the sky...
World’s youngest US billionaire
Ever heard of Facebook? Of course you have. It’s only the hugely successful social networking website...
Shocking figures reveal under-eights are binge drinking
New figures released this week reveal shocking statistics of hundreds of drunk under-eights have been treated in hospital casualty departments in the past six years...
Patrick Swayze cancer fear
Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze has been confirmed to be suffering from a serious form of cancer, but reports that he has just 5 weeks to live have been dismissed by his doctor, reported the Metro newspaper today...
The death penalty - can it be justified?
With the recent jailing of two convicted serial killers; the Sun newspaper conducted a survey in order to try and capture the readers’ views on whether the death penalty should be brought back or not?...
30 people say ‘I do’ on the same day
There was reason to celebrate nine months ago when our church opened in Cardiff, but the joy was greater when thirty new members recently decided to say, “I do"...
Michael Jackson could lose Neverland
Pop star Michael Jackson could loose his Neverland ranch if he is unable to pay the £12.5 million ($25 million) in arrears...
Earthquake hits the UK
Last week, the first earthquake in 24 years hit many parts of the UK...
Depression is good for you
In the UK it is estimated that one in four men, and one in five women suffer depression at some point during their lifetime, and one in 20 is depressed at any one time...
Bridgend’s 17th young victim found hanged in 'suicide town'
As a man took his dog for a peaceful morning walk through a peaceful woodland next to his South Wales village, he stumbled across the body of Jenna Parry, 16, who had hanged herself from a tree...
‘Are we all God’s children?’ book launch
One of the biggest and most convincing lies of all time is that everyone is a child of God...
Another UCKG opens… in Guyana
Thanks to the faithfulness of tithers all around the world, the UCKG is expanding fast with new churches opening regularly...
‘Fat Christ’ poster banned by London Underground
London Underground has banned a poster of a crucified man in pink boxer shorts advertising a play at Islington’s King’s Head Theatre...
Parents prefer to take kids to psychologist
A recent survey conducted in some churches in the United States found that when children have a problem, the first place parents prefer to take them is to a psychologist...
UCKG website launches new Bible Meditation section
New to www.uckg.org is a section where you can receive a suggested Bible reading for each day of the week...
Parents of heroine daughter invite Amy Winehouse to visit her
The parents of a young woman severely disabled by heroine use, invited Amy Winehouse to come and see what the drug could do to her, reported the Sun newspaper...
Council pays psychic to get rid of ghost
People are forever complaining about how Councils waste tax payers money but perhaps the story below will give even more cause for concern...
Man who ate children's hearts seeks forgiveness
A former feared rebel commander in Liberia’s civil war, has openly admitted to taking part in human sacrifices...
UCKG opens in the land of the clever
It’s regarded as the birthplace of the first major democracy, the Olympic Games, Western Literature, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles and Western drama including both tragedy and comedy...
Great new UCKG TV programmes now airing
Reports abound of people who have made big changes in their lives because of something
they read in a newspaper or saw on TV...
Dismiss the mystery, discover the Holy Spirit
Last Friday night hundreds of people from all London UCKG branches gathered at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park for the Night of the Holy Spirit...
Getting older? No problem!
It’s not often that you see the elderly members of the community getting all dolled up to go out, but that’s exactly what happened last Saturday...
Too old for romance? See UK’s oldest newly-weds
A 93-year-old man and his 85-year-old wife have become Britain's oldest newly-weds after just 3 days of meeting one another, reports Sky News...
I would trade my £19m to get my health back
A £19m lottery winner told the Metro last week that he would gladly give up his fortune to get his health back and the chance to live longer with his wife...
Congrats on surviving Blue Monday
Have or haven’t you managed to survive the most depressing day of the year?
12,000 Jamaicans gather in National Arena
A meeting for 12,000 people was held last month in Kingston Jamaica’s National Arena...
The Guardian reports on the UCKG Peckham HelpCentre
In just three months the pastors, friends and colleagues of the UCKG HelpCentre in Peckham, south-east London raised £1.6m to buy their premises...
Britney visits church to pray for help
Last week news networks everywhere reported about Britney Spears’ trip to a Californian church...
V Day attracts 1000 young people to the Rainbow Theatre
Over 1000 people flooded the Rainbow Theatre last Saturday for the VYG’s first-ever awards ceremony...
Ivory Coast: Universal Youth Group marches against AIDS
More than 10,000 young people and adults from all over Abidjan, Ivory Coast took part in the country’s first ever march against HIV/AIDS last month...
UCKG launches Blessing the Children Day
Only weeks into the New Year and the media has already been swamped with shocking child-related stories...
Bankruptcy law says 'Thou Shalt Not Tithe'
When New York City’s congress toughened the nation’s bankruptcy laws in 2005, generally making it harder for debtors to avoid paying back their creditors, protections given to the biblical practice of tithing and other charitable donations seem to have gotten lost in the rewriting...
102 year-old sets himself a new challenge
The UK’s oldest emigrant has set sail to New Zealand for a new life...
New headquarters for UCKG down under
The UCKG opened its doors in Australia in July 2005 in Liverpool, West Sydney, one of the areas highly affected by violence and chemical abuse...
A debt-ridden New Year? Not for The Exalted 400
The Financial Times recently reported that debt problems are likely to rise, as consumer spending is not slowing down...
Thousands attend New Year’s Eve night vigil
UCKGs all over the UK were full of people who wanted to start 2008 off on the right foot-with God. But we’re not going to tell you about it in...
UK Divorce rates up - UCKG weddings up
Divorce rates are to increase this year according to leading experts in the divorce industry...
The consequences of Christmas
The Financial Times recently reported that debt problems are likely to rise, as consumer spending is not slowing down...
Exclusive interview with Bishop Julio
He was responsible for the UCKG in Spain and is now here in the UK. We spoke to Bishop Julio about his time in God’s Work...
A nation of terrible incidents
Barely a few hours into the New Year; and the UK has already seen the violent death of two teenagers...
The Peckham HelpCentre is saved
The fight to buy the Peckham HelpCentre has been won! The Ben Nevis Challenge to raise £1.6m began in September this year and has seen hundreds of people pulling together...
Councillor who opposed mosque plans is threatened
BBC News online recently reported that Alan Craig, a London Councillor for Canning Town South was dismayed by a threatening video targeting himself and his wife...
Youngsters encouraged to deny God
Young people are being challenged to video themselves denying the Holy Spirit. And what is the prize for the first 1001 people who blaspheme against the...
Computer says ‘no’ to a miracle
A woman who was miraculously healed by prayer had to battle the benefits system to stop her disability payments...
Kaka wins Fifa crown
AC Milan and Brazil star Kaka has won the title of Fifa's world player of the year, beating Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi...
It's a working Christmas in the UCKG helpline
While most people are looking forward to a break over Christmas, Julie Tedeschi and a team of 19 volunteers are all set to work their way through the festive season...
BBC reports on The Ben Nevis Challenge
The fight to raise the rest of the £1.6m to save the Peckham HelpCentre goes on. The story of the Ben Nevis Challenge has been attracting...
UCKG members organise auction with famous designer
UCKG members and brothers Charles and Colin Ihe have been busy organising an auction for a suit to raise funds for Ben Nevis...
Over the counter contraception bad move?
The morning-after contraceptive pill is now going to be made available free on the NHS from chemists and without prescription. The government is running...
Lesbian finds God
After 29 years as a gay activist, former lesbian magazine publisher Charlene Cothran shocked the homosexual community when she became a Christian...
London Church group conquer Ben Nevis in winter conditions in £1 million fundraising initiative
Four-thousand-four-hundred-and-six feet above the rest of the UK, the UCKG climbers...
Smoking kills
A fire caused by a flicked burning cigarette has killed a British tourist in South Africa, the court heard...
Bullying ends in suicide
A 15 year old schoolgirl has ended her life as a result of bullying...
The Golden Compass: What you should know
On 7 December, The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman, will be premiered throughout the country...
Healing night event
Sick of being sick and fed up with not being able to do what others can, many came to the Healing Night Event on Friday determined to see a change...
Gun gang wild boys 'cannot be tamed'
"I've seen people getting shot, people shooting at me, shooting at my friends. But people respect you when you have a gun. Here you can get a gun in a flash...
The 'Meeting of the 400' - once again it was a great turn out!
The meeting set off with a prayer asking God to show us how and what we can do to be rich. For those of you who were not there, sorry but you should have been...
Friend of X Factor's Leona shot dead
Etem Celebi, close friend of last years X Factor winner, has become the latest victim of knife or gun crime this year. 17 year old Etem Celebi was pronounced dead after two youths opened fire...
A meeting like no other
For the first time in UCKG history members from branches across the UK convened at the Rainbow Theatre for the Meeting of the 400 - a meeting for those who are serious about...
Taking it to ‘The Other Side’
What is ‘The Other Side’? These simple words printed beside a door that was slightly ajar, captivated the imagination of the 700 plus young people who...
Survey says, 40% of UK adults pray
Recent research conducted by Tearfund found that 40% of UK adults pray. Amongst those surveyed, some said they felt strengthened, close to God, reassured and safe ...
Christianbooks Plus launches in Luton’s Arndale Centre
Saturday, November 3, saw the grand opening of Christianbooks Plus in Luton’s Arndale Shopping Centre. The picturesque setting was greeted with hundreds of customers from all walks of life...
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Nigel Benn sells championship boxing belts to support his church
The former WBO middleweight and WBC super middleweight champion is selling his championship belts to raise money for Vineyard church...
And the truth shall set you free:
A landmark has been set in stone - and in the airwaves - for the UCKG in Brazil. On September the 27th, Record News TV launched it’s first ever 24-hour Brazilian news channel, available nationwide...
Pavarotti and Brits alike
He was one of the world’s larger than life figures and it seems Luciano Pavarotti’s debts were also of the super-size variety. It has emerged that the legendary tenor...
"If you believe, you will achieve," says Anton Ferdinand
Wednesday 24th October - a day that many had been waiting for to meet the one and only Anton Ferdinand...
Premiership footballer Anton Ferdinand lends support to Ben Nevis Challenge
UCKG is pleased to announce that West Ham United footballer Anton Ferdinand is supporting...
Pelé Memorabilia to be auctioned for a Peckham/South London Church
Footie fans and admirers of the legendary Brazilian centre forward Pelé have an opportunity to bid...
There’s no place like home?
One o’clock and the stewards are ready. Standing in their ‘Where U Going?’ t-shirts at their specified stations, the youths of the VYG stand ready to welcome the many young people...
How to help your children to grow spiritually
You know that feeling of being stronger than your problems? That top-of-the-world feeling you have as you leave a church service that has encouraged you to use your faith against...
21st teenager murdered as a result of gun related crime
Another teenage boy has been shot dead after two gunmen opened fire on a car in South East London...
A-level student becomes London's 20th murdered teenager this year
Sunday 7 October, a 17 year old boy has become London’s 20th teenage victim who has died as a result of knife and gun related crime this year...
“Youth violence as serious as terrorism”-
Scotland Yard has just completed the task of counting how many street gangs there are in London...
UCKG grand opening, Swindon and Nottingham
On Saturday, 6th October at 12 noon we will be having the Grand Opening of our new UCKG HelpCentre in Swindon, our 18th HelpCentre in the UK....
"The UCKG doesn't close down churches, we open them." Bishop Renato
While church buildings in the UK are being turned into pubs, nightclubs, flats and shops...
September is Bible month
Since 2004, you have helped UCKG Bookshops to donate over 1000 Christian books...
Not only a Helpline, but a lifeline for many
“Hello, UCKG HelpCentre, may I help you?” These words are spoken over and over 24 hours a day, every day of the week, all year round...
UCKG grand opening, Manchester
Nowadays, church buildings are being closed down to be used as offices, pubs and nightclubs. On Saturday 11 August, we reversed the trend by opening this...
Healing on paradise island
Religion is very common in Mauritius with Hinduism, Roman Catholism and Islam being among the popular ones. So when the UCKG arrived in Mauritius in 2004...
GCSE grades take a plunge
GCSE students across the country will have received their test results today...
The real Protection - Can it come from a hoodie?
A teenager told Metro Newspaper on Monday 13th August how his knife-proof hoodie had saved his life after he was attacked at a cash machine by two men...
UCKG member wins gold medal
Just 3 minutes - that’s how long a karate match lasts. But 28-year-old Brazilian UCKG member, Juarez Santos had been preparing himself for this precious moment of his...
Move over superman, here cometh Jesus!
Jesus, Samson, Goliath, Daniel, Noah, Jonah and even the whale will be making a guest appearance in the US this August! An appearance they are hoping that children everywhere...
"The UCKG does a fantastic work in this community"
Earlier this month, ten Labour representatives from Lambeth Council visited the UCKG in Brixton. The visit was prompted by UCKG member turned councillor...
The fastest runner with no legs
On the 22nd November 1986 in a well known town Pretoria, South Africa the world’s fastest man with no legs was born...
I'm a celebrity... Get me out of debt
From actor to singer, footballer to presenter, director and even boxer, all have that lavish lifestyle most people would kill to have. But an ever increasing number of...
Man back on his feet after being cut in two
Meet Peng Shulin a survivor of a horrific accident involving a lorry. In 1995 Mr Shulin’s body was cut in two by a lorry...
Jade Goody, Big Brother star fears God is punishing her
The controversial Reality TV star Jade Goody, has said that she thought that her recent miscarriage was a punishment from God for her behaviour on Celebrity Big Brother...
Work and play…Students learn English and have fun at the UCKG
"I am very, very like live in London!" exclaimed Jozef after his first day of attending the UCKG English class last October. The decision to reach out to the growing Polish communities in London materialised...
Christian teenager takes school to High Court for banning her purity ring
A school has banned Christian pupils from wearing ‘Purity rings’ that symbolise the teenagers' belief in chastity until marriage. The 16-year-old girl, Lydia Playfoot who was ordered to...
From Bill to billionaire - Bill Gates finally gets degree
Thursday 7th June marked the day where a doting father of 3 and husband to Melinda, got an honorary degree after more than 30 years! The man in question is the well known...
