The UCKG HelpCentre at 2a Templemore Street, Belfast is now closed for public services of prayer, and reopens on Friday 11 December in compliance with the 14 day circuit-breaker lockdown currently in force in Northern Ireland. During this time private prayer is allowed within the church building and members of the congregation and the general […]
Friday 27th November 2020 Members of the UCKG HelpCentre at Stamford Hill have been helping their local community by running a Saturday food bank for several weeks now, and redoubled their efforts for the grand opening on Saturday 14 November. A team of 10 volunteers led by the HelpCentre’s community outreach representative, Ann Anofienem, collected […]
A buzz of excitement surrounded the debut of a new weekly food bank at the UCKG HelpCentre in Edmonton, on Saturday 21 November. On its opening day, the food bank helped 67 recipients with supplies for the week ahead, far exceeding its initial target of assisting 20 to 30 households in need. Throughout the previous […]
The UCKG HelpCentre in Glasgow is responding to Scotland’s new tier four restrictions by adding a further Sunday service of prayer to its calendar from now until 11 December. Attendance at all services will be limited to 20 people, throughout the three-week lockdown. This means that the Glasgow HelpCentre’s programme for Sundays 22 and 29 […]
Edmonton is getting a new food bank at its local UCKG HelpCentre, on Saturday 21 November, thanks to the work of the HelpCentre members in the area. Led by Pastor Lucas, who runs the HelpCentre, they are among the first to be implementing a nationwide UCKG initiative to set up food banks in some of […]
A new food bank opened for the first time on Saturday 7 November at the UCKG HelpCentre on London Road, Croydon, and handed out 106 bags of provisions to 47 people. The recipients were predominantly homeless or unable to cook because of unsatisfactory accommodation or disability/ill health. Rajiva Nurse the UCKG’s community outreach representative in […]
Thursday, 12 November 2020 The UCKG HelpCentre has opened its first food bank in the UK at its premises on St Andrew’s Road, Plaistow, and is now giving away around 150 bags of non- perishable food and other necessities each week. The food and essential toiletries that are being handed out are all donations from […]
Tuesday, 10 November 20 Daily public services of prayer have now been resumed at the UCKG HelpCentre at West Grove, Cardiff CF24, following the ending of the firebreak lockdown in Wales. The church is in full compliance with the rules on social distancing and attendees should expect to wear face coverings for the protection of […]
Thursday, 5 November 2020 Until 2 December, all UCKG HelpCentres in England will support their diverse congregations by remaining open for individual private prayers and by streaming services from their Finsbury Park headquarters in order to observe the new lockdown regulations. The full time HelpCentres – as the UCKG’s churches are known – will be […]
Due to the government announcement that the UK will go into a one-month lockdown on Thursday, 5 November, the Universal Church will hold its last Faith School meeting this Wednesday, 4 November, until further notice. Before access to the church is restricted to private prayer and the service begins online, we will have another episode […]
