Latest Press Releases - UCKG HelpCentre

Apr

22
2022

Gift of Easter Eggs for Leeds Children’s Charity
Children and young teens from the UCKG HelpCentre in Leeds have reached out to some of the city’s less fortunate youngsters with a gift of 58 chocolate Easter eggs. Dave Norman, director of the Leeds Children’s Charity accepted the donation at the charity’s Lineham Farm activities centre on Monday 11 April. That was when […]
Give Warmth Appeal,

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Mar

25
2022

UCKG sends supplies to Ukraine
Friday, 25 March 2022 A four person team from the UCKG HelpCentre’s headquarters in Finsbury Park has just completed its first humanitarian mission to Ukraine, with a load of almost 3.2 tonnes of non-perishable food, water, and other essentials. Community outreach manager David Nzuruba and Claudemir Ferreira, a volunteer from the church’s congregation, assisted by […]
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Mar

25
2022

Mayor presents award at Liberty Local event, Peckham
Friday, 25 March 2022 The highlight of Liberty Local, the recent community outreach event at the UCKG HelpCentre on Rye Lane, Peckham was a presentation by the Mayor of Southwark in recognition of the church’s extensive community support work. Councillor Barrie Hargrove, handed over a certificate noting the “assistance provided to the community during COVID […]
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Mar

09
2022

Liberty Local outreach ‘first’ for Tooting
Around 60 local people came along to the UCKG HelpCentre on Upper Tooting Road, London SW17, on Saturday 26 February, for family fun, food, entertainment, and to learn about the free support services on offer there. Themed ‘empowering our community’, this was the first ever Liberty Local outreach event, designed to strengthen the HelpCentre’s […]
a source of help and guidance, prayer station,

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Nov

15
2021

Youth leaders beat Met police at charity football match
A close run football match on Sunday 7 November, saw a team of VYG youth pastors from the UCKG HelpCentre beat a team of Islington police officers 4:3. However, the charity contest at the New River Stadium* in Wood Green, was much more about building relationships than simply winning. “We were keen to support the […]
knife and gun crime, New River Stadium,

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Nov

05
2021

Open house spinout means VYG v the Met
Thursday, 28 October 2021 A team of Islington police officers will be playing football against a team of youth pastors from the UCKG HelpCentre on Sunday 7 November, at the New River Stadium* in Wood Green. The event is all about building relationships between the UCKG’s Victory Youth Group and the local police. It is […]
a range of practical support, in Finsbury Park,

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Oct

13
2021

Reprise for UCKG’s Catford Pop-up Vaccination Centre
Monday, 13 September 2021 The UCKG HelpCentre at 1 Bromley Road, Catford completed its pop-up vaccination project on Saturday 11 September, by vaccinating 64 people against COVID-19, using both the AstraZeneca and Pfizer jabs. The aim was to finish off the good work started in July, when the clinic opened on a walk-in basis for […]
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Sep

22
2021

UCKG’s Open House Draws the Crowds
Monday, 20 September 2021 Several hundred people flocked to the UCKG HelpCentre’s open house event ‘Liberty’ in the Rainbow Theatre, on Saturday 18 September, for family fun, food, entertainment, and to hear about the free support services on offer. They came along from a wide cross section of the local community, from mid morning until […]
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Sep

14
2021

Liberty Open House at UCKG Finsbury Park
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 Named ‘Liberty’, the UCKG HelpCentre will be holding a fun day and open house for the local community, at its headquarters in the Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park on Saturday 18 September. The event will be open from 11am until 2pm, offering free entertainment and food, and showcasing all of the UCKG’s […]
at the Rainbow Theatre, community outreach manager,

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Sep

08
2021

VYG Resumes Sports and Social Activities
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 One of the UK’s liveliest youth groups, the VYG, has just restarted its social and sporting activities in London, with a football match in support of its long-running anti-knife and gun crime campaign, Life’s Worth Living. The match between VYG teams representing north and west London and south and east London, […]
mental and physical effects of the lockdown,

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