Our History

We are the largest growing church in Western Europe. Our phenomenal growth and success is built on strong leadership, our investment in the socio-economic and spiritual needs of multi-cultural communities and our overall desire and commitment to live our lives based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.

In 15 years our congregation has grown from 300 members to up to 12,000 in attendance every Sunday.

1997

By 1997 we were running four Sunday services and we began to hold additional services at the Hackney Empire Theatre, Hackney Central Hall and York Hall also in Hackney.

By the end of this year our dedicated membership began to reach the 4,000 mark. This is a significant period in KICC history.

Historically Christian congregations have struggled to raise funds to purchase property or build churches. However, we acquired eight acres of land at 57 Waterden Road, East London for £2.7million - DEBT FREE!

Although up against competition from major corporate companies such as Sainsbury's and well known property developers, we truly believe that our faith in God and an application of His teachings, enabled us to purchase this property.

In twelve weeks we renovated and refurbished two warehouses on the site, which now house a state-of-the-art 4,000 seater building, employee offices, car parking facilities and a video recording production suite.