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Beyond Novelty: KICC Offers a Deeper, Bigger Christmas & Year-End Celebration Than Holland Park’s BBC-Featured Event.
Kent, UK — While a Holland Park pet carol service recently caught public attention and was featured on the BBC website, many families and worshippers are seeking a festive experience that goes beyond novelty and delivers lasting meaning, excellence, and scale.
This Christmas and year-end, KICC Prayer City is presenting a compelling alternative — a two-part celebration that combines spiritual depth, world-class music, cultural richness, and community worship.
On Christmas Day (Thursday 25 December, 10:00am), KICC hosts a candlelit Christmas Morning Service centred on Jesus Christ — the Darkness Breaker (Matthew 4:16). The service features the London Soloist Orchestra, the KICC Choir, and a specially produced Christmas Production, offering a reverent, uplifting start to Christmas Day for all generations.
The celebrations conclude on Sunday 28 December (11:00am) with a Thanksgiving Super Sunday, blending the timeless beauty of English hymns—performed with the London Soloist Orchestra—and the vibrant joy of African hymns led by Minister EmmaOhMaGod (OMG), as the church gives thanks for 2025.
While the Holland Park event captured headlines for its uniqueness, KICC’s services offer substance over spectacle:
- Purposeful worship rooted in scripture
- Live orchestral excellence and choral power
- Cultural unity across generations
- Accessibility, with free transport from London, Essex, and Kent
For those looking to celebrate Christmas and close the year with meaning, music, and true community, KICC’s festive services stand out as the richer, more transformative choice.
Event Details:
📍 KICC Prayer City, Buckmore Park, Kent, ME5 9QG
Christmas Day Candlelit Service:
🗓️ Thursday 25 December 2025 | ⏰ 10:00am GMT
Thanksgiving Super Sunday: English & African Hymns:
🗓️ Sunday 28 December 2025 | ⏰ 11:00am GMT
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KICC: Not Just a Church
KICC is an independent, interdenominational and international church and registered charity (No.1102114). There are up to 8,000 people in attendance over three services every Sunday at the main church in Kent, with a growing network of churches across London, the Home Counties and the West Midlands. KICC actively supports the community via a range of counselling services, skills training and its monthly Food Bank initiative. KICC also works in partnership with statutory and voluntary organisations to improve social conditions for a wide range of disadvantaged people.
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