New Christian Churches
Over 300 new churches and congregations have sprung up in Newham since the 1975s. Immigration, first from the Caribbean, then from Africa and Asia and now Europe has led to a phenomenal increase in Christian congregations across the Borough. From slow beginnings in the 1970s, accelerating in the 1980s and then rushing on from the 1990s and still flowing into 2019 many ‘black-led’, mainly Pentecostal or ethnic churches have coloured and are re-shaping the Newham faith story.
Here is a roll call of some of them known to be working and worshipping in Newham. They began in homes, hired halls, booked into community centres, rented older church buildings, bought shops and pubs, adapted factories and built their own premises. Some are 20 strong, many claim to be 50-100 strong, a group are 200-500 and there are a few mega-churches soaring over 2000. Many are independent churches, some are in networks, others are linked with the established denominations. Among them there are Afro-Caribbean churches, French-speaking congregations, Tamils, Nigerians, Ghanians, Congolese, Malawi, Filipino, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Chinese, Mauritians and Lithuanians
Their names tell the story. The places change as congregations grow or move on. People often travel in, leaders change, web-sites alter, congregations disappear. The list is incomplete and still growing. Here is the known list of new churches that are-or have been- in Newham at the end of 2012 together with the places or locality where the congregations gather for worship.
The 2019 Book 'The Desecularisation of The City - London Churches, 1980 to the Present' has a chapter 'New Churches in Newham' telling the story. Click here to download the whole chapter.
ABC OF NEW CHURCHES IN NEWHAM - 1975- 2015
CHURCH NAME |
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ADIG CHURCH Hartley Centre E16 |
AFERM APOSTOLIC FAITH Trinity Community Centre E6 |
AGAPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Brickfields E15 |
AIRS [CONGOLESE COMMUNITY] Trinity Centre E6 |
ALADURA INTERNATIONAL CHURCH Plaistow E13 |
ALL CHRISTIAN PRACTICAL PRAYING MINISTRIES Anchor House E16 |
ALL NATIONS Ithaca House, Romford Road E15 |
ALL NATIONS Grantham Road E12 |
ALL SAINTS FULL GOSPEL CHURCH E6 |
AMAZING GRACE INTERNATIONAL WORSHIP CENTRE E16 |
AMBASSADOR GLOBAL NETWORK Pilgrim Way E6 |
APOSTOLIC CHURCH Durning Hall E7 |
APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF CHRIST Central Park School E6 |
APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF GHANA Durning Hall E7 |
APOSTOLIC [Revival ministries of Great Britain] ARC 66 Sebert Road E7 |
ASSEMBLIES OF THE FIRST BORN Forest Gate E7 and Stratford E15 |
ASSEMBLIES OF THE LIVING GOD Stratford E15 |
ASSOCIATION OF THE CHURCH OF GOD MINISTRIES E12 |
BECKTON CHINESE GOSPEL CHURCH St Marks Centre E6 |
BECKTON [KENSINGTON TEMPLE] E6 |
BENEFICIAL CHRIST CHURCH E6 |
BETHANY CALVARY CHURCH |
BETHANY PENTECOSTAL MISSION E7 |
BETHEL CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES Harold Road Centre E13 |
BETHEL COMMUNITY |
BETHEL UNITED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Forest Gate E7 |
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Plaistow Christian Church E13 |
BIBLEWAY APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF EAST HAM E6 |
BIBLE WAY CHURCH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WORLDWIDE [UK] |
BLESSED HOPE OF CHRIST EVANGELISTIC MINSTRY 14 Nine Acres Close E16 |
BODY OF GOD Trinity Centre E6 |
BRETHREN IN CHRIST Durning Hall E7 |
BROTHERHOOD OF CROSS AND STAR Forest Gate E7 |
CALVARY CHARISMATIC CHURCH 269 Barking Road E13 and at New City School E13 and Woodgrange Baptist Church E7 |
CALVARY CHURCH Froud Centre E12 |
CALVARY CHURCH OF GOD [E7] Forest Gate Methodist Church E7 |
CAPITAL WORSHIP CENTRE E6 |
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST [SAVIOURS PARISH] Manor Park E12 - [7TH YEAR PARISH] |
CELLULE DE PRIERE Keir Hardie Methodist E16 |
CENTRAL HARVEST The Well Community Centre E6 |
CHAPEL OF PRAISE Old Town Hall E15 |
CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP Durning Hall E7 |
CHERABIM AND SERAPHIM Forest Gate E7 |
CHRIST CITADEL INTERNATIONAL CHURCH All Saints E15 |
CHRIST IS ALIVE MINISTRIES Kingdom Life Chapel 16-18 Snowshill Road E12 |
CHRIST DISCIPLES FAITH MINISTRIES 6/7 Park Lane E15 |
CHRIST EMBASSY CHURCH Durning Hall E7 |
CHRIST EMBASSY CHURCH DOCKLANDS Woolwich Ferry Industrial Site E16 |
CHRIST FAMILY [THE] Custom House Baptist Church E16 |
CHRIST GENERATIONS Froud Centre E12 |
CHRIST KING PENTECOSTAL CHURCH All Saints E7 |
CHRIST LIFE MISSION CHURCH Swift Centre E13 |
CHRIST MINISTRIES OF NATIONS [City Gate] E7 |
CHRIST ROI CHURCH All Saints E15 |
CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY OF GOD St Philips E13 |
CHRISTIAN FAMILY FELLOWSHIP E13 |
CHRISTIAN WORLD INTERNATIONAL St Pauls E15 |
CHURCH OF GOD E12 |
CHURCH OF GOD CHRISTIAN ISRAELITES E7 |
CHURCH OF GOD FELLOWSHIP Arragon Road E6 |
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST St Bartholomews E6 |
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST [E6] CONGREGATIONAL INDEPENDENT E6 |
CHURCH OF GOD PROPHECY FAITH & HOPE MINISTRIES St.Marys E13 |
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST APOSTOLIC Manor Park E12 |
CHURCH OF LORD JESUS CHRIST Harold Road Centre E13 |
CITY CHAPEL St Marks Church and Community Centre, Beckton E6 |
CLAYS LANE CHRISTIAN CENTRE First Approach Road, Temple Mill Lane E15 |
COGIC BETHANY 2a Chesterton Terrace E13 |
COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD Durning Hall E7 |
COMMUNITY RESCUE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH Durning Hall E7 |
COPTIC CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST GEORGE St Bartholomews E6 |
DAVIDIC CHURCH Hartley Centre E6 |
DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE BIBLE CHURCH 5-15 Beaumont Road E13 |
DOMINION CHRISTIAN CENTRE Thames Rd Barking [leader at 6 Roman Rd E6] |
DOXA DEO Picture House, Theatre Square E15 |
EAGLE MOUNT MI NISTRY/CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Durning Hall E7 |
EAST HAM CHURCH OF GOD Trinity Centre E6 |
EAST HAM [NIGERIAN BLESSED HOPE] ADVENTIST Central Park School E6 |
EAST LONDON APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL CHURCH |
EL SHADDAH CHURCH OF GOD Durning Hall E7 |
EMBASSY OF FAITH [RCCG] Hartley Primary School E6 |
EMMANUEL CHURCH Canning Town E16 |
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH [Ichthus] Beckton E6 |
EMMANUEL PENTECOSTAL FAITH CHURCH OF GOD Durning Hall E7 |
EMMANUEL FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH E6 Pilgrim Way Church E6 |
END TIME MINISTRIES Manor Park Community Centre E12 |
ETHIOPIAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF CHRIST Memorial Baptist E13 |
FAITH AND HOPE MINISTRIES New City Christian Centre E13 |
FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH Central Park School E6 |
FILIPINO INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN SATELLITE Trinity Centre E6 |
FIRST UNITED CHURCH All Saints E7 |
FOREST GATE BRETHREN IN CHRIST CHURCH Durning Hall E7 |
FOREVER WORD OF GOD MINISTRIES E6 |
FOUNTAIN OF BLESSINGS AND MIRACLES CHURCH E15 |
FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH NEWHAM 525-529 Barking Road E13 |
FULL GOSPEL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH St Johns E15 |
FULL GOSPEL TABERNACLE 136 St.Georges Road E7 |
FWOG OUTREACH CENTRE Railway Arches E16 |
GATEWAY CHAPEL LONDON UEL West Building Docklands Auditorium E6 |
GODS CHURCH OF PEACE Victoria Docks E16 |
GODS LOVE COVENANT MINISTRY E12 |
GLOBAL RESTORATION CHURCH Durning Hall E7 |
GLORY HOUSE ‘The Miracle Centre’ 2 Tabernacle Avenue E13 |
GODS LOVE IS ETERNAL/GLORY LIFE Stratford E15 |
GOD’S TIME MINISTRIES Newham African-Caribbean Resource Centre E13 |
GOSPEL EVANGELICAL INTERNATIONAL CHURCH E16 |
GOSPEL IN ACTION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES Durning Hall E7 |
GOSPEL OF PEACE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL E13 |
GOSPEL RESTORATION CHURCH |
GOVERNORS ROCK Pilgrim Way E6 |
GREAT COMMISSION [THE] Bryant Street Methodist E15 |
GREAT COMMISSION EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES [CONT] St Bartholomews E6 |
HARMONY CHRISTIAN CENTRE 90-96 High Street North E6 |
HARVEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH INTERNATIONAL Memorial Church Plaistow E13 |
HARVEST ROCK Bignold Road E7 |
HEALING CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Keir Hardie Methodist E16 |
HEALING CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 62 Field Road E7 |
HOLY GHOST CHRISTIAN CENTRE off Silvertown Way E16 |
HOLY GHOST FLAME MINISTRIES |
HOPE ASSEMBLY MINISTRIES Custom House Baptist Church E16 |
HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP E6 |
HOUSE OF FAITH CHURCH Elim Way E16 |
HOUSE OF GRACE Durning Hall E7 |
HOUSE OF ISHMAEL E13 |
HUMBLE HEART ASSEMBLY E7 |
IGLESIA CHRISTIANA DE NEWHAM River Church E16 |
IGLESIO NI CHRISTO Church of Christ Hall E15 |
IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE Ellen Wilkinson School, Tollgate Road E6 |
IMMANUVEEL KRISTAVA AIKIYAM Manor Park Christian Centre E12 |
INTERNATIONAL ACTION FOR SPIRITUAL AWAKENING Trinity E6 |
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MISSION Arragon Road E6 |
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES Trinity Centre E6 |
INTERNATIONAL FAMILY LIBERTY CHAPEL Durning Hall E7 |
INTERNATIONAL SWAHILI PENTECOSTAL CHURCH St Philips E13 |
INTERDENOMINATIONAL WORLD REVIVAL MINISTRY Manor Park Community Centre, High Street North E6 |
ISRAELITE NATION Afro-Caribbean Centre, Barking Road E13 |
JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH INTERNATIONAL E15 |
JESUS MIRACLE MINISTRIES Swift Centre E13 |
JOYFUL CELEBRATION E13 |
JOY IN THE MORNING CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Swift Centre E13 |
KIMBANGUISTE Swift Centre E13 |
KINGDOM LIFE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL E12 |
KINGDOM LOVE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Durning Hall E7 |
KINGSWAY INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE. once 57 Waterden Road E15 |
LIFE CHAPEL MINISTRIES Stratford Town Hall E13 |
LIFE TABERNACLE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Durning Hall E7 |
LIGHT MINISTRIES/LIGHT CHRISTIAN CENTRE Newmartin Centre E13 |
LIGHT OF THE WORLD Afro-Caribbean Centre Barking Road E13 |
LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL Hartley Centre E6 |
LITHUANIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCH Beckton Community Centre E6 |
LIVING GOD BEFRIENDING SCHEME E15 |
LIVING GOD INTERNATIONAL BIBLE MINISTRY Stratford Workshops E15 |
LIVING PRAISE TABERNACLE St Bartholomews E6 |
LIVING TOWER MINISTRIES E15 |
MARTHOMA CHURCH SOUTH INDIAN CONGREGATION Froud Centre E12 |
MERCIFUL CHRIST CHURCH St.Martins E13 |
METROLPOLITAN COMMUN ITY CHURCH St Bartholomews E6 |
MIRACLE MINISTRY MISSION E13 |
MIRACLE WORLD INTERNATIONAL Pilgrim Way E6 |
MIRACLES SIGNS AND WONDERS MINISTRIES E6 |
MISSION PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Hartley Centre E6 |
MORNING STAR CHURCH St.Matthews E7 |
NEW BEGINNING CATHEDRAL Durning Hall E7 |
NEW COVENANT CHURCH Hartley Centre E6 |
NEW LIFE BIBLE WAY CHURCH St.Albans Christian Centre E6 |
NEW LIFE TABERNACLE St.Marks E6 |
NEW TESTAMENT ASSEMBLY Stratford E15 and Forest Gate E7 |
NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIAN MISSION Stratford E15 |
NRG YOUTH CHURCH All Nations E12 |
OMEGA CHRISTIAN CHURCH Trinity E6 |
OUTREACH FOR CHRIST |
PCEA UK Brickfields E15 |
PENIEL West Ham Town Hall E15 |
PENTECOSTAL CONGREGATION All Saints E7 |
PENTECOSTAL LIFE MINISTRIES Durning Hall E7 |
PENTECOSTAL REVIVAL FELLOWSHIP E12 |
PENTECOSTAL UNITED HOLY CHURCH |
PLAISTOW ALPHA AND OMEGA EVANGELICAL CHURCH Harold Road E13 |
POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Shalom Centre E12 |
POWERHOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Durning Hall E7 |
PRAISE CENTRE E6 |
PROMISED LAND ACADEMY St.Cedds E13 |
PROTESTANT BAPTIST CHURCH Durning Hall E7 |
RABIN LIGHT OF THE WORLD Manor Park E12 |
RAPTURE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE Forest Gate E7 |
REDEEMED CHRSTIAN CHURCH OF GOD [THE SANCTUARY] Tom Allen Centre E15 then to 269-279 Barking Road E13 |
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD [ROYAL CONNECTIONS |
NETWORK]Connection Point, I Sewell Street E13 |
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD [TRINITY CHAPEL] Leadership Centre, Walton Road E15 |
RCCD [LIVING FAITH CONNECTIONS] East Ham Town Hall E6 |
REDEEMED CHURCH OF GOD Emmanuel Church E7 |
REDEMPTION HOUR MINISTRIES E7 |
ROMANIAN BAPTIST Stratford Central Baptist E15 |
SAVE EVANGELICAL CHURCH Durning Hall E7 |
SHINING GLORY YOUTH NETWORK E13 |
ST JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Bonny Downs Baptist Church E6 |
ST LAZARUS AND ST ANDREW GREEK ORTHODOX Rutland Road E7 |
SUREWOOD CHRISTIAN CENTRE E12 |
TAK YAT E13 |
THE CHOSEN GENERATION E13 |
THE GREAT HOUSE Winsor Park Community Centre |
TOWER OF PRAYER CHRISTIAN CHURCH E13 |
TRANSITION MINISTRIES Durning Hall E7 |
TRUE LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Durning Hall E7 |
TRUTH WAY CHAPEL Durning Hall E7 2009 |
UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF CHRIST E15 |
UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD St Andrews Road E13 |
UPPER ROOM FOURSQUARE GOSPEL E13 |
VALLEY OF BLESSING LTD E16 |
VICTORY BIBLE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL Hartley Centre E6 |
VISION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY E12 |
VISION GOSPEL MINISTRIES E15 |
VISIONEERS JESUS TO JESUS E13 |
VOICE OF RESTORATION MINISTRIES E15 |
WOODGATE COMMUNITY E7 |
WORD OF FAITH MINISTRY E16 |
WORD OF GOD MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL 738 Barking Road E13 |
WORD OF LIFE OUTREACH MINISTRIES Mansfield Centre E13 |
WORLD MISSIONS EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY Stratford Methodist E15 |
WORLD VISION FOR CHRIST Emmanuel Hall, 16-24 Francis Street E15 |
YOUTH INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD E16 |
ZIMBABWEAN FELLOWSHIP Forest Gate Methodist E7 |
ZION EAST LONDON CONGREGATION Durning Hall E7 |
ZOE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP E7 |