Revival - are we missing it?

Alan Sharp  |  Features
Date posted:  1 May 1999
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When Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) paid £2.6 million cash for a converted warehouse in September 1998, it became the church seating the most people in Britain. Can this six-year-old church in Hackney, East London, now be growing beyond its 4,000-seater capacity?

AS: Recently the Stephen Lawrence report was published. What practical things can white Christians in Britain do to welcome black people?

MA: The church needs to admit to itself that it has not spoken out against this injustice. There is prejudice within the church. '11.00 on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of the week' (Adam Clayton Powell Jnr.).

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