UK Mega church plan rejected

Plans for a £70 million pentecostal ‘mega-church’ have been turned down.

The Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC), based in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, had hoped to create the 8,000-seat place of worship.

But Havering Council rejected the application, saying the church would cause too much congestion.

The KICC had to move from its previous premises in Waterden Road, Hackney, to make way for Olympic development.

London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) discussed the plans on Thursday evening.

KICC are reported to have spent £1.8m on architects and consultants to come up with the design.

In a statement, Havering Council said: “Councillors unanimously objected to the proposal of the KICC due to the inadequacy of local transport facilities and… the development would conflict with the strategic employment policy for the area and that the site would be a poor location for a use of the scale and nature proposed.”

Pastor Dipo Oluyomi, CEO of KICC, told the BBC: “We are shocked to hear this news.

“What happened was unfair and not expected of people who are genuinely after the progress of the community. We will however await the formal determination of the application by LTGDC.”

Read Another Article

Free Speech and Radical Islam
Turban-Wearing Motorcyclist Fights Law That Forces Helmets

Related News Articles Topic(s): Kingsway International Christian Centre Subscribe to Religion News Blog updates Subscribe to Religion News Blog [What is this?] Get Religion News Blog's headline by Email [What is this?] Follow Religion News Blog at Twitter Find Related Information Use our custom search engines to find additional research resources on religions and cults: ApologeticsSearch.com: Search for apologetics articles, books, videos, and other research resources across 135 Christian apologetics websites and blogs. CounterCultSearch.com: Search for information about (religious) cults, cult-like organizations, and cults experts -- as well as paranormal-, New Age, and pseudoscientific claims -- across 260+ websites, blogs and forums dedicated to cult research, spiritual abuse, ex-cult counseling & support. Find Related Religion & Spirituality Books at Amazon.com Kingsway International Christian Centre Possibly related... or Most Popular Religion News Articles Kent Hovind: Evangelist arrested on federal charges Beast’s real mark devalued to ’616′ Muslim Woman Gives Sex Advice on Arab TV Michael Jackson Confirms Conversion to Islam Kent Hovind, ‘Dr. Dino,’ guilty on all counts The fall and rise of Carlton Pearson Search False prophet Harold Camping sets another date for rapture: May 21, 2011 Watch the film Theo van Gogh was murdered for Kent Hovind — Dr. Dino — sentenced to 10 years in prison

Search Religion News Blog