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KingsGate Community Church

KingsGate Community Church is a Christian megachurch, originating in Peterborough, England. The church was established in 1988, originally called Peterborough Community Church, by Dave and Karen Smith.[1]

Kingsgate Community Church
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Kingsgate Community Church
CountryEngland
DenominationIndependent
Websitekingsgate.church
History
Founded1988

History

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Its first service in 1988, held in a house, was attended by nine people.[2]

In 2006, the congregation moved into its new, £7m, 84,000sq ft building, which in addition to meeting rooms, offices, kitchen facilities and children's rooms, contains an auditorium which will eventually seat 1,800 people.[3]

KingsGate Community Church has four centres. In September 2010, KingsGate launched a new centre in Cambridge.[4][5][6] In February 2014, KingsGate launched a new centre in Leicester.[7] In October 2018, KingsGate launched their fourth centre in London which closed in Covid. They now also have an online campus.[8]

In 2017, the church has 2,200 people.[9]

Music

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KingsGate have produced two live albums, featuring original songs by the church. Their first album, Faithful, was released in 2013, followed by Now More Than Ever, released in 2016, which reached 6th in the Official UK Christian & Gospel Albums Charts.[10][11]

Network

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There are affiliated churches in Cambridge,[12] Leicester,[13] and London.[14]

References

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  1. ↑ "Kings Gate Church - Our Story". KingsGate.Church. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ↑ About Us www.kingsgateuk.com, accessed 30 April 2016
  3. ↑ Peterborough superchurch to open Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk, 21 September 2006
  4. ↑ KingsGate Community Church Revolution Archived 26 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine kingsgateuk.com/revolution, accessed 30 April 2016
  5. ↑ There’s going to be a church in Cindies thetab.com, accessed 1 May 2016
  6. ↑ Baptisms to be offered at Ballare nightclub in Cambridge Archived 25 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine cambridge-news.co.uk, accessed 1 May 2016
  7. ↑ "KingsGate Community Church". KingsGate Community Church. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "KingsGate Community Church". KingsGate Community Church. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  9. ↑ Warren Bird, World megachurches Deprecated link archived 2 November 2014 at archive.today, Leadership Network, USA, Retrieved 31 October 2017
  10. ↑ KingsGate Music kingsgateuk.com/music, accessed 30 April 2016
  11. ↑ Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 officialcharts.com/charts/christian-and-gospel-albums-chart, accessed 1 May 2016
  12. ↑ KingsGate Community Church Cambridge Archived 24 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine www.kingsgateuk.com/cambridge, accessed 30 April 2016
  13. ↑ KingsGate Community Church Leicester Archived 20 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine http://www.kingsgateuk.com/leicester, accessed 30 April 2016
  14. ↑ KingsGate Community Church London www.kingsgateuk.com/london, accessed 30 April 2016
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