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Who are we?

King' Church International is a non-denominational Christian church.

Mission

To follow the Greatest Commandment

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbour as yourself.'
Matthew 22:37-39

To fulfil the Great Commission

'Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.'
Matthew 28:19

Vision

Our vision is to see God's Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven and to be a light to the nations. Matthew 6:10 and Isaiah 60:1-3

Values

Love. Hope. Faith. Family. Covenant. Grace. Faithfulness. Joy. Generosity. Work. Rest. Obedience. Friendship. Loyalty. Honour. Vision. Excellence. Character. Perseverance. Overcoming. Creativity. Team. Serving. Leadership. Integrity. Humility. Peace. Holiness. Life.

History

The church was founded in 1943 by WTH 'Billy' Richards, a former coal miner from South Wales. He felt God tell him to start a church in Slough, a town he had never visited and knew nothing about. The first church service was held in a run-down Scout hut with five people (originally known as The Gospel Tabernacle).

Leadership

The church is led by Senior Pastor Wes Richards, a former journalist, who joined the staff in 1975 and became the Senior Pastor in 1978. He has continued to build upon the solid foundation laid by the founder, his father. Today he is supported by a strong leadership team of twelve men and twelve women.

People

The church is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural comprising people of all ages and many different backgrounds and professions. All continents of the world are represented in the church membership. More than 25 countries are represented including: South Africa, Spain, France, Belgium, Poland, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nigeria, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Morocco, West Indies, Jamaica, India and Pakistan. Testimonials

Staff

The church has 10 full-time staff and 9 part-time staff plus numerous volunteers who give many hours of their time each week.

Activities

The church is highly active in the local community, holding weekly Sunday morning services in Windsor and Reading. Numerous small groups meet throughout the week. The church also runs a weekly Saturday morning Kidz Klub for 300 children and visits over 1000 children each week. Other activities include leadership and family training events, marriage preparation courses, meetings and outings for senior citizens, youth groups, summer camps for children and young people, parent and toddler groups, social events, media and music, conferences and many forms of pastoral support including marriages and funerals.
www.kidzklub.org

International support

In Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries, we support the education of 600 children and provide assistance for various development projects. In recent years, we have helped to rebuild houses in Sri Lanka following the tsunami, and were able to provide assistance for Pakistan following the South Asia earthquake and to Peru following the earthquake near Lima.

Churches

King's Church International has close relationships with churches around the world. In particular, we provide spiritual oversight and leadership to a local church in Robertson, South Africa and to two churches in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Governance

Our governance structure comprises the senior leadership, a Board of Trustees, an Executive Management Team and a Board of Management.

The Board of Trustees is the body responsible for the running of the charity. The current Trustees are: Terry Beasley, Simon Goodison, Chris Humphrey, Jim Treherne and Jan Williams. The Executive Management Team is responsible for running the church on a day-to-day basis and comprises Terry Beasley, James Richards, Paul Bristow and Wesley Richards. The Board of Management, comprising of the Trustees, the Executive Management Team and two non-executives (Guy McDonnell and JP Rangaswami), meets to review all activities of the church and monitor its financial position.

The church is advised by Wilsons Solicitors LLP, one of the leading private client law firms in the country.

Finance

The church is supported by the regular giving and generosity of its members who subscribe to the Biblical teaching of tithes and offerings.

The church has a full time accountant and accountancy team and is audited by Saffery Champness, an independent top 20 firm of Chartered Accountants.

Affiliations

King's Church International is a member of the Evangelical Alliance, which represents 1.2 million Christians in 40 denominations across 7,000 churches and 750 organisations in the UK. The church has links of fellowship with the global G12 movement. We also work closely with Alpha International, founded by Holy Trinity Brompton, an Anglican church, in promoting the Alpha course.