Jubilee International Church

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denomination = Pentecostal
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founded_date = 12 April 1992
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constructed_date = May 1935 (building)
dedicated_date = 8 July 2006
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pastor = Rev Dr Femi Olowo
address = 72a Mayeswood Road, Grove Park, London, England
country = United Kingdom
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website = http://www.jubileechurch.org.uk

Jubilee International Church is based in London, England and was established in 1992 with just 7 members in Clapham, London SW4. They then purchased and modernised a former 1935 Baptist church building and moved in 2006 to the present location at Mayeswood Road in the Chinbrook area of Grove Park. [cite web
url = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grove_Park%2C_Lewisham
title = Churches in Grove Park, London SE12
accessdate = 2008-08-04] The church is part of the Assemblies of God in Great Britain, [cite web
url = http://www.aog.org.uk
title = Assemblies of God in Great Britain
accessdate = 2008-08-04] a leading Pentecostal denomination worldwide. Jubilee now has 9 branches in the UK and 7 in nations worldwide (as far as Africa and India). [cite web
url = http://www.jubileechurch.org.uk
title = JIC website
accessdate = 2008-08-23]

Opposition

The church came into the media spotlight in the summer of 2006 following serious controversy with local residents in Grove Park and heated dialogues with the local council, London Borough of Lewisham regarding planning consent. [cite web
url = http://www.thisislewisham.co.uk/display.var.800922.0.0.php
title = Lewisham News Shopper
accessdate = 2008-08-04] Following a favourable decision by the council regarding planning usage, this issue eventually culminated in racist arson attacks against the church [cite web
url = http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/display.var.878569.0.0.php
title = Wandsworth Guardian
accessdate = 2008-08-04] and continuing minor attacks and opposition for almost two years.

Pastor

The pastor of the church is Rev Dr Femi Olowo, who originally came from Nigeria to study law in 1980. Being the son of a renowned former Senior Advocate of Nigeria (the equivalent of the Queen's Counsel in the UK) and Attorney General seemed to suggest that this would be his path. He however changed his career path and became an evangelical preacher. He is married to Anna Olowo, originally from Malaysia, and they have two daughters. The achievements of Rev Dr Femi Olowo were first acknowledged in Who’s Who of Black Achievers [cite web
url = http://www.ethnicmedia.co.uk
title = Who's Who of Black Achievers
accessdate = 2008-08-04] in 1999.

outh London Christian College

The church has a training arm which is called South London Christian College, [cite web
url = http://www.christiancollege.org.uk
title = SLCC Website
accessdate = 2008-08-04] an international college with a vision for training leaders from the Global south. Students of South London Christian College have come from some 45 different nations of the world over the years and have graduated successfully on completion of their studies. [cite web
url = http://www.misterseed.com/church2002/AUGUST2003/CHURCHnewsAUGUST2003.htm
title = Three Kenyans students graduate with the Word
accessdate = 2008-08-04]

References

External links

* [http://www.jubileechurch.org.uk JIC website]
* [http://www.aog.org.uk Assemblies of God in Great Britain]
* [http://www.thisislewisham.co.uk/display.var.800922.0.0.php Anger at Council’s U-turn on church. News Shopper. 20 June 2006]
* [http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/display.var.838545.0.0.php Church prayer answered. News Shopper. 18 July 2006]
* [http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/display.var.878569.0.0.php? Church damaged in racist arson attack. This is Local London. 16 August 2006]
* [http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/display.var.878569.0.0.php Church damaged in racist arson attack. Wandsworth Guardian. 16 August 2006]
* [http://www.ethnicmedia.co.uk John Hughes (ed.), Who’s Who of Black Achievers (Black Who’s Who for the Millennium), London, Ethnic Media Group Ltd - New Nation & Caribbean Times, 1999]
* [http://www.christiancollege.org.uk SLCC Website]
* [http://www.misterseed.com/church2002/AUGUST2003/CHURCHnewsAUGUST2003.htm Three Kenyans graduate in London with the Word]
* [http://www.stanneslutheranchurch.org/swahili_congregation.htm The Swahili congregation. Tumaini Khallage of the Lutheran church (SLCC graduate)]