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New Wine Church Country United Kingdom Denomination Pentecostal Website http://www.newwine.co.uk Clergy Pastor(s) Dr Tayo Adeyemi New Wine Church is a Pentecostal London based church in Greenwich borough. The founder and senior minister is Dr Tayo Adeyemi.[1]
The church originally met in a leased facility. They then purchased and renovated one of four cinemas in Woolwich. The area once had four cinemas. Today, one is a bingo hall, another a nightclub, and another (which once hosted Buddy Holly) is now New Wine Church.[2]
The 3,000-member church occupies the former Coronet cinema complex and overlooks the Woolwich Ferry right in the centre of a busy cosmopolitan township.
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History of the Building
The cinema which can be described as a beautiful state-of-the-art facility was opened as the Odeon Theatre on 25th October 1937 with Ralph Reader in "The Gang Show". It was designed for the Oscar Deutsch chain of Odeon Theatres by architect George Coles who came up with a splendid streamline Art Deco style. The exterior looked stunning at night as it was outlined in neon tubing.[3]
Inside the auditorium there were troughs of concealed lighting and a moulded plaster decoration on the splay walls in the form of a floral freize which had backlighting. Seating was provided for 1,178 in the stalls and 650 in the balcony.
It was modernised internally in May 1964, a process known as the Rank Organisation's 'zing' treatment. It continued as the Odeon until closing on 17th October 1981. Independent film exhibitors Panton Films took over the building from 14th July 1983 and it re-opened as the Coronet Cinema with "Star Wars:Episode VI - Return of the Jedi". It was converted into a twin cinema from 6th July 1990 with seating for 678 in the former balcony and 360 seats in the former rear stalls. The Coronet was closed on 6th June 1999.[4]
It was taken over by the New Wine Church from 2001 and the building is now known as Gateway House which continues in church use today. The New Wine Church has made a number of alterations and renovations to the building[1]. The building is a Grade II Listed Building.
Vision and Mission
The church claims to have the desire is to help individuals discover, develop and deploy the gifts that God has placed within them, so they can be maximally effective in what God has called them to do. According to its promotional material, New Wine believes it has a mandate from God to build men and women up in the Christian faith, equipping them with the Word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, so they can be maximally effective in what God has called them to do. They believe that every person has a destiny to walk in - a destiny already concluded in the mind of God and they are persuaded that the greatest fulfilment in life comes when one discovers their destiny and walks in it.
Global Ministry
The church, with the assistance of its affiliate New Wine Covenant Partners, has taken part in missionary activities in Australia, Holland, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, South Africa, Tanzania and the USA.
The Borough Deans
One of the seven Ecumenical Borough Deans in Greenwich is Pastor Dele Olowofusi, Assistant Pastor at New Wine Church; he represents the Black majority churches. EBDs are representatives of Christian churches to local government in London.[5]
Community Initiatives
New Wine is an Alcoholics Anonymous church, and assists the local organisation KCA Greenwich. [6]
References
- ^ a b "New Wine Church website". http://www.newwine.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "Woolwich". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolwich. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "Cinema Treasures". http://cinematreasures.org/theater/15664/. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ "Cinema Treasures". http://cinematreasures.org/theater/15664/. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ "The Borough Deans". http://www.greenwich-church.net/deans.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "Croydon Guardian: Charity helping addicts recover". http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/1382655.0/. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
External links
Categories:- Churches in Greenwich
- Churches in London
- Pentecostal churches in London
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