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Who we are

Restoring Lives Worship Center is a community-based church, centred on the joy and love of God. We welcome you with open arms, because Jesus himself not only loves you, He wants to have a relationship with you.

Our foundation

"Those from among you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, the Restorer of Streets to Dwell In." (Isaiah 58:12)

We are called to be restorers: of broken lives and broken homes. No one is beyond the reach of God.

Our vision

To impact, build and refine leaders: teaching them, and pouring into them, until they go on to lead. In the words of our handbook, our vision is to equip the saints for the work of the ministry, until we all come to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God (Ephesians 4:11-13).

• Building the Kingdom of God by reaching the lost through preaching, teaching, a new beginners' class and discipleship
• Going into all the world to make disciples of all nations, without discrimination (Matthew 28:19-20)
• A feeding programme, a home for abused women, and a ministry to young people, to save the future generations
• A Couples' Ministry, a Singles' Ministry, a Youth Ministry to empower tomorrow's leaders, and a Children's Ministry
• A large sanctuary that can hold thousands, with buses and vans for those without their own transport
• Planting churches wherever God gives us the opportunity, so that those He calls may exercise their gifts for His glory

"And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ." (Ephesians 4:11–12)

Read what we believe on the What we believe page.

Our mission

Restorer of broken lives, broken homes, raising up leaders.

"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28:19)

Go into all the world

"And He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.'" (Mark 16:15)

Bishop Omar Elliott has preached the gospel in America, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean, and the church gives to missions at home and abroad.

What we do

• Worship every Sunday at 11am
• Prayer on Mondays and Tuesdays, 8pm to 9pm
• Prayer and Bible study on Wednesdays, 7pm to 9pm
• Sunday School for ages 4 to 12, every Sunday from 11:30am to 1pm, and Youth Sunday School for ages 12 to 18, every other Sunday
• The Academy: teaching for every member, and deeper study for leaders, with certificates. Members who complete their certificate can go on to lead a cell group
• Counselling and encouragement for anyone going through a hard time
• Bridging the Gap, our feeding programme: food for people who are homeless, and care for the elderly

Where we worship

We are currently worshipping at Stonebridge Primary School, Shakespeare Avenue, Brent, London NW10 8NG. You are more than welcome to join us.

One family of churches

Bishop Omar Elliott and his wife, Overseer Elizabeth Elliott, oversee four churches: Restoring Lives Worship Center UK here in London; Restoring Lives Goodmayes in Ilford, led by Pastor Marvin Williams; Restoring Lives Worship Center CT in Bridgeport, Connecticut, led by Pastor Morris Barnes; and Restoring Lives Worship Center VA in Ashburn, Virginia, led by Pastor Yvette Steele.