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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Maeve McClenaghan

‘Exposed to horrendous things’: young people in UK speak out against evangelical church

Rachael Reign outside the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God help centre in Finsbury Park, north London
Rachael Reign outside the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God help centre in Finsbury Park, north London. She was an active member for seven years. Photograph: Teri Pengilley/The Guardian

Rachael Reign, 29, remembers feeling nervous the first time she hit record on Instagram Live. She was about to start speaking publicly about a group that she says had consumed virtually her entire life: the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG).

Walking down the street in south London when she was 13 years old, Reign had been approached by a church member who told her about the Victory youth group (VYG), part of the church that offered activities for young people.

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