RCCG New Wine Assembly — Est. 2007, East Ham London
Faith-Rooted.Community-Focused.Open to All.
A Christian charity serving the whole community with compassion, dignity and practical support. Our doors — and our projects — are open to people of all faiths, no faith and all backgrounds.
Years Serving the Community
Committed to Food Support and Essentials
Committed to Health and Wellbeing
Repeat Funders
Community Projects Delivered Since 2020
Dedicated Volunteers
Who We Are
More Than a Church. A Community Anchor.
RCCG New Wine Assembly is a Christian charity rooted in East Ham and serving the wider Newham community since 2007. We believe faith must be expressed through practical love — through feeding the hungry, supporting families, empowering young people, promoting health and building trust. Our community projects are open to everyone, regardless of faith, background, ethnicity or circumstance.
Impact Areas
Where We Make a Difference
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What we do
Health & Wellbeing
We run cancer screening awareness workshops, NHS-backed quit smoking support, mental health conversations and COVID recovery sessions — helping residents take charge of their long-term health.
What we do
Food & Welfare
Our Love Your Neighbour Food Pantry distributes weekly food parcels, cooks hot meals and provides emergency welfare support for vulnerable households across Newham.
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Young People & Families
We host youth clubs, mentoring, sports sessions and family workshops that build confidence, resilience and stronger relationships at home and in the community.
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Sport & Active Living
Backed by Sport England, we deliver group fitness, walking groups and team sport sessions — getting inactive adults moving, especially from Black and African communities.
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Community Safety & Trust
We host dialogue events with officers, run youth careers sessions on public service pathways and build trust forums for under-represented residents in East London.
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Cost-of-Living Support
We offer budgeting guidance, signposting to grants and benefits, food aid and practical help for families squeezed by rising living costs.
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Drama & Arts
Led by our Drama Coordinator, we stage productions and storytelling performances that tackle real community themes — from health to identity — with creativity and heart.
Featured Projects
Our Work in Action
Delivered with trusted public sector partners and funded by national organisations.
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Cancer Screening & Early Detection Outreach
Period: 2024–2025 & 2025–2026
Funder: NHS North East London Cancer Alliance
Community workshops, survivor testimony, drama and digital outreach helping local people understand cancer screening and the importance of early diagnosis.
What we did
Cancer Screening & Early Detection Outreach
Ran multi-week awareness workshops across East Ham, hosted survivor-led testimony evenings, produced a community drama performance on early detection, and shared bite-sized screening guidance through digital channels — reaching hundreds of local residents.
Love Your Neighbour Food Pantry & COVID-19 Food Support
Period: 2020–2021
Funder: London Community Response Fund / National Lottery Community Fund / City Bridge Trust
Approximately £29,600 committed to food distribution, hot cooked meals and practical welfare support for vulnerable people during the pandemic.
What we did
Love Your Neighbour Food Pantry & COVID-19 Food Support
Distributed weekly food parcels, cooked and delivered hot meals to isolated and shielding residents, and provided practical welfare support to hundreds of vulnerable households across Newham throughout the pandemic.
Active Together Initiative & Active Together Plus
Period: 2024–2025 & 2025–2026 (follow-on)
Funder: Sport England Movement Fund
Community sport and physical activity projects supporting Black and African communities in London to become more active and improve wellbeing.
What we did
Active Together Initiative & Active Together Plus
Delivered weekly group fitness, walking and team sport sessions, trained community activity champions, and ran wellbeing events that got inactive adults — especially from Black and African backgrounds — moving regularly.
Community Outreach Fund — Metropolitan Police
Period: April 2022 – January 2023
Funder: Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime / Metropolitan Police Service
Building trust, encouraging dialogue and raising awareness of public service career pathways within under-represented communities in East London.
What we did
Community Outreach Fund — Metropolitan Police
Hosted community dialogue events with serving officers, ran youth-focused careers sessions on policing and public service pathways, and built trust-building forums for under-represented residents in East London.
Timeline · 2007 → 2026
Our Community Impact Journey
Nearly two decades of consistent delivery across health, food, youth, safety and sport — funded by national and local partners who trust our work.
19+
Years serving
11+
Milestone projects
4×
Repeat funders
- Foundation
2007
Founded in East Ham
RCCG New Wine Assembly is established in Newham — faith-rooted and community-focused from day one.
- Food & Welfare
2020–2021
COVID-19 Food & Welfare Response
Hot cooked meals, New Wine Training & Supports and the Love Your Neighbour Food Pantry serve thousands of households through the pandemic.
National Lottery Community FundCity Bridge Trust - Youth
2022
Living Well with COVID-19
A young people's health and wellbeing programme tackling the post-pandemic impact on local youth.
London Borough of Newham Public Health - Safety
2022–2023
Community Outreach Fund
Delivered in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service to strengthen community trust and safety in Newham.
Mayor's Office for Policing and CrimeMetropolitan Police Service - Food & Welfare
2023–2024
Rising Costs; Rising Hope
Cost-of-living support for low-income families — practical help paired with dignity and connection.
National Lottery Community Fund - Health
2024–2025
Health, Wellbeing & Active Together
Cancer screening outreach, smoking cessation and the Active Together Initiative — three concurrent programmes across health and sport.
NHS North East London Cancer AllianceNewham Public HealthSport England - Sport
2025–2026
Repeat-Funded & Expanding
Follow-on cancer awareness, Active Together Plus and continued smoking cessation — repeat funding reflecting trust in delivery.
NHS North East London Cancer AllianceSport EnglandNewham Public Health
The journey continues
New projects launching across health, youth and community wellbeing. Partner with us to shape what comes next.
Testimonials
Recognition & Feedback
They make a very positive contribution in the community I represent in Parliament. I regarded the church's contribution as a very important one at a very difficult time.
The Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP
Member of Parliament for East Ham
Pastor James was quick to act to help the community. He is a caring individual who is always willing to help his community.
Councillor Lakmini Shah
Councillor for East Ham South, London Borough of Newham
You have been instrumental in helping to build bridges with our communities. Your drive and enthusiasm in striving to maintain its aims, goals and milestones has been relentless and most admirable.
Chief Superintendent Jeff Boothe
Professionalism HQ Outreach Lead, Metropolitan Police Service
It has been amazing to see the great work that has been carried out within your hard-to-reach communities and how raising awareness of signs and symptoms of cancers has had a positive impact.
Dimple Makwana
Project Manager, North East London Cancer Alliance, NHS North East London
The sessions were eye-opening, informative and life-changing.
Community Participant
Cancer Awareness Project
Funders & Partners
Trusted by Respected Organisations
RCCG New Wine Assembly has received repeat funding from four trusted funders — London Borough of Newham (Quit Smoking), NHS North East London Cancer Alliance, Sport England and the National Lottery Community Fund — a reflection of consistent delivery, trust and impact.
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