Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
Brazilian Christian denomination
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| February 29 2024 | UCKG submitted an annual report to the Charity Commission showing an income of approximately £15 million for the year ending 29 February 2024, with survivors questioning the use of these funds. |
| 2023 | The Charity Commission opened a regulatory compliance case into the UCKG over potential safeguarding concerns following survivor allegations. |
| 2023 | BBC reported that 'strong prayers' were still being used on a 16-year-old boy in the UK, raising questions about the UCKG's safeguarding measures implemented after Climbié's death. |
| 2023 | BBC broadcast a Panorama documentary titled 'The Billionaire Bishop and the Global Megachurch', highlighting controversial practices including claims about mental health and conversion practices. |
| 2022 | Surviving Universal UK was created by ex-member Rachael Reign to encourage former members to speak out about their experiences with the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG). |
| 2022 | Hundreds of former members of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) in the United Kingdom publicly spoke out about abuse through the Surviving Universal UK movement, revealing experiences of sexual, physical, and financial abuse and coercion. |
| 2022 | UCKG responded to allegations by denying the claims and criticizing survivors who shared their stories in media reports. |
| 2022 | Ex-UCKG members in the U.K. filed complaints, leading to a Guardian investigation interviewing over 30 former members and a Charity Commission investigation. |
| January 2021 | Álvaro Lima ended his leadership of the UCKG UK headquarters. |
| June 2020 | The Angolan government ordered the dissolution of the church's board of directors and removed Bishop Honorilton Gonçalves from leadership due to systematic violations of members' rights, including allegations of racial discrimination and improper pastoral practices. |
| 2019 | Bishop Macedo publicly stated in a sermon that daughters should not pursue higher education, arguing that educated women cannot have happy marriages and would undermine male leadership in the family. |
| May 2019 | The Public Prosecutor's Office terminated the investigative procedures, finding no grounds for prosecution and confirming the legal operation of UCKG foster care homes and adoption proceedings. |
| 2018 | Nada a Perder (Nothing to Lose), a film depicting the story of Edir Macedo, is released and promoted by Record channel, with controversial reports of ticket sales and cinema attendance. |
| 2018 | The UCKG's American branch opened a church inside a jail in Houston, Texas. |
| 2018 | UCKG supported Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian general election, which he won. |
| 2017 | The church was alleged to be illegally adopting children in Portugal and taking them abroad. |
| December 2017 | The Portuguese Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) was accused of running an illegal child adoption network, with allegations of children being taken from biological mothers and illegally transported to foreign countries for adoption. |
| 2016 | The Ten Commandments film is released by UCKG-controlled Rede Record in association with Paris Filmes, written by Vivian de Oliveira and directed by Alexandre Avancini. |
| 2016 | Crivella was finally elected as mayor of Rio de Janeiro. |
| January 2016 | Álvaro Lima became the leader of the UCKG UK headquarters. |
| 2015 | Rede Record presents the original television series of The Ten Commandments, which later became the basis for the film adaptation. |
| 2014 | Crivella made another unsuccessful bid for governor of Rio de Janeiro state. |
| 2013 | UCKG expanded to New York City, with over 300 congregations across 33 U.S. states. |
| February 2013 | The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God was suspended for 60 days in Angola following the December 2012 incident at the Citadela Desportiva. |
| December 2012 | An incident at the Citadela Desportiva resulted in the death of several people, leading to subsequent actions against the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Angola. |
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