This is the Guardian.

Today, a Guardian investigation into what young people say has been going on behind the doors

of a controversial evangelical church.

Before we begin, this episode does contain discussions around mental health and a mention

of suicide or thoughts.

Maeve McLennican is an investigation correspondent for the Guardian.

Once upon a time, she lived in Finnsbury Park in North London.

And every now and again, she would pass a building opposite her gym.

It was an old theatre, this imposing art deco structure,

always buzzing with people, coming and going, and it intrigued her.

Now, this is a huge venue. I suppose it's a place where Jimmy Hendrix first burnt his guitar,

and now it was a church, so I thought that was quite interesting.

And one day I noticed that this theatre was covered with the signs, this

Durvin Heart logo, which was the UCKG.

The UCKG, the universal church of the Kingdom of God,

an evangelical church with its origins in Brazil and branches around the world.

And this huge old theatre building in Finnsbury Park was now its UK headquarters.

Internationally, the church has really made headlines, but there hasn't been a huge

amount written about their presence here in the UK.

For a while, Maeve didn't think too much more about it.

Until.

One day, in December 2021, I got this email out of the blue.

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