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Church successfully overturns council order banning public outreach

Church successfully overturns council order banning public outreach
Babatunde Balogun | Christian Legal Centre
ET staff writer
ET staff writer
22 August, 2025 1 min read

A Pentecostal church in West London has succeeded in overturning a local council’s order which effectively criminalised public evangelism within a designated area.

The London Borough of Hillingdon issued a controversial Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which criminalised Christian outreach ministry.

The order banned religious groups from preaching with amplification, distributing leaflets, and displaying Bible verses in Uxbridge town centre.

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