The Journey So Far..... The origins of the Christian community that meets at the Kalos Centre on Endlesham Road in Balham, goes back to the end of the 19th century when a group of believers calling themselves The Brethren felt inspired to break out of the mainstream Protestant Church and start a new expression of Church. Inspired to be a people of the Word with a strong missionary zeal, the Brethren Movement attracted many new converts and planted many congregations in this nation and in nations around the world

The Balham assembly of Brethren believers soon out grew the original meeting place in Balham Grove (today being used as Balham Grove Nursery), and moved to a newly built hall on Endlesham Road in 1934 which is now called The Kalos Centre. Endlesham Hall survived the bombs of the Second World War, and in the 1950’s added a back hall to the original building. In the 1970’s a significant youth ministry was established at Endlesham Hall, which continued into the early 80’s. Many missionary workers were sent out to the mission field during this time.However, by the mid 80’s, with the growth of the House Church Movement attracting many of the younger generation, the number of believers meeting at Endlesham Hall began to dwindle and by the start of the 90’s the congregation was reduced to just a handful of people.

In 1992, the congregation became a part of the Ichthus Christian Fellowship, and by the mid 90’s the congregation began to grow again. Through many prophetic words given to the leaders at that time, God began to revive the spiritual streams that had gone underground for a number of years. The vision God gave to the leaders of the church was beyond anything anyone could have imagined possible at that time, and over the following years God began to draw new people to be a part of the new work in Balham. He also began to connect the church community with anointed men and women from within this nation and from other nations who have all contributed to developing the life and ministry of the congregation.

In 2001 God spoke clearly to the leaders about coming out of the Ichthus Movement, and in May 2003 Balham Community Church was born. Much has happened since that time which has been challenging but also hugely encouraging. This small but radical group of disciples is ready to impact the world with the power and love of Jesus, knowing that we are, as with the apostle Paul, called to complete the race God has empowered us for. We are aware that this race is more of a marathon and not a sprint and also aware of the need to run with other Christians who are pursuing the same goal. We are a diverse group of people from a wide social, ethnic and generational background, but driven by a common passion and hunger for a greater revelation of God’s glory on the earth until Jesus comes again!