8 9 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands <0x0A> </s> ▁Living ▁Word ▁Christian ▁Fellow ship ▁is ▁a ▁church ▁in ▁Lee ▁Green , ▁South ▁East ▁London , ▁England . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Cur d ell ▁Mc Le od ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁church ▁and ▁then ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁black - major ity ▁churches , ▁an ▁increasing ▁phenomen on ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁ ▁Past ors ▁The ▁past ors ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁are ▁Cur d ell ▁and ▁Her by ▁Mc Le od . ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁J ama ica , ▁both ▁came ▁to ▁Britain ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁they ▁started ▁a ▁Home work ▁Study ▁Centre , ▁facil it ating ▁after - school ▁supp lement ary ▁teaching ▁for ▁local ▁under ach ieving ▁and ▁under priv ile ged ▁children . ▁ ▁Cur d ell ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁Service ▁and ▁in ▁education ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁seeking ▁change ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁race ▁and ▁gender . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Cur d ell ▁left ▁her ▁job ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁a ▁further ▁education ▁college ▁to ▁enter ▁full - time ▁Christian ▁min istry . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁past oral ▁min istry ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁radio ▁min istry ▁through ▁London ' s ▁Premier ▁Christian ▁Radio , ▁a ▁TV ▁series ▁called ▁The ▁Living ▁Word