Trinity Church (Brentwood)

Peniel Pentecostal Church is located in Brentwood, Essex, UK. The church has one of the largest congregations in Essex and is led by Bishop Michael Reid. He is the author and co-author of several books and a founder member of the Christian Congress for Traditional Values (CCTV) and the Global Gospel Fellowship (GGF). He is closely associated with the Oral Roberts Evangelical Association in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Along with his wife, Rev Ruth Reid, Bishop Reid travels globally and claims to have witnessed miraculous healings through his ministry.

Peniel Church has more lately been publicised as 'Michael Reid Ministries', although the church retains the Peniel name for its college, school and award winning choir.

The school has over one hundred and forty children of mixed ability and performs well against its peer group as demonstrated in statistics produced by the Department for Education and Skills.

Controversy has surrounded Bishop Reid for many years and he and Peniel Pentecostal Church have been the subject of many critical media articles. In 1999, the church received national publicity when Martin Bell stood for Parliament in the Brentwood area following allegations that the church were attempting to infiltrate the local Conservative Party. The allegations were investigated by Conservative Central Office who reported that they saw no evidence of entryism.

Some claim the church is a cult and former members relate experiences of poor treatment prior to and on their departure from the organisation. The church is no longer a member of the Evangelical Alliance, having left the group following controversial circumstances in 2005.

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