Kingsway Communications is a prominent British

United Kingdom

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 literature and music publisher of Christian material. It is one of the largest media related companies working the field of Christian interest. Since 1993, Kingsway has been a subsidiary of David C. Cook

David C. Cook

David C. Cook is a nonprofit Christian publisher based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was established in 1875 and publishes fiction and nonfiction. It uses its profits for global ministry. For many years, it published a Christian comic book, Sunday Pix, with stories about the adventures of...

. Historically, it sprang from a 1977 merger of Victory Press, previously a publishing house of the Elim Pentecostal Church

Elim Pentecostal Church

The Elim Pentecostal Church is a UK-based Pentecostal Christian denomination.-History:George Jeffreys , a Welshman, founded the Elim Pentecostal Church in Monaghan, Ireland in 1915. Jeffreys was an evangelist with a Welsh Congregational church background. He was converted at age 15 during the...

, and Coverdale House, an associate of the American Tyndale House publishers.

Ministries

Kingsway has a number of sub ministries within its umbrella which are influential within the evangelical

Protestantism

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 and charismatic branches of the global Christian

Christian

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 church. These include:

• Songs of Fellowship - the Hymn and Songs book series
• Kingsway Music - responsible for worship song publishing and live and studio recordings with artists such as Stuart Townend
  Stuart Townend
  Stuart Townend is a British Christian worship leader and writer of hymns and contemporary worship music. His songs include "In Christ Alone" , "How Deep The Father's Love For Us", "Beautiful Saviour" and "The King Of Love".As of 2008, CCLI lists the "In Christ Alone" in its Top 25 CCLI Songs...
  
   and Lou Fellingham
  Lou Fellingham
  Louise "Lou" Fellingham , , is a Christian worship leader, singer and songwriter from Brighton in East Sussex, England. She is a founding member of the British band Phatfish and has also pursued a solo career....
  
  . In 2010, popular Christian band Phatfish
  Phatfish
  Phatfish are a Christian rock, CCM and Worship Band. They live in Brighton, England and have spent many years writing and performing their own brand of worship-oriented rock, as well as leading worship both in the UK and across the world...
  
   joined Kingsway following its acquisition of Authentic Media.
• Mission:Worship - focusing on live worship.
• Children's Ministry - annual conference and resources aimed at resourcing children workers
• Survivor Records
  Survivor Records
  Survivor Records is a British Christian Music record label and is a sub-ministry of Kingsway Communications. The label launched in 1997 as a medium by which to publish music associated with the Soul Survivor events...
  
   - more youth orientated record label, with artists such as Tim Hughes
  Tim Hughes
  Tim Hughes is a British worship leader and singer-songwriter. He is currently Director of Worship at Holy Trinity Brompton, an Anglican church in central London, and heads up Worship Central, an international worship training and resource centre.- Personal life :Hughes is the son of an Anglican...
  
   and Matt Redman
  Matt Redman
  Matt Redman is an English Christian worship leader, songwriter and author based in Brighton.He has worked with Newfrontiers, Passion Conferences, Hillsong London, Soul Survivor, is an artist for Sixstepsrecords and is a member of Compassionart a charity founded by Martin Smith.He appeared with...
  
  and music and recordings of the Soul Survivor annual event.

Marketing

Kingsway has recently entered into a marketing and co-operation deal with EMI. It has also purchased the Fierce! recording arm of Delirious?.