Landmark former cinema could be turned into church

A landmark former cinema in Hull City Centre could be brought back into use as a church.

Hull City Council has received a planning application from Calvary International Christian Centre (CICC) to convert the building, which was most recently used as a Mecca Bingo hall.

It would be used as a place of worship under the new application, with CICC stating their aim to "introduce Christ and all that he embodies".

The building, located on the corner of Ferensway and Anlaby Road, has been closed since 2023 and was built in the 1950s.

According to the church's website, their Hull branch currently holds its services at the Reel Cinema in St Stephen's Shopping Centre.

The application does not provide much detail into how the church would look should it be approved, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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