At least six people have died from HIV after being told by evangelical pastors they were "cured" and could stop taking their medication, Sky News is reporting.
There is evidence churches in four of the UK's biggest cities, including London, are claiming to be able to cure HIV through God. Three Sky reporters went undercover to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), based in Southwark, South London, and told pastors they were HIV positive.
All three were told they could be "healed". According to the reports, once a month the church holds a "prayer line" where people from across Europe congregate to be cured of their illnesses. At a registration session, the sick have to hand over a doctor's etter as "evidence" to prove they are ill.
They are then "healed" by pastors shouting for the devil to leave their body while spraying water at the "patient".
One pastor, Rachel Holmes, allegedly told a reporter the church has a 100% success rate.
"We have many people that contract HIV. All are healed."
Patients are told if symptoms synonymous with the disease persist it is actually a sign of the virus leaving the body.
"We've had people coming back saying they are not healed. I have to stop them and say 'No please, you are free."
The "healed" patients are then told they are free to start a family.
In a statement released to Sky, the church, which is a registered UK charity despite having branches across the globe and its own TV channel, said:
""We are not the Healer; God is the Healer. Never a sickness God cannot heal. Never a disease God cannot cure. Never a burden God cannot bear. Never a problem God cannot solve.
"To His power, nothing is impossible. We have not done anything to bring about healing, deliverance or prosperity. If somebody is healed, it is God who heals."
The church is led by "prophet" TB Joshua, who claimed to be responsible for the Ghana Under20 football tean's win in Egypt in 2009 due to "divine intervention". He has also allegedly claimed to have healed Nigerian and Arsenal player Nwankwo Kanu in 2000 (pictured).