Hillsong Brisbane Campus (formerly Garden City Christian Church) is an interstate campus of
Sydney
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based
Hillsong Church
Hillsong Church, commonly known as Hillsong, is a global Evangelical charismatic movement, charismatic Christian megachurch based in Australia.
The original church was established in 1983 as Hills Christian Life Centre, in Baulkham Hills, New ...
, a
Pentecostal
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church in Australia.
History
The church was established in 1955 as Mt. Gravatt Assembly of God by Pastor Garnett Budge. In the 1980s, under the leadership of Senior Pastor Dr. Reginald Klimionok, the church experienced growth, with a second new church building being constructed and opened, adjacent to its Rover Street site, seating over 2,000 persons, and membership soared to over 3,500 persons. Its name changed to Garden City Christian Church, it quickly became Australia's first
megachurch
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.
As of 2009, the church, attended by approximately 3,000 people, had 50 staff but without a Senior Pastor.
Brian Houston
Brian Charles Houston ( ; born 17 February 1954) is a New Zealand-Australian former pastor and evangelist. He was the founder and senior pastor at Hillsong Church, based in Sydney with locations around the world. He was the national president ...
and his wife
Bobbie Houston
Roberta Lee Houston (born 16 January 1957), better known as Bobbie Houston, is a New Zealand-born Australian of Tongan descent and a Pentecostalism, Pentecostal pastor in the Assemblies of God in Australia, Australian Christian Churches. Hous ...
accepted the nomination of the Board for appointment as Senior Pastors of the Church by a general meeting of members that was held on Sunday 26 April 2009. At this Extraordinary General Meeting, approximately 79.1% of Members present on the day (approx 60% of the total membership) agreed with the recommendation of the board to appoint these Pastors as the Senior Pastors of the congregation.
On 24 May 2009, Garden City Christian Church became a campus of Hillsong Church.
Second Brisbane Campus (Brisbane City)
On 21 April 2014 Hillsong Brisbane announced that they were planning on planting a church in The Met nightclub within Fortitude Valley on 25 May 2014. As of 2015, the campus location moved to the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Brisbane City Hall and is now meeting in the Pullman & Mercure Hotel,
King George Square
King George Square is a public square located between Adelaide Street and Ann Street (and between two sections of Albert Street) in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Brisbane City Hall is adjacent to the square.
On 1 January 2004, King Ge ...
. This campus currently services on Sundays at 9 AM and 11AM with a 5:30PM service.
On 8 April 2018 it was announced that Hillsong had purchased Brisbane's disused Tribal theatre with the intentions to renovate it into a permanent home for Hillsong Church Brisbane.
Ministry Training
The campus also operates a ministry internship program related to its Leadership College in Sydney.
See also
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Australian Christian Churches
The Australian Christian Churches (ACC), formerly Assemblies of God in Australia, is a network of Pentecostal churches in Australia affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, which is the largest Pentecostal denomination in the ...
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Royal Rangers
Assemblies of God youth organizations include two youth organizations operating under the auspices of the Assemblies of God, the Royal Rangers and the Mpact Girls Clubs (formerly known as the Missionettes).
Royal Rangers
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References
External links
Hillsong Church Brisbane website
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Hillsong Church
Churches in Brisbane
Christian organizations established in 1955
1955 establishments in Australia