Edge Church

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Edge Church (formerly Southside Christian Church) is a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches, the Assemblies of God in Australia. It is considered the second largest Church in South Australia, Australia, with a weekly attendance of around 3,000. The Church is pastored by Danny Guglielmucci and his wife.

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[edit] History

[edit] Establishment

Edge Church International was originally called Southside Christian Church when it was established in 1994. Danny Guglielmucci established Edge Church South in May of that year, with just 80 people in a small building at O'Halloran Hill.

During the next 18 months the church prospered and grew at an incredible rate. Filled to capacity, new premises were desperately needed. The church relocated to what had previously been the Old Reynella Markets in Old Reynella. The owners, who had originally built the markets to become a community centre agreed to a lease arrangement with the option to purchase at a later date. In 2001, over AUS$640,000 was given by the congregation in one offering enabling the purchase of the property.

[edit] Church merger and acquisition

Also in 2001 a second congregation, Edge Church City, was established. Initially meeting at the Wonderland Ballroom in Hawthorn, the City congregation was forced to move seven times in two years as it too experienced rapid growth. Finally, in 2003 the church took up residence in the former Investigator Science & Technology Centre building at the Adelaide Showgrounds and the City congregation found a permanent home.

After enjoying a strong friendship with Edge Church for many years, Westside Assembly of God at Findon became Edge Church West in 2006. Edge Church has some association with Tabor College Adelaide, as Gugliemucci was involved in its foundation. The Church also plans to plant a congregation in the United Kingdom in 2008, which is being founded by Pastors Nick Resce and Jason Gowland.

[edit] Community involvement

Danny Guglielmucci has grown a strong large pentecostal church that operates through partnership on several projects with many other churches across Adelaide. For example, the church has worked with over 30 other churches to renovate Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital and the Adelaide Women's Prison.

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