Penrith Christian Life Centre

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Penrith Christian Life Centre is a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches, the Assemblies of God in Australia. The church is located in the Penrith suburb of Orchard Hills, and had 1750 members as of 2001. The senior pastor is Jack Hanes. The church is a cell church based on the G12 model.

The church is renowned for its focus on missions work. Over five million dollars has been raised for this cause. By the end of 2003, the church had planted about 560 new churches in five different countries.

Locally, the church runs charitable services through its Westcare arm. Services provided include an "op-Shop", emergency food relief and bill payment.

Penrith CLC runs Penrith Christian School, a combined primary and secondary school with 736 students.

Jack Hanes is also president of the Australian Christian Churches World Missions ministry. He has spoken on the subject of world missions at churches and conferences throughout the world, including the First Priority conference run by Penrith CLC. He has also written a book on the subject.