Citipointe Church (formerly Christian Outreach Centre Mansfield) is a Pentecostal Christian church founded in 1974. It is the founding church of the Christian Outreach Centre movement. The founding campus is located in the Brisbane suburb of Mansfield, in Australia. The church's senior pastors are Mark and Leigh Ramsey, who have held the position since September 2000.[1]
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Christian Outreach Centre Mansfield was founded on June 23, 1974 with only 25 people. The Christian Outreach Centre movement it started has since grown into an international movement, with almost 1000 churches in 31 countries.
Citipointe has 4 Campuses in Brisbane (Carindale), Morayfield (North Brisbane), Durack (West Brisbane) and Fort Collins, Colorado. The Citipointe Church Brisbane site contains a Day Care Centre, a Primary School, A Secondary School, a Bible College and a College of Higher Education. There are also sporting facilities, including a skatebowl (the "Godbowl"), a basketball court and a rock-climbing wall.[2]
Citipointe Live has released several albums including:
Citipointe Church initiated the Red Frog Crew (recently recipient of a state government grant), who provide drug and alcohol free entertainment, medical help and volunteers at schoolies.
The She Rescue Home is in Cambodia and a place where trafficked and prostituted girls can find a safe haven to live their lives. In a She Rescue Home they receive counselling, medical attention, education and vocational training. It was started by Citipointe and Leigh Ramsey in 2006.[3]