NewSpring Church
| NewSpring Church | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Anderson, South Carolina |
| Country | USA |
| Denomination | Southern Baptist |
| Weekly attendance | 32,000 |
| Website | newspring.cc/ |
| History | |
| Founded | January 24, 2000 |
| Founder(s) | Perry Noble |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Perry Noble |
| Pastor(s) |
Riley Cummings (Campus Pastor, Anderson) Cam O'Sullivan (Campus Pastor, Boiling Springs) Matt Dawkins (Campus Pastor, Charleston) Cliff Craig (Campus Pastor, Clemson) Aaron Chovan (Campus Pastor, Columbia) Sam Gibson (Campus Pastor, Florence) David Nasim (Campus Pastor, Greenville) Matt Alley (Campus Pastor, Greenwood) Stephen Dickey (Campus Pastor, Lexington) James Gonsoulin (Campus Pastor, Myrtle Beach) David Hall (Campus Pastor, Spartanburg) |
NewSpring Church is a Baptist Christian megachurch located in Anderson, South Carolina. The church was founded in January, 2000 by Perry Noble. Weekly church attendance averages over 32,000 people per week in person.[1][2][3] In addition, an average of 7,200 devices connect to online services each week. It is the second fastest growing and fourth largest church in the Southern Baptist Convention.[4] Overall, it is among the one-hundred fastest growing and largest churches in the United States[5][6][7] and it is ranked as the second-fastest growing church in the United States. [8][9]
In addition to the church in Anderson, NewSpring's other locations in South Carolina include, Boiling Springs, Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville, Greenwood, Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg. [10][11]
Next Steps
Baptism is the first next step NewSpring Church encourages individuals to take following salvation. [12][13] On a Sunday in September 2014 2,335 people were baptized throughout their 10 South Carolina campuses. [14]
See also
References
- ↑ Blume, Butch (2014-03-04). "State of the Church: S.C.’s NewSpring among nation’s largest, fastest-growing churches". http://baptistcourier.com/. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
- ↑ Smith, Charmaine (2014-06-09). "NewSpring Church celebrating 10th anniversary at the Bi-Lo Center » Anderson Independent Mail". Independentmail.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ Wyatt, Dustin (2014-03-21). "NewSpring Church converts former Best Buy into worship center". goupstate.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Fastest-growing & largest churches tallied - Baptist Press". Bpnews.net. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "Hartford Institute for Religion Research, database of Megachurches". Hirr.hartsem.edu. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ↑ "State of the Church: S.C.’s NewSpring among nation’s largest, fastest-growing churches". Baptist Courier. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "2013 Outreach 100 Largest Churches in America". Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ↑ "2013 Outreach 100 Fastest-Growing Churches in America". Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ↑ "2013 Outreach 100 Fastest-Growing Churches in America". Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ↑ Blume, Butch (2014-03-04). "State of the Church: S.C.’s NewSpring among nation’s largest, fastest-growing churches". http://baptistcourier.com/. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
- ↑ Wyatt, Dustin (2013-08-30). "NewSpring Church experiences major growth". GoUpstate.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ Wert, Jason (2014-08-06). "South Carolina Church Baptizes Over 700 At Church Camp". http://jimbakkershow.com/. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- ↑ Martinez, Jessica (2014-07-22). "Perry Noble's South Carolina Megachurch Celebrates Nearly 300 Baptisms on Sunday". christianpost.com. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- ↑ Martinez, Jessica (2014-09-09). "NewSpring Megachurch Celebrates 2,335 Baptisms During Sunday Services". christianpost.com. Retrieved 2014-09-13.