Citipointe Church

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.

History

Christian Outreach Centre Mansfield was founded on June 23, 1974 with 25 people. The Christian Outreach Centre movement it started has since grown into an international movement, with almost 1000 churches in 31 countries.

The church's senior pastors are Mark and Leigh Ramsey, who have held the position since September 2000.[1]

Citipointe has four Campuses in Queesnland: Brisbane (Carindale), Morayfield (North Brisbane), Durack (West Brisbane), Clontarf (Redcliffe) and one in Colorado, USA (Fort Collins). 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") and a basketball court.[2]

Citipointe Church initiated the Red Frog Crew who provide drug and alcohol free entertainment, medical help and volunteers at schoolies festivals.[3]

In 2006, Citipointe started the She Rescue Home in Cambodia, a place where trafficked and prostituted girls receive counselling, medical attention, education and vocational training.[4]

Albums

Citipointe Live has released several albums including:

References

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Coordinates: 27°31′57″S 153°06′50″E / 27.53250°S 153.11389°E / -27.53250; 153.11389

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