Shirelive Church

Shirelive Church
Country  Australia
Denomination Australian Christian Churches
Churchmanship Pentecostal
Website www.shirelive.com
Clergy
Senior pastor(s) Brad & Alison Bonhomme

Shirelive Church (formerly Christian Growth Centre) is a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches, the Australian branch of the Assemblies of God denomination. The church's main campus is located in the commercial district of Sutherland, a southern suburb of Sydney, Australia, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. The senior pastors are Brad & Alison Bonhomme, who on 20 October 2013 were passed the leadership from Pastors Michael and Valery Murphy, who had led since 1996.[1] Michael is also a member of the National Executive of the Australian Christian Churches,[2] which oversees more than 1,100 churches.

Shirelive Convention Centre.

History

The church was founded in 1957 by Pastor Norman Armstrong.[3] The church grew to a size of 300 and remained small for several decades. In the 1980s, a new building to accommodate 600 people was constructed. It has since been demolished and replaced with the Shirelive Convention Centre.

In 2007,[4] the church undertook a building project which consisted of stage one, major demolition of existing auditorium, youth centre with the construction of a new 1090 seat convention centre.

Ministry

Shirelive Building.

Shirelive Church runs many different ministries in addition to weekend services and events.

Shirelive Kids Pastored by Hannah Shand is the children's ministry of Shirelive Church. Shirelive Church provides a children's program for all weekend services.

Shirelive Youth Shirelive Youth, is the Youth Ministry of Shirelive Church.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Levin, T. (2007). People in Glass Houses: An Insider's Story of Life in and Out of Hillsong. Schwartz Publishing Pty, Limited. p. 38. ISBN 9781863954143. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  2. ↑ "ACC > About Us > Our Leadership > Sean Stanton - National Executive". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  3. ↑ "CE ART at the Christian Witness Ministries Web Site.". christian-witness.org. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  4. ↑ "Street party - Local News - News - General - St George & Sutherland Shire Leader". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-12-26.

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