New local churches are a key part of the future growth of the Christian Church in Australia
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The New Churches Project aims to support the Australian Church to invest in new churches or gatherings.
What does ‘new church’ mean?
- A church that started from 2011 onward.
- Different labels may be used: church plants, new initiatives, faith communities, micro church, simple church, and so on.
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How does it work?
You can help Find out about new churches, or add new churches to our database. They can be prospects, active, or not active. Annual snapshots will map the changes across movements and across the country. Research reports will provide insights into innovation in church life. Our hope and prayer is that leaders are encouraged and equipped. We need new churches!
Over 20 Christian denominations have been invited to contribute including:
- Independent Churches
- Acts 2 Alliance (A2A)
- Anglican Church of Australia
- Australian Christian Churces (ACC)
- Baptist Churches
- C3 Church
- Christian & Missionary Alliance (CMA)
- Christian Reformed Churches
- Churches of Christ
- Congregational Churches
- CRC Churches International
- Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC)
- Independent Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC)
- International Network of Churches
- Lutheran Church of Australia
- Presbyterian Church of Australia
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- The Salvation Army
- Uniting Church in Australia
- Vineyard Churches in Australia
Hosted by NCLS Research
NCLS Research is an Australian interdenominational research group that conducts the five-yearly National Church Life Survey, the largest survey of local church life in the world.
Sponsored by Exponential Australia
EA wishes to see church planting and multiplication thrive in Australia.