Citipointe Church
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Citipointe Church is a Pentecostal
Pentecostalism
Pentecostalism is a diverse and complex movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism in the Holy Spirit, has an eschatological focus, and is an experiential religion. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek...

 Christian church founded in 1974. It is the founding church of the Christian Outreach Centre
Christian Outreach Centre
Christian Outreach Centre is an international movement of churches founded in 1974 by former Methodist minister Clark Taylor.-History:...

 movement. The founding campus is located in the Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

 suburb of Mansfield
Carindale, Queensland
Carindale is a suburb of the city of Brisbane, which has a population of approximately 15,135 people and contains around 4,976 dwellings. The greater area was formerly known as Belmont....

, in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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

History

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.

Leadership

  • Senior Pastors: Mark & Leigh Ramsey
  • Associate Pastors: Mike & Nadine Mulheran, Brad & Hilary Ramsey, Brian & Viv Mulheran, George & Heather Salloum, Ric & Jenny Brewer.
  • Young Adults Pastors: George & Heather Salloum
  • Youth & Children's Pastors: Sam & Karolina Gunsser

Facilities

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
Basketball
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 court and a rock-climbing wall.

Albums

Citipointe Live has released several albums including:

RedFrogs

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
Schoolies week
Schoolies or schoolies week refers to the Australian tradition of high-school graduates having week-long holidays following the end of their final exams in late November and early December."Toolies" refers to older revelers who participate in Schoolies week but are...

.

She Rescue Home

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.

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