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CityLife Church 
Country 
AustraliaDenomination Non-denominational (Pentecostal) Website citylifechurch.com History Founded 1967
as Waverley Christian FellowshipClergy Senior pastor(s) Mark and Nicole Conner CityLife Church, formerly known as Waverley Christian Fellowship, is a non-denominational megachurch in Melbourne, Australia. CityLife is a Pentecostal multi-site church with weekly meetings in Knox, Casey and Manningham in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Special services are also held in Mandarin and Spanish. CityLife is the largest church in Melbourne and second-largest in Australia[1]. It has a strong emphasis on Life Groups. Its leadership team is headed by senior minister Mark Conner.
It also has a daughter church CityLife Hobsons Bay, in Melbourne’s west, which holds meetings in Williamstown and Point Cook. CityLife Hobsons Bay is led by Ted and Solveig Fabiyanic.
The church runs Waverley Christian College, a Christian school with over 1200 students[2].
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History
Knox campus street sign
The church was established in 1967 by Richard Holland. In 1983, Parkmore Full Gospel Church and its Christian school (now Waverley Christian College) merged with Waverley Christian Fellowship. In 1986, Kevin Conner became Senior Minister of the church (then about 600 members). Then in 1995, Mark Conner, Kevin's son, was appointed Senior Minister[3].
In February 2004, CityLife Church Hobsons Bay was established as a separate church, and in April 2006, CityLife Church Casey was established as a second campus of the Knox church. In March 2008, CityLife Church Manningham was established as a third campus of the Knox church.
Other information
Café in 'The Street' at Knox campusCityLife also has a large children's church program, ROAR Kids, a vibrant youth ministry, EPIC Youth, and a Young Adults ministry for (18-25's and 23-30 year old's).
CityLife Church also runs CityLife Community Care which provides a range of community services including counselling services, health-related services, emergency accommodation and other courses and support programs.
Steven Fielding, Victorian Senator with the Family First party, is a member of CityLife.[4][5]
Along with some other large and growing churches in Melbourne, CityLife Church has drawn media attention[1], in part because of its non-traditional style.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b The Hallelujah chorus The Age, 24 December 2004
- ^ Waverley Christian College website
- ^ CityLife Church History
- ^ How Mr 1.9% may hold the balance The Age, October 11, 2004
- ^ Counting our blessings: faith’s demographics The Age, July 17, 2004
- ^ Songs and a message The Age, 27 March 2005
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Coordinates: 37°52′41″S 145°12′54″E / 37.878131°S 145.214915°E
Categories:- Churches in Melbourne
- Megachurches
- Christianity in Australia
- Charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity
- Religious organizations established in 1967
- Christian denominations, unions, and movements established in the 20th century
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