Paradise Community Church
| Influencers Church (Formerly Paradise Community Church) | |
|---|---|
| Assembly of God Paradise Inc | |
| Location |
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Paradise, Adelaide City, Elizabeth, Adelaide South USA: Gwinnett, Cumming |
| Country | Australia and USA |
| Denomination | Australian Christian Churches |
| Website | http://influencers.church/ |
| History | |
| Former name(s) |
Adelaide Assembly of God Klemzig Assembly of God Paradise Assembly of God Paradise Community Church |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Founder(s) | Smith Wigglesworth crusade |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Ashley & Jane Evans |
| Pastor(s) |
Senior Associate & Paradise Campus pastors: Josh & Sjhana Greenwood Adelaide City campus: Kab & Katy Kazadi Elizabeth campus: Ted & Kylie Evans South Campus: Gwinnett campus: Ps Ashley & Jane Evans Cumming campus: Mark & Lauren Evans |
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Paradise, Adelaide City, Elizabeth, Adelaide South USA:
Adelaide Assembly of God Klemzig Assembly of God Paradise Assembly of God
Senior Associate & Paradise Campus pastors: Josh & Sjhana Greenwood Adelaide City campus: Kab & Katy Kazadi Elizabeth campus: Ted & Kylie Evans South Campus:
Gwinnett campus: Ps Ashley & Jane Evans Cumming campus:
Influencers Church is a multi-generational, multi-cultural church for all ages and stages of life with 4 locations in South Australia and 2 in Atlanta, USA. Influencers Church Atlanta started in November 2012 and was the first International church plant for Influencers Australia. Ps Ashley and Jane decided to lead the church plant as part of the continual commitment to being on the cutting edge of building leaders, reaching people and leading by example.
The church was founded in 1907 by British evangelist Smith Wigglesworth., later becoming known as Adelaide Assembly of God, when down-town property on Franklin Street, Adelaide, was purchased in 1944. In 1951 Tom Evans, a British missionary from India, became senior pastor. Pastors John and Beryl Jobe commenced as senior pastors in 1959. Their vision was to move into the suburbs where the people lived, so the Franklin St. property was sold, and the church relocated to Payneham before it shifted to Main North East Road Klemzig.
In 1970, Andrew Evans, the oldest son of Tom Evans, became the first non-founding senior pastor of Klemzig Assembly of God. Under his ministry the church grew from weekly church attendance of 150 to over 2,000 people. In 1982, the church moved to its current location in Paradise, becoming known as Paradise Assembly of God, and later changing its name to Paradise Community Church. At this time, Paradise AOG also set up Paradise College of Ministries, as an accredited bible college in South Australia. In 1994, members from the Paradise church formed a sister church originally called Southside Christian Church, but later renamed Edge Church. Similarly the church fostered the formation of Youth Alive Australia.
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