Planetshakers
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| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Australian Christian Churches |
| Website | planetshakers |
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| Founded | 1997 |
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| Senior pastor(s) | Russell Evans and Sam Evans |
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| Origin | Adelaide, Australia |
| Genres | Contemporary worship music, contemporary Christian music |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Integrity |
| Website | planetshakers |
Planetshakers is a Pentecostal Christian adults and youth movement in Melbourne, Australia. It is also the name of the church band with a number of album releases.
Planetshakers Church (formerly Melbourne City Church) is a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches, the Assemblies of God in Australia. Formed as Australian Christian band in 1997, originally from Adelaide now based in Melbourne. The church started when the band and ministry moved to Melbourne in 2004. The church is pastored by Russell and Sam Evans and has over 10,000 members.
Currently, Planetshakers has four campuses in Melbourne; City, North East, South East and Geelong, with an additional three international campuses; Cape Town, South Africa, Los Angeles, United States, and Austin, United States. Its founder, Russell Evans, declared its aims, "I believe that the church of God should be the greatest party on the planet... We're here not just to be local, we're here to be global and we can have the ability to influence the whole planet."
A central part of Planetshakers' ministry is the contemporary worship music band "The Planetshakers". The 2003 Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian is a former member of the band, taking both lead and backup vocal parts on the 2002 and 2003 albums and conferences.
In 2004, their album Open Up the Gates was nominated for the "Praise and Worship Album of the Year" Dove Award.
It was reported in 2008 that Michael Guglielmucci, former bass player in the Planetshakers band, had fraudulently claimed he was dying of cancer. During this time Guglielmucci received money from supporters who believed his illness was real. Guglielmucci wrote the "Healer" song for the album "Savior of the World" was released in June 2006. "Healer" is a song of encouragement for believers who were suffering from cancer. Guglielmucci explained his actions as being a result of a long-term pornography addiction.
Endless Praise: Live, released in March 2014, reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and No. 16 in on the Billboard Christian Albums chart.
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