Horizon Church

Horizon Church
Horizon Church Sydney
Church auditorium after completion
Horizon Church
34°01′50″S 151°03′37″E / 34.0306°S 151.0604°E / -34.0306; 151.0604Coordinates: 34°01′50″S 151°03′37″E / 34.0306°S 151.0604°E / -34.0306; 151.0604
Country Australia
Denomination Australian Christian Churches
Churchmanship Pentecostal
Website horizonchurchsydney.com
Clergy
Senior pastor(s) Brad and Alison Bonhomme
Horizon Church Logo 2018

Horizon Church (formerly Shirelive) is a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches, the Australian branch of the Assemblies of God denomination. The church's main campus is in the commercial district of Sutherland, a southern suburb of Sydney, Australia, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. The church's senior pastors are Brad and Alison Bonhomme.

History

Horizon Church was established in 1949 as a pioneer church of the Assemblies of God in Australia under the leadership of Pastor Norm Armstrong, who was keen to see a Pentecostal congregation established in the Sutherland area. The first meeting was in the Sutherland School of Arts Hall. In the early 1950s the current property at 7-9 Stapleton Avenue, Sutherland, was purchased and constructed.

Over the years, the church has been through several name changes. It was founded as Sutherland AOG, then becoming the Christian Growth Centre until 2000, when it was renamed Shire Christian Centre. At this time the church moved from an unincorporated body to a company limited by guarantee and in May 2006 the church was rebranded as Shirelive.

In 2007,[1] the church undertook a building project which consisted of stage one, major demolition of existing auditorium, youth centre with the construction of a new 1090-seat convention centre.

On 20 October 2013, pastors Brad and Alison Bonhomme were appointed as the senior pastors of Shirelive. In 2018 under their leadership the church changed its name to Horizon Church.[2] With the new name some renovations were revealed, including the church basement which was turned into a new facility to run various departmental programs specifically Horizon Kid's services on a Sunday. Other renovations included the children's staircase and finalisation of the church's atrium & front staircase entrance.

Horizon Church building

People

The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, and his family are members of the Horizon congregation.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Street party - Local News - News - General - St George & Sutherland Shire Leader". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Horizon Church - https://horizonchurchsydney.com/
  3. ↑ Scott Morrison: bio and family life at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 September 2009)
  4. ↑ Shannon Molloy, (28 August 2018), From talking in tongues to ‘divine faith’, could Scott Morrison’s religion be a liability? news.com.au Retrieved 28 August 2018
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