Citipointe Church

Citipointe Church (formerly Christian Outreach Centre Mansfield) is a Pentecostal Christian church founded in 1974. It is the founding church of the Christian Outreach Centre movement. The founding campus is located in the Brisbane suburb of Carindale, Queensland, in Australia.

History

Christian Outreach Centre Mansfield was founded under the leadership of pastor Clark Taylor on 23 June 1974, when 25 people met together in his loungeroom in Keperra, Brisbane. The Christian Outreach Centre movement has since grown into an international movement.

The church's senior pastors are Mark and Leigh Ramsey, who have held the position since September 2000.[1]

Citipointe has six Campuses in Queensland: Citipointe Brisbane (Carindale), Citipointe North (Morayfield), Citipointe West (Durack) and Citipointe Redcliffe (Clontarf), Citipointe Ipswich (located in Yamanto). The most recent campus, Citipointe Pine Rivers, was added in September 2016.[2] Citipointe also has Four international campuses: Citipointe NOCO (Northern Colorado)USA, Citipointe Nashville USA, Citipointe Auckland (New Zealand) and Citipointe Bulgaria. Over 11000 people call Citipointe their home Church. The Citipointe Church Brisbane site contains a Day Care Centre, a Primary and Secondary School, a Bible College and a College of Higher Education. There are also sporting facilities, including a skatebowl (the "Godbowl") and a basketball court.[3]

Citipointe Church initiated the Red Frog Crew who provide drug and alcohol free entertainment, medical help and volunteers at schoolies festivals.[4]

In 2006, Citipointe started the She Rescue Home in Cambodia, a place where trafficked and prostituted girls receive counselling, medical attention, education and vocational training.[5]

Citipointe Worship

Citipointe Worship, formerly known as Citipointe Live, is the sound and worship expression of Citipointe Church.[6]

Citipointe Worship has released several albums including:

  • King of Me (2004)
  • Heaven (2005)
  • Anthem of Our Heart (2006)
  • You Reign (2007)
  • Devoted (2008)
  • Commission My Soul (2009)
  • Hope Is Erupting (2011)
  • Higher Wider Deeper: Raw Moments (2012)
  • Holy Ground (2013)
  • Wildfire (2014)
  • Into the Deep (2016)
  • Mover of Mountains (2018)
  • Citipointe Worship (2019)

References
  1. Citipointe Senior Pastors Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Brisbane Facilities Page Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Citipointe Church". Red Frogs. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. "Why She Rescue Home Opened". Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  6. Citipointe Worship Website

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