Horizon Church

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.

Horizon Church
Horizon Church Sydney
Horizon Church
34°01′50″S 151°03′37″E
CountryAustralia
DenominationAustralian Christian Churches
ChurchmanshipPentecostal
Websitehorizonchurchsydney.com
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)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.[1] 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.[2]

In 2007,[3] 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.[1] 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 and front staircase entrance. In early 2019 the Horizon Cafe was opened, providing a brand new kitchen to be used for community outreach and Sunday cafe facilities.

People

The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, and his family are members of the Horizon congregation.[4][5]

References
  1. Horizon Church, Our story, horizonchurchsydney.com, Australia, Retrieved 3 November 2018
  2. Horizon Church Sydney. "Horizon Church - Our Story". Horizon Church Sydney.
  3. "Street party - Local News - News - General - St George & Sutherland Shire Leader". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. "Scott Morrison: bio and family life". Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  5. 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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