NewSpring Church is a Baptist Evangelical multi-site megachurch based in Anderson, South Carolina, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
| NewSpring Church | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Anderson, South Carolina |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Baptist |
| Associations | Southern Baptist Convention |
| Weekly attendance | 10,000 |
| Campuses | 13 |
| Website | www.newspring.cc |
| History | |
| Founded | January 24, 2000 |
| Founder(s) | Perry Noble |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Brad Cooper Michael Mullikin Tyler Tatum David Hall Lee McDerment Riley Cummings |
History
editThe church was founded in January 2000 with a handful of people in a living room. Since then, it has grown to 13 locations across the state of South Carolina.[1][2][3] In addition to gathering at multiple campuses across the state, NewSpring has established an online campus to connect with individuals who cannot join in person.
In 2016, the weekly attendance was 33,000 people. [4]
Announced July 10, 2016, founder Perry Noble was removed as Senior Pastor by the church's leadership team effective July 1, 2016 for personal issues related to alcohol and neglect of his family.[5]
A year later it was announced that NewSpring would be led by a team of Lead Pastors (Brad Cooper, Michael Mullikin, Tyler Tatum, David Hall, Lee McDerment, and Riley Cummings) and Teaching Pastors (Brad Cooper, Clayton King, Dan Lian, and Meredith Knox) would share the stage on Sundays.[6][7]
In 2016, the church was left with a $47 million debt,[8] but paid this down year on year, so that in March 2023 it was able to announce it was debt free.[9]
According to a church census released in 2023, it claimed a weekly attendance of 10,000 people.[10]
The church is based in Anderson, SC. It operates satellite campuses in 12 other South Carolina cities.[11]
Beliefs
editThe Church has a Baptist confession of faith and is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention.[12]
Ministries
editNewSpring has many ministries within the church. Here is a list of active ministries of NewSpring Church.
- KidSpring (Children's Ministry)
- [FUSE] (Student Ministry)
- NewSpring Worship (Worship Ministry)
- NewSpring Missions (Missions)
NewSpring Worship
editNewSpring Worship | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | NewSpring |
| Origin | Anderson, South Carolina |
| Genres | Worship |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | newspringworship |
NewSpring Worship is an American Christian music worship group from Anderson, South Carolina, established in 2010 at NewSpring Church. They have released 5 albums, 4 EPs, and 11 singles. They play worship music for the congregation at their services.[13]
The group began recording in 2010, with the album Our God Is Love, released January 1, 2010.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Blume, Butch (2014-03-04). "State of the Church: S.C.'s NewSpring among nation's largest, fastest-growing churches". Baptist Courier. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
- ^ Smith, Charmaine (2014-06-09). "NewSpring Church celebrating 10th anniversary at the Bi-Lo Center " Anderson Independent Mail". Independentmail.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ^ Wyatt, Dustin (2014-03-21). "NewSpring Church converts former Best Buy into worship center". goupstate.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ Landrum, Cindy (30 June 2017). "NewSpring Church to discuss future on July 21". Greenville Journal. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Hardesty, Abe (2016-07-10). "Perry Noble removed as pastor at NewSpring for personal behavior related to alcohol". Anderson Independent-Mail.
- ^ Hardesty, Abe. "Clayton King hired as interim senior pastor of NewSpring Church in Anderson". The Greenville News. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Church, NewSpring. "Teaching Team". NewSpring.cc. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ Blair, Leonardo (30 September 2018). "NewSpring Named 'Jesus Christ' as Senior Pastor After Perry Noble Left, Church Was $47M in Debt". The Christian Post. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "NewSpring Church is debt free!". NewSpring.cc. 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Outreach 100: NewSpring Church". outreach100.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Church, NewSpring. "Find a Location". NewSpring.cc. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "New Spring Church". sbc.net. Southern Baptist Convention. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "NewSpring Worship". Spotify. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ Our God Is Love, 2010-01-01, retrieved 2023-06-07