This is a list of notable people who are currently or have been associated with Australian Christian Churches (ACC). ACC was formerly known as Assemblies of God in Australia (AOG).
Pastors
edit| Name | Alive | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Ainge | ? – | National Secretary, former Senior Pastor of ACC churches in Western Melbourne, Katoomba, Perth, Canberra and Campbelltown, Sydney |
| Wayne Alcorn | ? – | Senior Pastor of Hope Centre International,[1] National President of Australian Christian Churches[2] |
| Alun Davies | ? – | Senior pastor of Faith! Christian Church, National Vice President |
| Phil Dooley | ? – | Lead Pastor of Hillsong Cape Town[3] |
| Philip Duncan | ? – | Former National President, former Senior Pastor of Petersham Assembly of God |
| Andrew Evans | 1935–2023 | Former Senior Pastor of Paradise Community Church, former National President and host of Inflencers Conference. |
| Ashley Evans | ? – | Senior Pastor of Paradise Community Church, National Executive Member and State President of South Australia |
| Russell Evans | ? – | Senior Pastor of Planetshakers City Church, Melbourne, and State Executive of Victoria |
| Charles Greenwood | 1891–1969 | First National President, founding Senior Pastor of Richmond Assembly of God (now Bridge Church) |
| Danny Guglielmucci | ? – | Founding Senior Pastor of Edge Church, National Executive Member |
| Tim Hall | 1948 – | International evangelist with Tim Hall International Ministries Inc., founding Pastor of Miracle City Church, was youth pastor at Paradise Community Church and has pioneered several other ACC churches. |
| Jack Hanes | ? – | President of AOG World Missions, Senior Pastor of Penrith Christian Life Centre |
| Philip Hills | ? – | Former Senior Pastor of Richmond Assembly of God (now Bridge Church) (Australia's first Pentecostal church, Former Vice President and State President of Victoria. |
| Bobbie Houston | 1957 – | Founding Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church, women's ministry including Colour Your World Women's Conference |
| Brian Houston | 1954 – | Founding Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church, National President |
| Frank Houston | 1922–2004 | Founding Pastor of Sydney Christian Life Centre (now the "City" campus of Hillsong Church), former Superindenant of the Assemblies of God in New Zealand |
| Reginald Klimionok | ? – | Former Senior Pastor of Garden City Christian Church, Former National Executive Member and State Executive of Queensland |
| John McMartin | 1954– | Founder of Inspire Church, Liverpool, and State President of the Australian Christian Churches from ~2008~2015. Arrested in November 2020 for alleged sexual assault.[4] |
| Pat Mesiti | ? – | Former Director of Youth Alive Australia, former Executive Director of Teen Challenge New South Wales |
| Michael Murphy | ? – | Former Senior Pastor of Shirelive Church, National Executive Member |
| Steve Penny | ? – | Senior Pastor of Kings Christian Church, National Executive Member |
| Ralph Read | ? – | Former National President, former Senior Pastor of ACC churches including the ACC church in Orange, New South Wales |
| Anthony Venn-Brown | 1951 – | Former evangelist and Founder of Youth Alive NSW |
| Ian Woods | 1945–2016 | Former senior Pastor of Hawkesbury Christian Centre, Former National Executive Member and Former State President of New South Wales |
Artists/musicians
edit| Name | Alive | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Bullock | 1956 – | Former Worship Pastor at Hillsong Church |
| Darlene Zschech | 1965 – | Senior Pastor of Hope Unlimited Church,[5] former Worship Pastor at Hillsong Church, international artist. |
Politicians
edit| Name | Alive | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Evans | 1935 – | Member of South Australian Legislative Council (Family First Party) (2002[6] – 2008[7]) |
| Alex Hawke | 1977 | Member of the Australian House of Representatives (Liberal Party) for the electoral Division of Mitchell from 2007
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| Scott Morrison | 1968 – |
Prime Minister of Australia (Since 24 August 2018) Attends Hillsong Church. Member of the House of Representatives (Liberal Party) electoral Division of Cook from 2007
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| Stuart Robert | 1970- | Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Since 29 May 2019) |
| Adrian Schrinner | ?? | 62nd Lord Mayor of Brisbane (Since 8 April 2019) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://hopecentre.com/about/ Archived 26 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 August 2014
- ^ "About Us". Australian Chriatian Churches. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ hillsong.com http://hillsong.com/people/phil-dooley. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[title missing] - ^ S, John; January 1st, eman |; Comment, 2021 12:15 PM | Add a (January 2021). "Sydney's Inspire Church pastor faces indecent assault charge - Eternity News". www.eternitynews.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Biography | Darlene Zschech". Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014
- ^ "What takes First priority". The Sunday Mail. Adelaide, Australia. 24 February 2002. p. 27.
- ^ "Society selfish, says MP". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 4 July 2008. p. 27.