Australian Christian Churches
Assemblies of God in Australia is a movement of Pentecostal Churches in voluntary cooperation. Each individual Church is self-governing, but commits itself to work together with other Churches in the movement for the purpose of mutual support and the spread of the gospel in Australia and the world. The Assemblies of God in Australia was formed in 1937 and has experienced consistent growth, particularly in the last twenty years. It adopted a new name of Australian Christian Churches in 2007 and currently consists of more than 1,100 churches with over 210,000 constituents, making it the largest Pentecostal movement in Australia.

In our Churches you’ll find vibrant, contemporary Christians who love the Lord Jesus Christ and express that love in lively praise and worship and in caring relationships. Australian Christian Churches people are Bible-loving, evangelical and Pentecostal. We are committed to bringing other people to a relationship with Jesus Christ (Matt 28:18-20) and seek to display the fruit of the Spirit in our lives (Gal 5:22-23). We believe in the power and the gifts of the Holy Spirit and have a commitment to fulfilling our destiny in God.

The Assemblies of God in Australia formed out of a conference of the Assemblies of God – Queensland and the Pentecostal Church of Australia in Sydney, Easter 1937. It was recognized by the leaders of both movements that a more harmonious, co-operative and unified relationship was needed. C.L Greenwood was elected the first Chairman of the Assemblies of God in Australia and every state was granted autonomy in its own affairs as was each registered assembly.

In the early years of the movement growth was very slow but firm foundations were set in place. In 1948 the Commonwealth Bible College was established in order to train men and women for ministry. 1977 was a turning point for growth when Pastor Andrew Evans became the General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God in Australia. During his term in office from 1977 – 1997 the AOG in Australia experienced great growth multiplying by over 13 times in the number of members and adherents and planting over 700 churches.

In May 1997 Pastor Brian Houston was elected the National President of the Assemblies of God in Australia. In April 2007 the movement was renamed as Australian Christian Churches and now represents over 1,100 churches and more than 210,000 believers across Australia. In May 2009 Pastor Wayne Alcorne was elected the National President of the Assemblies of God in Australia.