NewSpring Church

NewSpring Church is a Baptist Evangelical multi-site megachurch based in Anderson, South Carolina, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.

NewSpring Church
LocationAnderson, South Carolina
CountryUnited States
DenominationBaptist
AssociationsSouthern Baptist Convention
Websitewww.newspring.cc
History
FoundedJanuary 24, 2000 (2000-01-24)
Founder(s)Perry Noble
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Brad Cooper
Michael Mullikin
Tyler Tatum
David Hall
Lee McDerment
Riley Cummings

History

The church was founded in January 2000 with a handful of people in a living room. Since then, it has grown to 14 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.

According to a church census released in 2016, it claimed a weekly attendance of 33,761 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, Lee McDerment, and Meredith Knox) would share the stage on Sundays.[6][7] The church also instituted a team of elders composed of a group of members from different NewSpring campuses.

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]

Beliefs

The Church has a Baptist confession of faith and is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention.[10]

Ministries

NewSpring 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
NewSpring Worship
Also known asNewSpring
OriginAnderson, South Carolina
GenresWorship
Years active2010 (2010)–present
Websitenewspringworship.com

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.[11]

The group began recording in 2010, with the album Our God Is Love, released January 1, 2010.[12]

Locations

The church is headquartered in Anderson, which is the base of all teaching and also houses the NewSpring Church Support Center. It operates satellite campuses in 13 other South Carolina cities.[13]

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Wyatt, Dustin (2014-03-21). "NewSpring Church converts former Best Buy into worship center". goupstate.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. Lifeway research, Largest Churches List, outreachmagazine.com, US, retrieved January 16, 2021
  5. Hardesty, Abe (2016-07-10). "Perry Noble removed as pastor at NewSpring for personal behavior related to alcohol". Anderson Independent-Mail.
  6. Abe Hardesty, Clayton King hired as interim senior pastor of NewSpring Church in Anderson, greenvilleonline.com, USA, July 10, 2016
  7. Church, NewSpring. "Teaching Team". NewSpring.cc. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  8. 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.
  9. "NewSpring Church is debt free!". NewSpring.cc. 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  10. Southern Baptist Convention, New Spring Church, sbc.net, USA, Retrieved January 14, 2018
  11. "NewSpring Worship". Spotify. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  12. Our God Is Love, 2010-01-01, retrieved 2023-06-07
  13. Church, NewSpring. "Find a Location". NewSpring.cc. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
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