ARISE Church

ARISE Church is a multi campus church with six locations in New Zealand.[1] It was founded in 2002 with seven people in a small dance and drama studio in Wellington. ARISE Church has since expanded to include campuses in six locations across New Zealand including Wellington, Hamilton, Whangarei, Kapiti, Christchurch, and Dunedin.[2]

According to Paul Morris, Professor of Religious Studies at Victoria University, ARISE is part of a "religious revival" in New Zealand's youth culture.[2] Radio New Zealand's youth channel, The Wireless, compared ARISE to Australia's Hillsong Church,[3] and other papers have described ARISE as having, "a big youth following"[4] The Church responded to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake with immediate shipments of shelf-stable food to the devastated city.[5]

ARISE Wellington now holds services every weekend in the largest indoor venues in the city, worshiping in the Michael Fowler Centre, TSB Bank Arena, and the St. James Theatre.[6]

In 2015, the Church entered the permitting process for construction of a major new campus in the Wellington suburb of Petone which will include both worship and office space.[7][6]

John and Gillian Cameron are the lead pastors of ARISE Church.[3][8]

References

  1. ↑ "An Outsider’s Guide to Some of the Churches of Wellington". salient.org.nz. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 Migone, Paloma (4 July 2012). "Teens tuning in to God's new beat". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "God works in mysterious ways". Radio New Zealand. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Jackman, Amy (2 June 2015). "Catholic church considers banning child photography, fearing attention from abusers". Dominion Post. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Jackman, Amy (3 March 2011). "Church amazed by public kindness". Dominion Post. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Church plans major complex in Petone". The Dominion Post (Wellington). 17 January 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Church planning new Petone centre". Dominion Post. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Herselman, Germari (16 June 2014). "Conference for women inspires". The Marlborough Express. Retrieved 11 August 2015.

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