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
Shane Duffey
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, Shane Duffey, Michael Mullikin, Tyler Tatum, David Hall, Lee McDerment, and Riley Cummings) and Teaching Pastors (Brad Cooper, Clayton King, Dan Lian, and Meredith Knox, along with many other staff members) 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 2022 the church was $6.3 million in debt,[8] reduced from $47 million in 2016.[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 in 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 active2016 (2016)–present
LabelsDream Worship
Websitenewspringworship.com

NewSpring Worship are an American Christian music worship group from Anderson, South Carolina, established in 2016 at NewSpring Church. They have released one extended play, Difference Maker in 2016 with Dream Worship. They are based out of NewSpring Church. They play worship music for the congregation at their services.[11]

The group began recording in 2016, with the extended play, Difference Maker, that was released on February 5, 2016, from Dream Worship.[12][13][14][15][16]

They have one published EP:

  • Difference Maker (February 5, 2016, Dream Worship)

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.[17]

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. New Spring Church, WWe’ve paid down $38.7M of our debt!, newspring.cc, USA, Novembre 22, 2022
  9. 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.
  10. Southern Baptist Convention, New Spring Church, sbc.net, USA, Retrieved January 14, 2018
  11. Yap, Timothy (January 27, 2016). "NewSpring Worship on Pastor Perry Noble & Their New EP "Difference Maker"". Hallels. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  12. Sparkman, Kevin (February 15, 2016). "NewSpring Worship – 'Difference maker EP' album review". CCM Magazine. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  13. Smith, Christopher (January 31, 2016). "NewSpring Worship, "Difference Maker" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  14. Gosnell, Kaitlyn (February 8, 2016). "Something for Everyone". New Release Today. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  15. Hunter, Brian (February 4, 2016). "NewSpring 'Difference Maker'". Today's Christian Entertainment. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  16. Laing, Philip (April 26, 2016). "Review: Difference Maker – NewSpring". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  17. Church, NewSpring. "Find a Location". NewSpring.cc. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
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