NewSpring Church
| NewSpring Church | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Anderson, South Carolina |
| Country | USA |
| Denomination | Southern Baptist |
| Weekly attendance | 32,000 |
| Website | newspring.cc/ |
| History | |
| Founded | January 24, 2000 |
| Founder(s) | Perry Noble |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Clayton King (interim)[1] |
| Pastor(s) | Matt Steelman (Campus Pastor, Aiken) Riley Cummings (Campus Pastor, Anderson) Cam O'Sullivan (Campus Pastor, Boiling Springs) Matt Dawkins (Campus Pastor, Charleston) Cliff Craig (Campus Pastor, Clemson) Aaron Chovan (Campus Pastor, Columbia) Sam Gibson (Campus Pastor, Florence) Matt Webber (Campus Pastor, Greenville) Matt Alley (Campus Pastor, Greenwood) Josh Seabaugh (Campus Pastor, Hilton Head) Ryan Kirkland (Campus Pastor, Lexington) Robbie Green (Campus Pastor, Northeast Columbia) James Gonsoulin (Campus Pastor, Myrtle Beach) Bobby Moore (Campus Pastor, Powdersville) Kaleb White (Campus Pastor, Rock Hill) Shane Knight (Campus Pastor, Spartanburg) Jeremy Haines (Campus Pastor, Sumter) |
NewSpring Church is a Southern Baptist megachurch located in Anderson, South Carolina. The church was founded in January, 2000 by Perry Noble, who led it until he was fired in 2016 for alcohol-related problems.[1]
Weekly church attendance averages over 32,000 people per week in person.[2][3][4] In addition, an average of 7,200 devices connect to online services each week. It is the second fastest-growing and fourth largest church in the SBC,[5] and the largest in South Carolina.[1] Overall, it is among the one hundred fastest-growing and largest churches in the United States[6][7][8] and it is ranked as the second fastest-growing church in the United States. [9][10]
In addition to the church in Anderson, NewSpring's other locations in South Carolina include, Aiken, Boiling Springs, Charleston, Clemson, Columbia, North East Columbia, Florence, Greenville, Greenwood, Hilton Head, Lexington, Myrtle Beach, Powdersville, Sumter, Rock Hill, and Spartanburg. [11][12]
Announced July 10, 2016, founder Perry Noble was removed as Senior Pastor effective July 1, 2016 for personal issues related to alcohol by the church's leadership team. [13]
Next Steps
Baptism is the first next step NewSpring Church encourages individuals to take following salvation. [14][15] On a Sunday in September 2014 2,335 people were baptized throughout their 19 South Carolina campuses. [16] [17]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Hardesty, Abe (2016-07-10). "Perry Noble removed as pastor at NewSpring for personal behavior related to alcohol". Anderson Independent-Mail.
- ^ Blume, Butch (2014-03-04). "State of the Church: S.C.'s NewSpring among nation's largest, fastest-growing churches". http://baptistcourier.com/. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Smith, Charmaine (2014-06-09). "NewSpring Church celebrating 10th anniversary at the Bi-Lo Center » Anderson Independent Mail". Independentmail.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ^ Wyatt, Dustin (2014-03-21). "NewSpring Church converts former Best Buy into worship center". goupstate.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ "Fastest-growing & largest churches tallied - Baptist Press". Bpnews.net. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ^ "Hartford Institute for Religion Research, database of Megachurches". Hirr.hartsem.edu. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ^ "State of the Church: S.C.'s NewSpring among nation's largest, fastest-growing churches". Baptist Courier. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ^ "2013 Outreach 100 Largest Churches in America". Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ^ "2013 Outreach 100 Fastest-Growing Churches in America". Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ^ "2013 Outreach 100 Fastest-Growing Churches in America". Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ^ Blume, Butch (2014-03-04). "State of the Church: S.C.'s NewSpring among nation's largest, fastest-growing churches". http://baptistcourier.com/. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Wyatt, Dustin (2013-08-30). "NewSpring Church experiences major growth". GoUpstate.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ^ "Perry Noble removed as senior pastor at NewSpring" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ Wert, Jason (2014-08-06). "South Carolina Church Baptizes Over 700 At Church Camp". http://jimbakkershow.com/. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Martinez, Jessica (2014-07-22). "Perry Noble's South Carolina Megachurch Celebrates Nearly 300 Baptisms on Sunday". christianpost.com. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- ^ Martinez, Jessica (2014-09-09). "NewSpring Megachurch Celebrates 2,335 Baptisms During Sunday Services". christianpost.com. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ^ https://newspring.cc/locations/directory