Paradise Community Church
Paradise Community Church (Influencers Church) is a multi-campus Christian church, with its main campus in Paradise, situated in north east Adelaide, South Australia, affiliated with Australian Christian Churches. The church was founded in 1907 by British evangelist Smith Wigglesworth. In 1969, Andrew Evans became its first non-founding senior pastor when it shifted to Klemzig. Under his ministry the church grew from weekly church attendance of 150 to over 2,000 people. In 1981, the church moved to its current location in Paradise. It is currently pastored by pastor Ashley Evans. In 2000, Ashley and Jane Evans took over senior pastors, and they have since grown the church from 3,000 to over 6,000 people. Ashley has also expanded the church to six locations (Adelaide, Hendon, Elizabeth Park, Perth - Australia, Atlanta - America) and introduced a Friday night service. It is the second-largest church in Australia.
As of 2012 Paradise Community Church changed the churches name to Influencers Church (Global) as the church is expanding internationally, starting with Atlanta, America.
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