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Coordinates: 37°5133S 145°1002E / 37.859083°S 145.1672922°E / -37.859083; 145.1672922
 

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Crossway Baptist Church
Crossway Baptist worship service in 2008
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37°51′33S 145°10′02E / 37.859083°S 145.1672922°E / -37.859083; 145.1672922
Address2 Vision Drive, Burwood East, Melbourne, Victoria
CountryAustralia
DenominationBaptist
ChurchmanshipEvangelical
Campuses4
Websitewww.crossway.org.au
History
Former name(s)Blackburn Baptist Church (1954 – 1996)
StatusChurch
Founded1954
Founder(s)Rev. J. H. Newnham
Architecture
Architectural typeChurch
StylePostmodern architecture
Administration
Episcopal areaAustralia
Clergy
Pastor(s)Dale Stephenson - Senior Pastor

Crossway Baptist Church is a Baptist evangelical multi-site megachurch based in Burwood East, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The church is affiliated with the Australian Baptist Ministries.

History

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The church was founded by the Reverend J. H. Newnham in 1954 as Blackburn Baptist Church.[1][2] The congregation originally met in a small hall as a Sunday school class on the corner of Holland and Canterbury Roads in Blackburn South.[1]

The church then relocated to 19 Holland Road, Blackburn South (now the site of New Life Evangelical Church), and later moved in September 1995 to the current location, 2 Vision Drive, Burwood East, after which it changed its name to Crossway Baptist Church the following year. In February 2008, Dale Stephenson became Senior Pastor of the church.[citation needed]

The overall attendance for 2016 was 6,675.[3][self-published source?]

Locations

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Crossway has planted daughter churches in Craigieburn, Cranbourne, Moreland and Stonnington as well as a number of other smaller experimental church plants.[4][5]

They planted a second campus in 2016 in Berwick, in southeastern Melbourne. In 2021, Brighton Baptist Church became the third campus of Crossway.[citation needed]

As of 2023, Crossway had four campuses: Burwood East, South East (located at Nossal High School), Brighton, and Maroondah (located at Ringwood Secondary College).[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "New Church at Blackburn". The Age. No. 30876. Victoria, Australia. 17 April 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 8 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  • ^ Zwartz, Barney (17 July 2004). "Counting our blessings: faith's demographics". The Age.
  • ^ "Crossway Baptist Church 2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Crossway Baptist Church. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  • ^ Tippet, Gary (4 April 2010). "Peace be with you, from the lion and the lamb". The Age.
  • ^ Zwartz, Barney (4 February 2008). "Message comes full circle for atheist turned pastor". The Age.
  • ^ "Campuses - Crossway Baptist Church: Loving God, Loving People, Disciples That Multiply". Crossway Baptist Church. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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