Australia - New Zealand

Rev. Satish Manmothe

Field Strategy Coordinator

Updates

History

The Church of the Nazarene came to Australia through the endeavor of a young serviceman. His first convert was a young Australian serviceman, Albert Berg. He was to become the Superintendent of the Nazarene work in Australia and under his leadership, churches were planted in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Mackay, Townsville, Adelaide, and Perth.

Since 1976, the church work has been organized into 3 districts with many churches all over Australia. The Church has been established among the Greeks, Armenians, Asians, and Samoans. All of our local congregations reflect the multi-cultural heritage of the Australian people.

Institutions

Nazarene Theological College (NTC)

Field Overview

Recent Census

Australia’s latest census highlights its diversity, with people from over 200 countries, speaking 300+ languages, practicing 100+ religions, and working across 1,000+ occupations.

Geography

The ANZ Field spans 7,885,930 square kilometers, requires an 8.5 hour non-stop flight to cross.

53 Organized Churches

The Church of the Nazarene has limited presence, with 53 churches and 6 church plants across six cities: Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Perth covering about 14 million people.

Joshua Project

Joshua Project identifies 205 people groups within the field, (143 in AU, 62 in NZ).

Multi-etchnic Church

Approximately 30% of our congregations are multi-ethnic churches.

Most Secular Nation

The ANZ Field is largely postmodern and pluralistic, with New Zealand known as highly secular and having one of the highest teen suicide rates globally.

Church Planting

Recent growth in each district has come primarily from immigrant church planting.

Unreached People

The most unreached people in both Australia and New Zealand are those of European, white decent.
We truly appreciate your partnership and prayer!

Great things are happening in the Australia / New Zealand Field, however, the task before us is greater than human resources alone can accomplish. We desperately need the work and power of the Holy Spirit to see God’s Kingdom realized. 

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