The Future of West
It’s our 10th birthday! We are praising God and looking ahead to the next 10 years, asking for God’s provision!
How it started
In 2016, we planted a church with about 50 people in a dance studio in the new suburb of Bowden in Adelaide’s inner West.
Right from the beginning, we wanted to be a church that reached people with the gospel and raised up new disciples, leaders, and churches. We saw people come to Christ for the first time, others return to Christ with renewed commitment, and many grow in their faith as they sacrificially gave their time, energy, and resources to establish the church.
We also prioritised giving to church planting and helped to fund three other church plants.
The church today
By God’s grace, 10 years on, the church has grown into a multi-generational church family with hundreds of people from many different backgrounds.
We have developed a strong emphasis on discipleship centred around a vision to help people become wholehearted followers of Jesus. We are active in supporting missionaries and ministries in Australia and around the world. We have the blessing of serving food and groceries to people in our local community each week to show the love of Christ.
In February 2026, we sent out our Associate Pastor, Ben Taylor, with a team of 40 adults and children to plant Crosspoint Church in Valley View! We give thanks to God for all he has done and is doing – all the glory belongs to Him.
Where to from here?
We can’t predict the future! Our God is in Heaven, and we are here on Earth (Ecc 5:2) – we don’t want to presume we know what’s next. But in faith, we are looking to God for the future of the ministry, asking him to provide all that we need!
As the church has grown, we’ve increasingly felt the limitations of our current rented spaces, especially for kids, youth, discipleship, and leadership training. We are now exploring the possibility of purchasing a property that could serve as a long-term ministry base to continue the work of helping people become wholehearted followers of Jesus!
We pray that, if the Lord provides, a permanent ministry base would help us continue proclaiming Christ, training leaders, loving our community, and sending future church planting teams for many years to come.
Next Steps
The pledge form below is designed to help the Elders gauge the willingness of our church family to proceed with searching for a building. It will help us to understand the level of financial support available as we consider future property opportunities and prayerfully seek wisdom for the next steps. If you are willing and able, we encourage you to prayerfully consider how you might contribute toward this next season of ministry together.
Other Ways to Partner
Prayer
We would love your prayers for our Elders and Property Acquisition Committee as they explore potential options – for wisdom, discernment, provision and favour.
Financially
If you’d like to give a gift today, you can contribute to our Building Fund via these bank details:
BSB: 671-000
ACC: 102903133
NAME: CityReach West Inc.