Welcome: Some of our story

We’re so glad you visited us this morning or you’re thinking about visiting. We thought it would be good to share a bit more of our story so you can be part of our Risen Church family.

Risen Church started in 2017 meeting in Glenn & Kathryn’s home in Salisbury with the goal of reaching out to Griffith University and the surrounding city. We started with a small core of just 8 people!

Now, Risen Church has grown to around 50 people. We’re made up of Aussies and internationals, students and families.

But here is the most exciting thing. Many of those at Risen Church have come to Jesus in the last 3 or 4 years! And many of those people are now leading others in knowing Jesus. We’re a church plant that has been growing by seeing people won to Jesus.

Why does that matter?

  • Risen Church is a growing church. People coming to Risen Church are becoming Christians! And many are growing in understanding God and their Christian faith like never before. If you want to grow as a Christian, or explore Christianity, Risen Church is a great place to do that.

  • People not programs. We’re on about people not programs. This means sometimes you might look at Risen Church and think - not much is happening here. There are not many programs. But, there is a lot happening. There is a lot of discipleship and many acts of personal love and care. These are all about people discovering Jesus, growing in him and loving each other.

  • As a growing church we’re confident that we’ll keep growing. It is what God does and what his gospel does. It grows people. (See Colossians 1). So, we hope to keep adding more groups and structures as God brings more people to grow and we need more ways to grow them. In the last couple of years we’ve added a Risen Youth Group with a bunch of great leaders.

  • Sometimes, in a growing church, the canvas flaps. Because we’re focussed on growing people through God’s word and discipleship, sometimes the canvas flaps. Not every thing runs perfectly all the time. We’d prefer that didn’t happen - but it is a reality as things change and as we grow. When this happens, let us know. We’ll fix it if we can. But also, can we encourage you to look to how God is growing people even when things aren’t the way you’d like them to be. And, stick with us and grow as part of the Risen Church family.

    So, if you’d like to be part of a church growing in Jesus and seeing real change in peoples’ lives then keep joining us at Risen Church.

    Below see some next steps and more of our story.

Next Steps

  • Keep coming: Keep coming on Sundays to meet more of our Risen Church family.

  • Take a Gospel or Explore booklet: On our Welcome table are Gospels (the story of Jesus from the Bible) and Explore booklets to help you spend time with God. Take one! They’re free!

  • Newish lunch or dessert: After you’ve been with us for a few weeks you’ll be invited to a New(ish) lunch or supper. It’s an opportunity for us to get to know you better and for you discover a bit more about what makes Risen tick.

  • Grow in Jesus, Explore Jesus: After that, our next step is to connect you into a Gospel Community or, help you explore Jesus in another way, if that’s where you’re at.

SOME More OF our Story

Our Mission

We are a church for Brisbane city and for Griffith University for Jesus’ sake.  Brisbane is a big city and it’s growing. In our local suburbs there are 200, 000 people and more than 20,000 people at Griffith University. We want to share the great news of Jesus with our city and the campus for Jesus’ sake.

Evangelical Church

We are part of FIEC, The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. It’s a young and growing denomination of evangelical churches. An evangelical church is one that loves the great news about Jesus as revealed in the Bible. There’s over 30 FIEC Churches around Australia.

You check out some more info about Risen Church at I’m New on our website.