About C3 Church

C3i - A History

Christian City Church International (C3i) is a group of ministers, men and women, and a movement of churches that incorporates spirit-filled doctrine and practice. The vision of Christian City Churches is to actively fulfil the Great Commission of Jesus Christ by preaching the gospel and planting churches, ministering to 21st Century man and women in a manner both biblical and relevant.

Christian City Church International currently (2003) consists of over 100 churches situated throughout Australasia, New Zealand, North America, and the European community. Dr Phil Pringle is the founder and President of Christian City Church International, and the Senior Minister of the movement's largest congregation - Christian City Church, Oxford Falls, Sydney, Australia.

In the development and growth of the churches we have become well known, as well as providing a benchmark, for contemporary music, worship, the arts, and relevant preaching and teaching. Many of our churches have their own ministry training institutes, some having also incorporated schools of Creative Arts in the development of the expression of their people. Dr Pringle, an accomplished songwriter, author and artist, has long advocated a vision of the church recapturing lost ground in utilisation of the arts for Christian expression, worship and outreach. The ministry of the Holy Spirit in the lives of individual believers is another enduring distinctive of the movement.

Phil and Chris Pringle arrived in Sydney, from New Zealand, in 1980 with a vision to begin a church. Christian Centre, Northside, as it was originally known, began inauspiciously with 12 people on the Northern beaches of Sydney. This church currently has a membership of 4,000+ people and has been responsible for the planting of 35 plus churches.