About Us

Our Heartbeat

We exist to...

glorify God as one multicultural integrated family,
fulfilling the Great Commandment and Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ.

We value...

being outward focussed

We value the extension of God’s Kingdom in our community and the world through evangelism, missions, church planting and community service.

cultural diversity

We value unity and the diverse cultural heritage of people in the Body of Christ through which we see and experience different facets of God.

prayer

We value drawing close to God for intimate relationship, strength, guidance, comfort and power for service.

God’s Word

We value God’s Word because it is the revelation of Himself to man, it is true and it is the standard for all life.

discipleship

We value discipling people of all ages to become faithful followers of Jesus Christ and disciple-makers.

inspiring worship

We value the worship of God because He commands it and it is our expression of adoration and glorification of Him.

being part of the Christian and Missionary Alliance movement

We value the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) emphasis of Christ centred, Spirit empowered, mission focussed.

We are...

together for Jesus to all nations and generations.

Our Story

The story of Southside International Church (Southside) is over 100 years in the making. It started as a small Christian meeting place on the then semi-rural fringe of Brisbane under the name of the United Protestant Church.

In the 1980s, the church joined the Christian and Missionary Alliance of Australia and changed its name to the Sunnybank Alliance Church. As the face of the local community changed to become one of the most culturally diverse regions in Queensland, so too did the church. It embraced a new focus under the name of Antioch International Church, which in 2004 was changed to Southside International Church.

Today Southside is one “multicultural” and “multigenerational” family worshipping and serving God together. We come from over 20 different nations and speak a variety of languages.

What We Believe

  1. There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  2. Jesus Christ is true God and true man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures. He is now at the right hand of the Majesty on high as our great High Priest. He will come again to establish His kingdom of righteousness and peace.
  3. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead, sent to convict the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgement. He regenerates, indwells, guides, sanctifies, teaches, illuminates, imparts spiritual gifts and empowers the believer for service.
  4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice.
  5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God, he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ. The portion of the impenitent and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment; and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss.
  6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, justified, sanctified, receive the gift of eternal life and become the children of God.
  1. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be totally sanctified being separated from sin and the world and being fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service. This experience is both a distinct event and a life-long process.
  2. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church in this present age.
  3. The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the body, the Church, which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the Gospel to all nations. The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the Gospel, and observance of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper.
  4. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life; for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.
  5. The Lord Jesus Christ will come again. His second coming is imminent and will be personal and visible. As the believer's blessed hope this vital truth is an incentive to holy living and faithful service toward the completion of Christ's commission.

Ministry Team

Pastor Vindo Nguyen
English Pastor

Rev. Samuel Suen
Mandarin Pastor

Pastor Danny Yang
Youth Pastor

Rev. Dr. Charles De Jongh
English Pastor

Rev. Johnny Tongpao
Hmong Pastor

Fong Lee
Administrator

Mary-Anne Chan
Administrator


The Christian and Missionary Alliance of Australia
Christ-Centered  Spirit Empowered  Mission Focussed

Southside International Church is a Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) of Australia. The C&MA is a worldwide movement committed to following Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit as we take God’s message of love, forgiveness and reconciliation to the whole world.

To the regions beyond I must go, I must go where the story has never been told; to the millions that have never heard of His love, I must tell the sweet story of old.
- AB Simpson, Founder of the C&MA
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The C&MA logo

The cross symbolises the salvation that is provided only through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The laver, a ceremonial basin, symbolises the sanctifying grace of God that provides daily cleansing from sin through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit.

The pitcher of oil symbolises the power of the Holy Spirit and the provision of anointing for healing.

The crown symbolises the return of Jesus Christ as King of Kings. Christ's return will be personal and visible.


Find out more about the C&MA in Australia by visiting www.cma.org.au or the C&MA worldwide by visiting www.awf.nu.

Giving

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:8

General Offerings

Mission Faith Promise

Southside International Church
BSB: 034 072
Account: 224 818
(mark it GEN)

Southside International Church
BSB: 034 072
Account: 224 818
(mark it FPM)