"Amalgamated" churches where 2 or more churches form into one church.

ALTHOUGH RANGEVILLE CHURCH IS NOT AT ALL AMALGAMATED WITH CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTRE, THEY ONLY USE THEIR BUILDING.
OLD SERVICE
8.15am RANGEVILLE UNITING. High St between South St & Long St.
*Land purchased for new building at north east corner of Stenner & Mackenzie Sts opposite Gabbinbar School.
1. Number of people: 208 people.
2. Number of chairs: 265.
**3. Type of person: Oddly you could describe the demographic of all Uniting churches as being this way. Many are well educated professionals. There's quite a few divorced perhaps. Single parents are never judged.
4. Socio-Economic Status: Medium-high.
5. Amount of kids: Perhaps one quarter of the church are under 18yo.
6. Ages of people: 0-12 about 40. 0-70yo.
7. 50% are men.
*8. Weekly offering published: The beginning 4 or 5 months of 2001 was a particularly bad time for many churches apparently resulting in a $5-$11,000 loss. Weekly average is $5-$6,000.
9. Lateness of people getting to church: Some.
**10. Any other interesting information: On the 25 Feb 2001 a 12 acre block of land has been bought for 1.3 million to put a church of 1000 which is on the North Eastern corner at Mackenzie and Stenner Sts, opposite Gabbinbar School. The land has been granted council approve to build a church on. The Uniting Church of Australia pays for the land and each individual church builds the church themselves. The Uniting church also "bankrolled" AOG Liberty in south Brisbane for about $5 million in 2001. $885,000 was promised to Rangeville Uniting by the congregation by 12 Nov 2001. But the building will cost $4-6 million. 11. Time there AND date of visit: Some 50 times. (258 people Good Friday 2001; 245 people at Mater Dei 11am Pentecost service;)
12. Length of service: Allow 1.5 hours.
13. This and other service times: 8.15am; 10.15am; 6.15pm.
*14. Preacher: Ps Herman Ruyters often preaches but there were many local rostered volunteers who preach. In one period of time as of early 2001 he was the only Uniting church pastor left in Toowoomba out of some 5 churches due to retirement, illness etc..
*15. Feeling of building: Excellent vibe, everyone agrees, mainly because it is so packed.
***16. Estimate style of belief: This denomination has formally accepted homosexuals as paid ministers. Ratified in August 2003. This caused a great controversy in the press and in the overall church. Rangeville Uniting was staunchly opposed to this move. Other churches / individuals are also members of EMU. All members of EMU are against this area - accepting gays into the clergy. (EMU (Queensland) is an Evangelical movement within the Uniting church which opposes all such moves.) (It stands for - Evangelical Members of the Uniting church.) One of the options to resolve this area that Rangeville UCA is discussing is for ALL the Uniting churches in the state of Queensland to leave the Uniting church denomination. (Range Christian Fellowship and Shiloh have already broken away from the Uniting church over this issue. It happened as a result when the Uniting church was only CONTEMPLATING having gay clergy.)

Also, this church has a national reputation for not only been very Charismatic but there's a strong deliverance ministry attached from Rev Dr Col Warren's many years of work, (having officially retired mid 2001). This ministry believes Christians don't need straight counselling but can be oppressed or "dogged" by evil spirits (without being overtaken), but which needs intensive prayer before one can be free from bad habits.
17. Dress code so as not to stand out: Casual to smart.
18. How to get there: Travel east towards range along South St and turn left or north at High St.

OLD SERVICE
10.15am RANGEVILLE UNITING. High St between South St & Long St.
1. *Number of people: 57.
2. Number of chairs: 265.
3. Type of person: -.
4. Socio-Economic Status: -.
5. Amount of kids: Few.
6. Ages of people: Three young families, a few teens, 30% 60+.
7. Men.-.
8. Weekly offering published: -.
9. Lateness of people getting to church: -.
10. Any other interesting information: -.
11. Time there AND date of visit: 10am-noon 28 May 2000 and some 10 other times.
12. Length of service: 1.5 hours.
13. This and other service times: 10.15am; 6.30pm; 8.15am.
14. Preacher: Ps Herman Ruyters.
15. Feeling of building: Good.
16. Estimate style of belief: This is more of a traditional service. 17. Dress code so as not to stand out: Casual to smart.
18. How to get there: Same as above.

OLD SERVICE
6.30pm RANGEVILLE UNITING. High St between South St & Long St.
1. Number of people: 90.
2. Number of chairs: 265.
3. Type of person: -.
4. Socio-Economic Status: -.
5. Amount of kids: About 30 15- 20yo's.
6. Ages of people: Many teenagers here but the rest are 20yo - 70yo.
7. Men.-.
8. Weekly offering published: -.
9. Lateness of people getting to church: -.
**10. Any other interesting information: The youth service each month is quite popular where the youth plans and performs all church service tasks. Also, the music team every week is very youth orientated.
*11. Time there AND date of visit: For 2 years most Sunday nights 1999- 2001.
12. Length of service: 1.5 hours.
13. This and other service times: 6.30pm; 8.15am; 10.15am.
14. Preacher: Herman Ruyters.
15. Feeling of building: Good.
16. Estimate style of belief: Traditionally this service has been the most Charismatic.
17. Dress code so as not to stand out: Casual to smart.
18. How to get there: Same as above.

OLD SERVICE
72 people at SCOTS UNITING. 2. 40% full. 3. Bit dry. 4. Socio- Economic Status: Lower middle. 5. 9 kids age 2-7. 6. 5 parents. Rest 50+. 7. 18 men. 8. - 9. Not late. 10. They have a youth worker called Andrew Fox who has an earring, is about 32yo and is big and blonde and has a goatee. He makes the people sing modern songs like "Shout to the Lord" which is in their old styled hymn books called Australia Hymn Book 2. Melody Line Edition. Harper Collins Religious 1999. Has guitar chords. He played guitar with a piano. Newsletter says "Church council calling for much prayer as one ordained minister and one youth worker serving 4 congregations is unsatisfactory and must change." They do Alpha. 11. I was there 9am-9.30am 28/5/00 12. 9am- 13. None. 14. Andrew Fox. 15. Not bad. It was "unexciting." 16. A.Fox probably open to all gifts.

FOR INTEREST/ RESEARCH PURPOSES. THIS OLD SERVICE SEEMS TO HAVE HAD 63 PEOPLE GO TO IT COMPARED TO 49 PEOPLE WELL AFTER THE COMBINING OF THE THREE CHURCHES WHICH SUGGESTS A FEW PEOPLE LEFT THIS CHURCH AND JOINED NEWTOWN RATHER THAN THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
63 PEOPLE AT WILSONTON UNITING AT TOR AND NORTH STS. 2. 65% capacity. 3. Bit nicer type. 4. Socio- Economic Status: Middle class. 5. Few or no kids. 6. Older mostly. 7. 30% men. 14/5/00 12. 10AM - new time.

***NOTICE: THIS CHURCH GREW FROM 77 TO 111 AFTER THE COMBINING OF THE 3 CHURCHES (SCOTTS, NEWTOWN AND WESTBROOK) WHICH FORMED RUSSEL ST UNITING.

THIS OLD SERVICE HAD 77 PEOPLE GO TO IT. FOR INTEREST/ RESEARCH PURPOSES.
9am NEWTOWN UNITING 1. Number of people: 77. 2. Number of chairs: 145. 3. Type of person: -. 4. Socio-Economic Status: Middle. 5. Amount of kids: Approx 10. 6. Ages of people: 4 young families and 50+. 7. Men: Eighteen. 8. Weekly offering published: -. ("$1338 sent to St Mary's in India. $913 to Lenten appeals. $169 to hospital chaplaincy.") 9. Lateness of people getting to church: Six. 10. Any other interesting information: THIS SERVICE IS NOT CURRENT AND IS FOR INTEREST/ RESEARCH PURPOSES. As Newtown has now formed with Wilsonton AND IS NOW CALLED "RUSSEL ST UNITING". 11. Time there AND date of visit: - 11 June 2000. 61 adults and 9 children on 1 April 2001. 12. Length of service: -. 13. This and other service times: 9.00am. 14. Preacher: Rev Ian Kerr. Andrew Fox. 15. Feeling of building: OK. 16. Estimate style of belief: Essentially non-charismatic.

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