Fairfax Community Church

Fairfax Community Church (Fairfax.cc) is an evangelical congregation located in Fairfax County, Virginia. The church is affiliated with the Church of God, Anderson, Indiana. By membership, the church is classified as a megachurch, with an average weekly attendance in 2012 of 2,158.[1] It served as a satellite site for the 2007-2010 Willow Creek Association Global Leadership Summit.[2]

Fairfax Community Church
LocationBraddock Road, Fairfax County, Virginia
CountryUnited States
DenominationChurch of God
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Rod Stafford

History

Fairfax Community Church was founded in 1929. The church facilities were located on Hunt Road in Fairfax starting in 1934. The congregation moved to new facilities on Braddock Road in 2005.[3]

Denominational affiliation

This church is part of the Church of God Reformation Movement.[4] The denomination today is commonly called "Church of God, Anderson, Indiana" to distinguish it from numerous other fellowships using the name "Church of God."

Other affiliations

Fairfax Community Church maintains close ties with Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana, the denomination's flagship school. Senior Pastor Rodney Stafford gave the commencement address to the March 2005 graduating class.[5]

References
  1. "Annual Report 2012" (PDF).
  2. "Leadership Summit".
  3. "Fairfax Community History". Archived from the original on 2008-09-15.
  4. "Fairfax Community History". Archived from the original on 2008-09-15.
  5. "Ryder selected as 2005 commencement speaker; weekend events announced: Anderson University, a Christian College in Indiana". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
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