The Bible teaches that every church family is autonomous and can be governed with capable local leaders. New City is led by the lead pastor and a team of elders. The elder team takes responsibility to foster the spiritual health of the church, direct the course of our mission, and maximize the impact of all material assets. The staff operates within a set budget and leads teams of volunteers that make church life happen. 

Jesus commissioned His Church to make disciples, not hire them. We work hard to recognize and develop people within our church family to be launched into several facets of ministry. This happens through the Discover Track, involvement on the Dream Team, and our in-house Internship. New City Interns receive Biblical teaching, spiritual mentoring, and practical ministry training on a schedule that works for real life.

New City is invested relationally, not merely financially, with intentional ministry on foreign soil. Rather than sending money to various places and waiting for newsletter updates, we are partnering to develop a thriving church in Kosova. Loved ones from our New City family have spent years in this Muslim nation, laying the groundwork for the Gospel to spread. New City sends a short-term mission team each year to accelerate progress and keep our hearts engaged in the process. 

While we are locally led, we fully recognize the importance of maintaining relationships and accountability with others beyond Great Falls. We are connected with Ministers Fellowship International (MFI), a network that includes hundreds of churches worldwide. Our branch of the conference for the region of Montana is overseen by our Lead Pastor, Nate Swanson. Annual camps, conferences, and leadership events allow us to build meaningful connections with others in this network, helping to strengthen and shape one another.

New City Church is a non-denominational, charismatic church that was founded as Great Falls Christian Center in 1981.  Sent as an outreach of North Kenai Chapel, the original ministry team consisted of Bob & Cindy Johnson and Leo & Donna Kruger (along with a pile of kids). Over the years, God's grace has allowed this humble church to include hundreds and impact thousands.
The passing years have brought laughter, tears, new friends, and many changes, but one thing has remained constant; We still rely on God to graciously supply our needs, including the strength to carry out the vision He has given us.

Our favorite memories include:
- planting churches in distant cities (1991, 2003)
 - adopting churches in need of partnership
- launching missionaries into a Muslim nation (1999, 2002)
- founding an internship to mentor the next generation (2005)
- serving our city in under-resourced neighborhoods
 - benefiting our public schools in practical ways
- forming a relational network of like-minded churches (2013)
- changing our church name to reflect our mission (2016)
- completing a healthy, intentional transition to a new lead pastor (2019)
- launching a New City campus in the muslim nation of Kosova (2022)