The C.O.C. movement officially became an international movement in 1988 when it started churches in New Zealand, and the Solomon Islands. By the end of 1988 there were 136 churches across the Pacific region, reaching from Auckland, New Zealand, to Perth, Western Australia.

During 1989, churches were established in Papua-New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia. The movement was experiencing rapid growth with some 44 new churches opening in 1990 alone. It was in 1990 the Pastor Neil Miers became president of Christian Outreach Centre International.