Drouin, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1936
Denomination: Anglican
Address: 4 Frances Avenue, Drouin, Victoria, 3818
Architect: Alan Dixon
Traditional Owners: Bunurong people
Last Updated: 02/01/2023
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History and Architecture:
When the Drouin Mechanics Institute, with hall and meeting room, was opened in May 1879 Church of England church services were transferred to that building from the Shire Office. The original Christ Church was built in 1880 on land donated on cnr Grant St and Albert Road by Mrs Richard Higgs. It was dedicated on 18 January 1880 by Dean McCartney of Melbourne.
In 1888, land was purchased in Main St Drouin.
By 1906 a proposal to build a new church was made after the old church was in a bad state of repairs and by March 1911, the existing church had to be renovated.
The foundation stone of the current church was laid by Bishop Cranswick the second Bishop of Gippsland on 27 January 1936. The Architect was Alan Dixon. The cost was £1,850. The Vicar at the time was Rev Claude Woodhouse.
Clergy:
This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 - 1884 | Rev Samuel Sandiford | |||
| 1882 - 1883 | Rev H. E. Potter | |||
| 1885 - 1888 | Mr A. J. Francis | Reader | ||
| 1888 - 1889 | Rev W. Richard Elvery | |||
| 1890 - 1892 | Rev Walter Ralph Cooling | 1868 | 1943 | |
| 1892 - 1895 | Rev Percy John Thomas Edwards | 1851 | 1940 | |
| 1895 - 1900 | Rev A. J. Cole | |||
| 1900 - 1906 | Rev William Reed | 1868 | 1938 | |
| 1906 - 1913 | Rev Arthur Howard Westley | 1873 | 1951 | |
| 1914 - 1921 | Rev B. T. Syer | |||
| 1921 - 1923 | Rev Percy Andrew Wisewould | 1887 | 1963 | |
| 1923 - 1925 | Rev Arthur George Powell | 1892 | 1983 | |
| 1925 - 1926 | Rev Willi Vaux Gurnett | 1884 | 1964 | |
| 1926 - 1934 | Rev George John Baxter | 1892 | 1960 | |
| 1934 - 1935 | Rev Thomas David Beyer | 1906 | 1982 | |
| 1935 - 1942 | Rev Claude Woodhouse | 1900 | 1984 | |
| 1941 - 1942 | Rev Alfred John Maher | 1876 | 1962 | |
| 1942 - 1945 | Rev W. McSpedden | 1907 | 1968 | |
| 1945 - 1947 | Rev P. J.L. Ackland | 1906 | 1955 | |
| 1948 - 1950 | Rev J.G. J. G. Titus Rees | 1910 | 1961 | |
| 1950 - 1955 | Rev Norman Womersley McDonald | 1998 | ||
| 1955 - 1956 | Rev Sidney Victor Satchell | 1901 | 1980 | |
| 1956 - 1969 | Rev William Tasman Regnier | 1906 | 1969 | |
| 1969 - | Rev Prosper Pickburn | Locum | ||
| 1970 - 1976 | Rev Edward George Gibson | 1935 | ||
| 1976 - | Rev L. W. Biggs | |||
| 1987 - | Bishop Jeremy Ashton | Locum | ||
| 1987 - | Canon D. G. Smallbone | Locum | ||
| 1988 - 1995 | Rev G. McRobb | |||
| 1995 - | Archdeacon R. E. Elliot | Locum | ||
| 1995 - | Rev J. Gale | Locum | ||
| 1995 - 1997 | Rev Ron Chidgey | |||
| 1995 - 1997 | Rev Jim Connelly | Locum | ||
| 1999 - 2005 | Archdeacon Allan Hugins | |||
| 2005 - | Canon Jim Connelly | Locum | ||
| 2005 - | Archdeacon E. G. Gibson | Locum | ||
| 2005 - | Canon Graeme Winterton | Locum | ||
| 2005 - | Archdeacon Ray Elliott | Locum | ||
| 2010 - | Rev Amy Turner | |||
| 2015 - | Rev Dean Spalding | |||
| 2022 - | Rev Bruce Charles | Locum |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Light and Life, A history of the Anglican Church in Gippsland
2. Cable Clerical Index.
3, Looking Forward Looking Back. 125 Yearsof the Drouin Anglican Parish. SLTF 283.9456 L87G.