Griffith, NSW - Baptist
Year Built: 1971
Denomination: Baptist
Address: Corner Wakaden & Whitton Streets, Griffith, New South Wales, 2680
Architect: Mr Burman
Traditional Owners: Wiradjuri people
Last Updated: 14/08/2023
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History and Architecture:
First services were held in the Lyceum Theatre and private homes. By the first annual meeting 14th Aug 1925 land on the corner of Wakaden and Whitton Streets had been secured and the Church was being built.
The first Church was opened on 18th - 20th January 1926. The Church with a front vestibule and two vestries at the back of the Church was built at a cost of £600 to seat 100 worshippers. This Church was later given to Pioneer Museum.
The current Church was built in 1971 from plans of Mr Burman.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 - 1920 | Mr Allan Amey | |||
| 1924 - 1926 | Rev J. H. Baker | |||
| 1925 - 1925 | Rev Cochrane | |||
| 1926 - 1927 | Rev J. Ridden | |||
| 1927 - 1928 | Rev S. Lane | |||
| 1928 - 1929 | Rev J. Shierson | |||
| 1930 - 1931 | Rev H. D. White | |||
| 1931 - 1933 | Rev J. B. Churchward | |||
| 1933 - 1936 | Rev C. H. McEwan | |||
| 1936 - 1938 | Rev G. W. Wilson | |||
| 1939 - 1939 | Rev A. G. Dube | |||
| 1940 - 1942 | Rev E. R. Milson | |||
| 1942 - 1942 | Rev A. C. Donaldson | |||
| 1942 - 1945 | Rev A. V. Pearson | |||
| 1945 - 1947 | Rev H. J. Rowe | |||
| 1947 - 1951 | Rev J. A. Waugh | |||
| 1952 - 1955 | Rev S. T. Earl | |||
| 1955 - 1960 | Rev R. W. Hodgson | |||
| 1961 - 1964 | Rev D. A.C. Taplin | |||
| 1965 - 1967 | Rev H. J. Taylor | |||
| 1970 - 1972 | Rev Ray Burman | |||
| 1973 - 1973 | Rev Gilbert Venz | |||
| 1974 - 1975 | Rev Peter Clarke | |||
| 1977 - 1982 | Rev R. G. Heard | |||
| 1982 - 1988 | Rev Steve Lenton | |||
| 1989 - 1994 | Rev Bill Pratt | |||
| 1997 - 1997 | Rev Harold Bingham | |||
| 1997 - 1997 | Rev Alan Neate | |||
| 2001 - 2001 | Rev John Taylor | |||
| 2002 - 2004 | Rev Terry Jones | |||
| 2012 - | Rev Kevin Webb |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Griffiths Baptist Church 80 Years of History 1924 - 2004. Q286.19448/1