Armidale, NSW - Uniting
Denomination: Uniting
Address: 114 Rusden Street, Armidale, New South Wales, 2350
Architect: Thomas Rowe
Traditional Owners: Gumbaynggirr people
Last Updated: 08/01/2025
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History and Architecture:
The original church was built in 1864 and is the oldest surviving Church building in Armidale. The Architect was Mr Thomas Rowe. It is now Wesley Hall. A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by Rev W.H. Beale November 30 1892". A plaque reads, " This plaque was unveiled on 14th February 1988 to commemorate the restoration of the slate roof of this Church with financial assistance from the New South Wales Bicentennial Council- To celebrate Australia's Bicentenary 1988".
For more hisotry visit the Church website here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 - 1863 | Rev W. T. Mayne | M | ||
| 1863 - 1866 | Rev R. W. Orton | M | ||
| 1866 - 1867 | Rev R. H. L. Zillman | M | ||
| 1867 - 1870 | Rev W. Wilson | M | ||
| 1870 - 1873 | Rev W. Moore | M | ||
| 1873 - 1876 | Rev Francis Tate | M | ||
| 1876 - 1879 | Rev Richard Sellars | M | ||
| 1879 - 1881 | Rev J. Walkden Brown | M | ||
| 1881 - 1882 | Rev W. Dinning | M | ||
| 1882 - 1885 | Rev Benjamin J. Meek | M | ||
| 1885 - 1888 | Rev J. B. Caruthers | M | ||
| 1888 - 1890 | Rev W. Glasson | M | ||
| 1890 - 1891 | W. G. Willard | M | ||
| 1891 - | Rev W. H. Beale | M | ||
| 1891 - 1892 | Rev J. Ward Harrison | M | ||
| 1892 - 1894 | Rev W. J. Walker | M | ||
| 1894 - 1896 | Rev Frederick C. Boyer | M | 1853 | 1917 |
| 1896 - 1897 | Rev W. Lucas | M | ||
| 1897 - | Rev J. G. Morris Taylor | M | ||
| 1897 - 1900 | Rev Alfred S.J. Harding | M | 1860 | 1948 |
| 1900 - | Rev J. E. Fletcher | M | ||
| 1900 - 1902 | Rev John Calvert | M | 1868 | 1949 |
| 1902 - 1903 | Rev J. S. Thomas | M | 1870 | 1927 |
| 1903 - 1906 | Rev Granville Oscar Cocks | M | 1856 | 1938 |
| 1906 - 1909 | Rev John C. Hill | M | 1859 | 1941 |
| 1909 - 1912 | Rev John W. Holden | M | ||
| 1912 - 1914 | Rev J. Gerrard Martin | M | 1854 | 1946 |
| 1914 - 1917 | Rev W. Stewart | M | 1855 | 1941 |
| 1917 - 1921 | Rev Henry E. Andrews | M | 1868 | 1943 |
| 1921 - 1923 | Rev W. Mills Robson | M | 1880 | 1957 |
| 1923 - 1926 | Rev W. H. Cheetham | M | 1875 | 1941 |
| 1926 - 1929 | Rev R. J. Williams | M | ||
| 1929 - 1932 | Rev F. H. Walkden Brown | M | 1879 | 1957 |
| 1932 - 1935 | Rev A. Morris Yates | M | 1879 | 1950 |
| 1935 - 1939 | Rev Ernest H. Wilson | M | ||
| 1939 - 1943 | Rev F. Knox Reed | M | ||
| 1943 - 1948 | Rev Morris J. Young | M | ||
| 1948 - 1952 | Rev Robert A. Bell | M | ||
| 1952 - 1956 | Rev Henry Hunter | M | ||
| 1956 - 1962 | Rev J. S. Udy | M | 2003 | |
| 1962 - 1963 | Rev John Woodhouse | M | ||
| 1963 - 1966 | Rev Richard S. Udy | M | ||
| 1966 - 1967 | Rev James Douglass | M | ||
| 1967 - 1968 | Rev C. Frederick Warton | M | 1961 | |
| 1968 - | Rev Gordon Trickett | M | ||
| 1968 - 1973 | Rev Ray Weiss | M | ||
| 1973 - 1975 | Rev Vernon Prowse | M | ||
| 1975 - | Rev Ian Fardon | M | ||
| 1978 - 1983 | Rev Graham Brooks | U | ||
| 1984 - 1992 | Rev Bruce Edgell | U | ||
| 1986 - 1991 | Rev Miriam Cotton | U | ||
| 1992 - 1996 | Rev John Barr | U | ||
| 1992 - 2001 | Rev Nerida Drake | U | ||
| 1997 - 1999 | Rev Young Dae Lee | U | ||
| 2001 - 2004 | Rev David Neilson | U | ||
| 2004 - 2006 | Rev Bob O'Sullivan | U | ||
| 2005 - 2008 | Rev Will Pearson | U | ||
| 2008 - 2013 | Rev Anita Monro | U | ||
| 2014 - 2015 | Rev Kye Won Lee | U | ||
| 2017 - 2021 | Rev Jo anne Smalbil | U |
Organ:
Built by Henry Willis & Sons, the Organ was first installed in St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Phillip Street, Sydney.
Source:
1. Church website.
2. Ryerson Index.
3. Methodist Church of Australasia Ministerial Index 9th Edition Revised to 1961