Ballina, NSW - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1914
Denomination: Presbyterian
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Bundjalung people
Last Updated: 09/08/2024
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History and Architecture:
A small timber church was built facing Cherry Street and opened on 12th April 1885. This building was moved to face Crane Street before the present church was erected.
A Foundation stone reads, " St Stephens Presbyterian Church Ballina This stone was laid by Hugh Gibson Esq Mayor Sept 16th 1914 John Haddon Bates Minister.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 - 1889 | Rev Boswell Berry | |||
| 1892 - 1896 | Rev J. J. Thorp | |||
| 1896 - 1903 | Rev W. Walter Watts | |||
| 1903 - 1905 | Rev James Gray | |||
| 1905 - 1906 | Rev George Ernest Pocknall | Home Mission | 1882 | 1955 |
| 1906 - 1911 | Rev Andrew Chapman | |||
| 1906 - 1906 | Rev Benjamin David Morris | Supply | 1862 | 1936 |
| 1907 - 1908 | Rev Norman Stuart Millar | With Alstonville | 1887 | 1938 |
| 1913 - 1916 | Rev John Hadden Bates | Ordained & Inducted | 1888 | 1969 |
| 1917 - 1925 | Rev Herbert Egerton Hulme | 1874 | 1958 | |
| 1921 - | Rev Frederick Henry Druery | Home Mission | 1886 | 1977 |
| 1925 - 1926 | Rev John James Enright | 1863 | 1926 | |
| 1927 - 1937 | Rev William John Sharp Rankin | 1869 | 1948 | |
| 1934 - 1934 | Rev Samuel Prenter | Supply 3 months | 1882 | 1944 |
| 1937 - 1941 | Rev Alfred Seymour Brooks | With Alstonville | 1892 | 1953 |
| 1941 - 1948 | Rev Frederick Beeson | With Astonville | 1888 | 1959 |
| 1948 - | Rev George Wesley Brown | Supply | 1899 | 1989 |
| 1948 - | Rev Howard Stanley Bunn | Supply | 1889 | 1954 |
| 1949 - 1952 | Rev Ian White Ross | 1905 | 1992 | |
| 1953 - 1957 | Rev Alfred Campbell Begbie | With Astonville | 1901 | 1972 |
| 1957 - 1960 | Rev Keith David Pearson | 1925 | 2007 | |
| 1961 - 1966 | Rev George Loch Stewart | With Astonville | 1926 | 2010 |
| 1966 - 1973 | Rev Bruce Edmund George Napper | |||
| 1973 - 1982 | Rev Neville Sidney Wilce | With Astonville | 1924 | 2015 |
| 1983 - 1987 | Rev Roland Sondergeld | |||
| 1988 - 1994 | Rev Bruce McC Meller | |||
| 1995 - | Rev Grant S. Thorp | |||
| 2022 - | Rev Luke McPherson |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Ballina Presbyterian Church St Stephen's 1885 -1995 courtesy Camden Theological Library
2. Ryerson Index.
3. Biographical Register of Presbyterian Ministers in Australia 1901-1977 New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia with permission Rowland Ward and Malcolm Prentis.