Beecroft, NSW - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1908
Denomination: Presbyterian
Address: 1A Mary Street, Beecroft, New South Wales, 2119
Architect: William Nixon
Traditional Owners: Wallumedegal people
Last Updated: 07/08/2024
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History and Architecture:
On 17 December 1903 a congregational meeting agreed to purchase the land upon which the church was subsequently built. The building for the Church was commenced on 19 September 1908 and was opened on 13 February 1909. The sandstone for the foundations was locally quarried and donated by George Frederick Willis, the father of David John Willis of the Boer War Memorial.
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by Mrs Chorley on 19th September 1908".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 - 1906 | Rev W. H. Drewett | |||
| 1907 - 1908 | Rev J. A.R. Brotchie | |||
| 1908 - 1940 | Rev Archibald Macfarlane Ogilvie | With Thornleigh until 1930 | 1874 | 1940 |
| 1940 - 1956 | Rev Samuel Watson | 1891 | 1976 | |
| 1957 - 1965 | Rev Harold Gilbert Durbin | 1912 | 1997 | |
| 1966 - 1973 | Rev Harold Perkins | 1907 | 2001 | |
| 1972 - 1974 | Rev William Young | Supply with Rose Bay | 1905 | 1974 |
| 1974 - 1987 | Rev James Mullan | 1921 | 2010 | |
| 1984 - 1986 | Rev Byron Cuthbertson Nicholls | 1921 | 1994 | |
| 1987 - 1997 | Rev David Keith Robson | |||
| 1998 - 2003 | Rev M. J. Levine | |||
| 2004 - 2013 | Rev Paul Francis Cooper | |||
| 2012 - 2012 | Rev William Harvey Ives | 4 months | ||
| 2015 - 2018 | Rev A. W. Williamson | |||
| 2018 - | Rev Paul Harris |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Beecroft and Cheltenham History Group. A full desciption of the church click here.
2. Biographical Register of Presbyterian Ministers in Australia 1901-1977 New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia with permission Rowland Ward and Malcolm Prentis.