Berrigan, NSW - Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1880
Denomination: Presbyterian
Address: 130-132 Chanter Street, Berrigan, New South Wales, 2712
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Wiradjuri people
Last Updated: 10/08/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Berrigan charge originally included Finley, Tocumwal and Berrigan. On 19th December 1928 the Rev Mr Hain Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of NSW dedicated the building to the service of God. The cost of the building and furnishings amount to £748-1-9.
Constructed of Red Brick with Stained Glass Windows and Iron Roof. The Church was built in 1880.
The church was formally opened by the Moderator-General Rev Dr Bruce on 11th July 1897. In time this building was no longer able to accommodate the growing congregation and a new home was found on the corner of Davis Street and Cobram Street. The former church is now a private residence.
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 - 1892 | Rev J. Dykes | |||
| 1892 - 1893 | Mr James Mudie | |||
| 1893 - 1895 | Rev T. D. Evans | |||
| 1895 - 1897 | Mr John Valentine | 1896 | ||
| 1897 - 1898 | Mr J. N. Mcknee | |||
| 1898 - 1900 | Mr H. S. Anderson | |||
| 1900 - 1902 | Rev A. McLennan | |||
| 1902 - 1907 | Rev J. J. Thorpe | |||
| 1908 - 1909 | Rev Thomas Simpson Crwaford | 1875 | 1976 | |
| 1909 - 1914 | Rev Robert Graham McCarron | 1881 | 1917 | |
| 1914 - 1915 | Rev John Alexander Malcolmson | 1879 | 1938 | |
| 1915 - 1918 | Rev Hilton Edgar Thomas | 1887 | 1947 | |
| 1919 - 1923 | Rev John Black McKissock | 1870 | 1949 | |
| 1924 - 1927 | Rev John Clarence McLelland | 1877 | 1949 | |
| 1927 - 1932 | Rev David James Albert | 1872 | 1951 | |
| 1932 - 1938 | Rev W. Maitland | |||
| 1938 - 1938 | Rev Scott Morton | Locum | ||
| 1938 - 1942 | Rev Clive Mortimer Cox | 1903 | 1942 | |
| 1942 - 1946 | Rev George Leisham Sneddon | 1890 | 1949 | |
| 1946 - 1952 | Rev Robert James Wentworth Crawford | 1887 | 1959 | |
| 1952 - 1952 | Rev Bole | |||
| 1952 - 1959 | Rev Geoffrey Arthur Fox | 1920 | ||
| 1959 - 1960 | Rev E. Smyth | Locum | ||
| 1960 - 1965 | Rev Thomas Cowperthwaite | 1906 | 1980 | |
| 1965 - 1965 | Rev D. M. Harper | Locum | ||
| 1965 - 1974 | Rev Cyril James Sharpe | |||
| 1974 - 1975 | Rev D. Sloane | Locum | ||
| 1975 - 1977 | Rev A. Pearce | Methodist Minister | ||
| 1977 - | Rev H. Hollister | Methodist Minister |
Organ:
In 1922 Mr Wardrop, Mr McLellan and Mr Pearson were elected to a comittee to purchase a new organ for the church and this remained in use until 1967 when an electric organ took its place.
Source:
1. History of the Berrigan Presbyterian Church by Marion J Steer.
2. Biographical Register of Presbyterian Ministers in Australia 1901-1977 New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia with permission Rowland Ward and Malcolm Prentis.