Berry, NSW - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1934
Denomination: Presbyterian
Address: 83 Victoria Street, Berry, New South Wales, 2535
Architect: D.L. Paterson
Last Updated: 10/08/2024
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History and Architecture:
A church was built in the town in the late 1880s, and was replaced by the present church on 9th. May 1934.
A Foundation reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Right Rev D.F. Brandt May 9th 1934 - Thos J. Darling Architect Rev D.L. Paterson Minister".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 - 1889 | Rev Charles Edward James | 1859 | 1936 | |
| 1888 - 1893 | Rev Robert Kackson | |||
| 1894 - 1905 | Rev David McLennan | |||
| 1905 - 1907 | Rev David Smith | |||
| 1907 - 1910 | Rev John Hislop Robertson | 1880 | 1950 | |
| 1912 - 1914 | Rev J. F. McAlister | |||
| 1914 - 1917 | Rev Richard Bourne Garner | 1868 | 1948 | |
| 1918 - 1921 | Rev James S. Scott | |||
| 1921 - 1924 | Rev James Hendry | |||
| 1924 - 1927 | Rev William Duffy | 1875 | 1959 | |
| 1929 - 1932 | Rev John Farragher Christian | 1892 | 1942 | |
| 1933 - 1939 | Rev David Livingstone Patterson | 1873 | 1953 | |
| 1939 - 1944 | Rev Gwilym Trevor Hughes | 1885 | 1954 | |
| 1944 - 1948 | Rev Alexander Alexander | 1900 | 1962 | |
| 1948 - 1950 | Rev Alfred Seymour Brooks | 1892 | 1953 | |
| 1951 - 1952 | Rev Frederick Henry Druery | 1880 | 1977 | |
| 1952 - 1955 | Mr James Dick Penman | 1906 | 1976 | |
| 1956 - 1957 | Rev Ernest Johnson | Locum | ||
| 1958 - 1961 | Mr Colin Campbell McKeith | 1928 | 2007 | |
| 1961 - 1963 | Rev David Ernest Hawkins | 1933 | 2016 | |
| 1965 - 1972 | Rev George Albert Morrow | 1915 | 2007 | |
| 1973 - 1974 | Rev Geoffrey William Wilson | 1908 | 1996 | |
| 2021 - | Rev Issac Jung |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Ryerson Index
2. Out of the wilderness: A history of the Presbyterian Church in Illawarra.
3. Biographical Register of Presbyterian Ministers in Australia 1901-1977 New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia with permission Rowland Ward and Malcolm Prentis.