Berwick, VIC - Christ Church Anglican

Year Built: 1995

Denomination: Anglican

Address: 55 Peel Street, Berwick, Victoria, 3806

Architect: Unknown

Traditional Owners: Bunurong people

Last Updated: 17/07/2023

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History and Architecture:

In 1877 a dedicated building was built on the corner of Church and Palmerston Streets.

In response to high population growth in the area, in 1995 a much larger church building was built on adjacent property and the old church was subsequently sold and is in private use today.

Clergy:

These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.

Years	Name	Annotation	D.o.B	D.o.D
1863 -	Rev Whitmore Carr		1823	1903
1868 - 1879	Rev Charles Ludwig Herman Rupp	Locum	1839	1917
1881 - 1882	Rev Benjamin Reed
1882 - 1883	Rev John Moxley Easterling
1883 - 1898	Rev John Heiffor Hill		1846	1905
1887 - 1888	Rev Thomas Wakelin Davis	Acting	1853	1933
1898 - 1899	Rev Alfred Brain		1862	1944
1899 - 1903	Rev Harry Joseph Harvey		1865	1950
1903 - 1932	Rev Alfred James Cole		1862	1938
1932 - 1936	Rev Robert Jamieson Rowell		1877	1951
1936 - 1937	Rev James Valentine Patton
1937 - 1943	Rev Ernest Louis Renard Panelli		1888	1953
1944 - 1948	Rev William Percy Daunt		1883	1976
1948 - 1951	Rev Robert Griffith Mountney		1911	1986
1951 - 1954	Rev Jock Lugton Ryan		1924	2020
1955 - 1961	Rev Patrick Edward Duff Gason
1961 - 1967	Rev Charles Frederick Sexton
1962 - 1964	Rev John Triller Corrigan	Curate	1908	1976
1964 - 1965	Rev Charles Rippin Brown	Curate
1967 -	Rev Richard Stephen Cherry
2022 -	Rev Vijay Henderson

Organ:

In 1914 a fund was began to replace the old Organ in the Church. There is no record of how well this appeal fared but it is recorded in 1915 that thanks be tendered to Mrs S.L. Wilson for the donation of a new Organ.

Source:

1. One Hundred Years of Christ Church Berwick 1877 - 1977 Frederick McCubbin
2. Cable Clerical Index.
3. The Church website. For a full history click here.