Brisbane, QLD - St Andrew's Lutheran

History and Architecture:

In 1857, the first Lutheran service was held in the city, and this led to the formation of the congregation in 1858. An application in 1859 secured a Crown Grant of land from the colony of New South Wales, prior to the separation of Queensland later in that year.

The foundation stone of the second church was laid on the Feast Day of St Andrew, 30 November 1881, by Mathew Blagden Hale (Anglican) Bishop of Brisbane.

A Foundation stone on the current church reads, " St Andrew's Lutheran Church This stone was laid on 7.9.1975 Previous Churches were built on this site in 1861 and 1882. To God alone all Glory".

The design of the Church followed the Late Twentieth-Century Ecclesiastical style of church construction practiced in Australia. The building made exploitative use of modern brick and concrete materials. The traditional church vertical motif that represented a finger pointing towards God and Heaven was reproduced in a curved, brick steeple topped with a cross. Due to shrinking congregations and tight budgets, the Late Twentieth-Century Ecclesiastical style featured.