Bulli, NSW - The Northern Illawara Uniting
Year Built: 1865
Denomination: Uniting
Address: 191 Princes Highway, Bulli, New South Wales, 2516
Previous Denomination: Methodist
Architect: Thomas Rowe
Traditional Owners: Dharawal people
Last Updated: 30/04/2024
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History and Architecture:
The current church was built on land donated by Mr Robert Somerville, and a £50 donation was made by Miss Thompson to assist with the cost of the church building. The church was opened on 7-5-1865 by the Rev G Hurst.
The church cost £900 and the debt was £300 which rose to £472 by 1867. The Church was opened on Sunday, May 7, 1865 when Rev. G. Hurst who had years before pioneered Methodism in the district, preached morning and evening to large congregations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 - 1915 | Rev William N. Lock | M | 1875 | 1944 |
| 1916 - 1918 | Rev A. Morris Yates | M | ||
| 1919 - 1921 | Rev Wallis Watsford Danks | M | 1880 | 1942 |
| 1922 - 1922 | Rev Leslie Livingstone Bird | M | 1880 | 1922 |
| 1923 - 1923 | Rev W. Arthur Burns | M | 1867 | 1947 |
| 1924 - 1926 | Rev Frank E. Blyth | M | 1881 | 1950 |
| 1927 - 1930 | Rev William Evans | M | 1874 | 1946 |
| 1931 - 1932 | Rev Giles T. Moore | M | ||
| 1933 - 1935 | Rev Percy M. Waterhouse | M | 1878 | 1958 |
| 1936 - 1939 | Rev William J. Hobbin | M | ||
| 1940 - 1943 | Rev Milford E. Southwell | M | ||
| 1944 - 1944 | Rev George Gray | M | ||
| 1945 - 1948 | Rev F. Trafford Walker | M | ||
| 1949 - 1952 | Rev Robert N. Grout | M | ||
| 1953 - 1956 | Rev Charles P. Viney | M | ||
| 1957 - 1961 | Rev H. Garwood Ingate | M | ||
| 1962 - | Rev Hugh C. Smith | M | ||
| 2023 ? - | Rev Josh McPaul | U |
Source:
1. Methodist Church of Australasia Ministerial Index
2. One hundred years of Bulli Methodism, 1862-1962. From Illuminate.