Buninyong, VIC Uniting
Year Built: 1860
Denomination: Uniting
Address: 302 Scott Street, Buninyong, Victoria, 3357
Previous Denomination: Presbyterian
Architect: Backhouse and Reynolds
Traditional Owners: Wathaurrung people
Last Updated: 05/01/2025
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History and Architecture:
In 1859 the congregation felt the time had arrived for the erection of a more adequate church building and one more centrally situated. A Committee was appointed to superintend the arrangements, consisting of Messrs. Hastie, Scott, Allen, Akehurst, Rankin, Surman ( the schoolmaster), Gunn, and Innes. After much care and painstaking they adopted the plans of Messrs. Backhouse and Reynolds, architects, and contracted with Messrs. Rennie, Moran and Anderson for the erection of the building at a cost of £900.
The foundation stone was ceremonially laid on 27 March 1860 by Mrs Celia Scott of Mount Boninyong, the oldest resident in the district. The cost of the building was £900 and when fitted out the cost was £1,265. The first service in the new church was held on 26 August 1860, and a bell founded by Greeves of London in 1849 was hung in the steeple.
In the 1950s the brick was covered with roughcast and plaster.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1847 - 1891 | Rev Thomas Hastie | 1898 | ||
| 1884 - 1886 | Rev J. J. Spalding | Asst | ||
| 1887 - 1890 | Rev J. G. Davies | Asst | ||
| 1891 - 1895 | Rev J. A. Burns | |||
| 1896 - 1903 | Rev J. A. Forest | |||
| 1904 - 1905 | Rev R. W. Cunningham | |||
| 1906 - 1911 | Rev W. Mabin | |||
| 1911 - 1913 | Rev G. S. Brodie | |||
| 1914 - 1917 | Rev R. Gillan | |||
| 1917 - 1923 | Rev J. G. Davies | |||
| 1923 - 1926 | Rev Scott | |||
| 1931 - 1933 | Rev W. Strathie | |||
| 1933 - 1937 | Rev R. H. Roberts | |||
| 1938 - 1939 | Rev A. H. Ross | |||
| 1944 - 1948 | Rev A. C. Karmouche | |||
| 1948 - 1948 | Rev W. E. Blackwood | |||
| 1954 - 1963 | Rev K. K. Luck | |||
| 1966 - 1969 | Rev M. Oxer |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Buninyong and District Historical Society via vicnet.
2. Buninyong Presbyterian Church Brief Historical Survey of the erection & opening of the church building 1860 courtesy Presbyterian Archives.