Castlemaine, VIC - Baptist
Denomination: Baptist
Address: 20 Templeton Street, Castlemaine, Victoria, 3450
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Dja Dja Wurrung people
Last Updated: 15/02/2022
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History and Architecture:
In 1861 the Reverend James Smith, a missionary from India, arrived in the in the mining township of Castlemaine. He had been invited by Rev. E. Day of the Independent Church to assist in the establishment of a local Baptist Church.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 - 1863 | Rev James Smith | |||
| 1863 - 1865 | Rev James Ewence | |||
| 1865 - 1869 | Rev Hugh S. Cramer | |||
| 1869 - | Rev J. R. Jenkins | |||
| 1870 - | Rev C. M. Cherbury | |||
| 1871 - | Rev David Fenwick | |||
| 1872 - 1877 | Rev Hugh S. Cramer | |||
| 1877 - | Rev Peter Slade | |||
| 1878 - 1880 | Rev C. Pickering | |||
| 1880 - 1896 | Rev W. A. Whitney | |||
| 1896 - 1897 | Pastor E Vaughan | |||
| 1897 - 1905 | Rev . D. Archer | |||
| 1906 - 1907 | Rev W. O. Ward | |||
| 1914 - 1916 | Rev F. H. Green | |||
| 1916 - 1922 | Rev J. Robertson McCue | |||
| 1922 - 1929 | Rev I. W. Hopkins | |||
| 1929 - 1936 | Rev A. J. Whitbourn | |||
| 1936 - 1937 | Pastor T. J. Fleming | |||
| 1937 - 1940 | Rev Albert John Innocent | 1949 | ||
| 1941 - 1947 | Rev H. G. Brice | |||
| 1948 - 1951 | Rev Norman J. Amos | |||
| 1951 - 1962 | Rev Allan G. Baker | |||
| 1964 - 1966 | Rev R. H. Lyttleton | |||
| 1967 - 1971 | Rev N. A.R. Edmonds | |||
| 1971 - | Rev Don Skilbeck | |||
| 1971 - 1972 | Rev Phillip Chislett | |||
| 2015 - | Rev Jack Blankley |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. To God be the Glory Castlemaine Baptist Church 150th Anniversary Memorial Book. SLT 286.194553 M11C