Cooma, NSW - St Andrew's Uniting
Year Built: 1880
Denomination: Uniting
Saint: Andrew
Address: 61 Soho Street, Cooma, New South Wales, 2630
Previous Denomination: Presbyterian
Architect: Mr. Elphinstone
Traditional Owners: Ngarigo people
Last Updated: 13/03/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Church was opened in 1882 as a Presbyterian Church. The west wall includes a beautiful stained glass window, and other features include a timber pulpit, choir, and a 623 pound bell. In 1997 the tower clock was replaced and flood lighting of the stained glass window was fitted.
The cost of the building was £l,545 but including all extras, bell and organ, and excluding the clock, which was donated by Mr. William Jardine, the cost to the community was £2,300. In 1887 an area of 15 acres on Cooma Creek was purchased as a site for a Manse, but this, with the exception of six acres, was afterwards sold.
A plaque reads, "To the Glory of God this plaque was unveiled by the President of the Uniting Church Rev Winston D. O'Reilly CBE MA MEd Dip Soc MACE on the Centenary of the laying of the Foundation stone of St Andrew's Cooma 1st March 1980".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 - 1872 | Rev W. Baker | |||
| 1877 - 1882 | Rev J. H. Archibald | |||
| 1882 - 1885 | Rev Evan Bissett | |||
| 1886 - 1890 | Rev George Hay | |||
| 1890 - 1893 | Rev James Marshall | 1855 | 1930 | |
| 1894 - 1895 | Rev Nathaniel Eady Patterson | Locum | 1859 | 1895 |
| 1897 - 1900 | Rev William Addison Smyth Anderson | 1939 | ||
| 1900 - 1904 | Rev J. H. Craigg | |||
| 1904 - 1908 | Rev P. Pope | |||
| 1908 - 1912 | Rev George Logan | |||
| 1912 - 1916 | Rev C. F.W. McAlpine | |||
| 1921 - 1924 | Rev Charles Anderson | |||
| 1925 - | Rev J. McGee | |||
| 2021 - | Rev Noel Williams |
Organ:
A single manual pipe organ was installed in 1967.
Source:
1. Church Heritage, Vol.8 No.4
2. Monarro Pioneers website.