Cootamundra, NSW - Scots Presbyterian
Year Built: 1983
Denomination: Presbyterian
Address: Corner Parker & Francis Streets, Cootamundra, New South Wales, 2590
Architect: Unknown
Last Updated: 08/08/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Presbyterians in Cootamundra needed a minister, and the first settled minister to be appointed was a Scotsman, the Rev. J. Dykes Paterson, a minister of the Established Church of Scotland. He was inducted to the charge of Temora-Cootamundra in July 1882. A newspaper report of the day when describing Rev. J. Dykes-Paterson's induction to the Temora-Cootamundra charge says. - "As to the Rev. Mr. Paterson ... we may say he is a'Downhlll Prizeman' of the Glasgow University. He held two important charges before coming to this colony three months ago, and we have heard that both prospered greatly under his ministry.*
The first church foundation stone was laid on 6 March 1884 by Mr John McClintock.*
The latest Church is built of brick the Foundation stone was laid on 26 March 1983 by the Most Reverend Gordon George B.A.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 - | Rev J. D. Paterson | |||
| 1883 - 1885 | Rev R. Inglis | |||
| 1885 - 1890 | Rev D. W. McFie | |||
| 1889 - 1890 | Rev Ebenezer Fox | 1852 | 1928 | |
| 1890 - 1912 | Rev H. A. Hutchison | |||
| 1912 - 1914 | Rev John Calder | 1875 | 1962 | |
| 1915 - 1916 | Rev John Alexander Malcomson | 1879 | 1938 | |
| 1919 - 1919 | Rev John James Enright | 1863 | 1926 | |
| 1920 - 1925 | Rev Edward Smyth | 1888 | 1969 | |
| 1925 - 1926 | Rev Joeph Fisher Anderson | 1879 | 1972 | |
| 1926 - 1930 | Rev Walter Leslie Irvine Arnold | 1884 | 1952 | |
| 1930 - 1937 | Rev C.T.F. Goy | |||
| 1937 - 1941 | Rev Raymond Charles Russell | 1906 | 1982 | |
| 1941 - 1945 | Rev William Arnold Loftus | 1908 | 1981 | |
| 1945 - 1950 | Rev Harold Perkins | 1907 | 2001 | |
| 1951 - 1955 | Rev Norman Maxamillian Ward | 1897 | 1973 | |
| 1956 - 1960 | Rev Raymond Oliver Walder | 1922 | 1998 | |
| 1961 - 1967 | Rev Douglas Fraser Murray | 1928 | 2013 | |
| 1967 - 1973 | Rev Richard Alan Engel | 1928 | 2020 | |
| 1974 - 1977 | Rev Arthur Edward Burtenshaw | 1917 | 1985 | |
| 1977 - 1978 | Rev G. R. George | |||
| 1978 - 1980 | Rev A. Harvey | |||
| 1981 - 1982 | Rev D. C. Barkley | |||
| 1983 - 1984 | Rev R. J. Stark | |||
| 1985 - 1987 | Rev J. P. Clements | |||
| 1999 - 2006 | Rev F. J. Monckton | |||
| 2006 - | Mr M. Mitchell | Lay Reader | ||
| 2020 - | Rev Darren Duncanson | Missionary |
Organ:
No other information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. 100 Years Foward in Faith. The First 100 years of Presbyterianism in the Cootamundra District.
2. Biographical Register of Presbyterian Ministers in Australia 1901-1977 New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia with permission Rowland Ward and Malcolm Prentis.