Corowa, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1886
Denomination: Presbyterian
Saint: Andrew
Address: 11 Mary Street, Corowa, New South Wales, 2646
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Wiradjuri and Bangerang people
Last Updated: 10/08/2024
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History and Architecture:
The first regular service of the Presbyterian parish was held on the 1st November, 1885 and for three years services were conducted by home missionaries. On Wednesday, 1st December, 1875, Neil Jamieson and a group of Scottish settlers met during a public meeting to consider what steps should be taken to secure a minister for the Presbyterian congregation at Corowa.
A site for the church had been originally been purchased in Sanger Street, however this site was recognised as unsuitable and as a result the site in Queen Street was purchased in 1892.
A Foundation stone on the Hall reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Rev J.B. Rentoul Moderator of Wagga Presbytery April 20th 1934".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 - | Rev David Allen | Home Mission | ||
| - | Rev James Milne | Home Mission | ||
| - | Rev T. F. Fullerton | Home Mission | ||
| - | Rev J. H. Terras | Home Mission | ||
| 1889 - 1892 | Rev William Watt | |||
| 1892 - 1904 | Rev T. Steele | |||
| 1905 - 1906 | Rev Harold Speechley Michie | Asst | 1882 | 1965 |
| 1905 - 1907 | Rev McWatt | |||
| 1908 - 1915 | Rev Frederick William Gresham | 1877 | 1955 | |
| 1912 - 1912 | Rev Alfred Hay Holden | 5 months | ||
| 1916 - 1918 | Rev George McLaren Scott | 1889 | 1954 | |
| 1919 - 1921 | Rev Robert John Howie | 1892 | 1949 | |
| 1922 - 1925 | Rev G. Nesbit | |||
| 1925 - 1926 | Rev Robert Claude Racklyeft | 1883 | 1955 | |
| 1926 - 1930 | Rev Sydney Robert Wilkins Richardson | 1886 | 1951 | |
| 1930 - 1935 | Rev George Leisham Sneddon | 1890 | 1949 | |
| 1935 - 1941 | Rev Ralfe Maidment | 1891 | 1987 | |
| 1941 - 1945 | Rev Harold Perkins | 1907 | 2001 | |
| 1946 - 1955 | Rev Norman Grant Anderson | 1907 | 1955 | |
| 1955 - 1961 | Rev Louis James Schmidt | 1909 | 2002 | |
| 1962 - 1968 | Rev Henry Martin Bell | 1907 | 1971 | |
| 1968 - 1972 | Rev Brian Keith Burton | 1931 | 2008 | |
| 1973 - 1980 | Rev Ian Gibson Stewart | |||
| 1984 - 1999 | Rev Joy Florence Bartholomew |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. St Andrews Parish Corowa celebrartion of the fiftieth anniversay of recognitionby Presbytery 1886 - 1936.
2. Biographical Register of Presbyterian Ministers in Australia 1901-1977 New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia with permission Rowland Ward and Malcolm Prentis.