Eaglehawk, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1863
Denomination: Uniting
Address: Peg Leg Road & Kirkwood Road, Eaglehawk, Victoria, 3556
Previous Denomination: Methodist
Architect: Vahland and Getzachumann
Traditional Owners: Dja Dja Wurrung people
Last Updated: 22/08/2023
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History and Architecture:
The first Wesleyan Methodist church service in Eaglehawk was held in 1852.
In 1863 the foundation stone of the new Wesleyan church was laid, a bottle containing various information was placed with the stone. The Architects were Vahland and Getzachumann. Contractors Rolhurst and Shepherd. The Church was made of red and white bricks and is in Gothic style 50 ft x 30 ft, seating 300 persons. The windows were frosted glass with red and blue side panels.
In 1867 the Church was extended to its present dimensions with the choir in an elevated position behind pulpit and communion rail seating in nave and transepts. This allowed for seating of 500 people.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853 - 1853 | Rev J. A. Symons | M | ||
| 1853 - 1854 | Rev W. C. Curry | M | ||
| 1853 - 1854 | Rev J. Chapman | M | ||
| 1855 - 1856 | Rev T. Raston | M | ||
| 1857 - 1859 | Rev C. Dubourg | M | ||
| 1857 - 1859 | Rev J. Dare | M | ||
| 1860 - 1860 | Rev J. Bickford | M | ||
| 1860 - 1860 | Rev R. Hunt | M | ||
| 1861 - 1863 | Rev G. Daniel | M | ||
| 1863 - 1865 | Rev T. James | M | ||
| 1866 - 1867 | Dr E. I. Watkin | M | ||
| 1866 - 1868 | Rev W. Hill | M | ||
| 1869 - 1869 | Rev W. P. Wells | M | ||
| 1869 - 1869 | Rev C. Lancaster | M | ||
| 1870 - 1871 | Rev D. O'Donnell | M | ||
| 1872 - 1873 | Rev J. Mewton | M | ||
| 1874 - 1875 | Rev T. E. Ick | M | ||
| 1876 - 1877 | Rev W. H. Fitchett | M | ||
| 1878 - 1878 | Rev E. S. Bickford | M | ||
| 1879 - 1881 | Rev E. W. Nye | M | ||
| 1882 - 1883 | Rev J. H.R. Ingham | M | ||
| 1884 - 1885 | Rev J. Cowperthwaite | M | 1848 | 1904 |
| 1886 - 1887 | Rev J. P. McCann | M | 1855 | 1914 |
| 1888 - 1888 | Rev W. Williams | M | ||
| 1889 - 1891 | Rev D. B. Bridgewood | M | ||
| 1892 - 1892 | Rev R. W. Thompson | M | 1852 | 1921 |
| 1893 - 1893 | Rev A. Jolly | M | ||
| 1894 - 1896 | Rev J. A. Osborne | M | 1852 | 1912 |
| 1897 - 1899 | Rev A. Powell | M | 1927 | |
| 1900 - 1902 | Rev J. McBride | M | 1941 | |
| 1903 - 1906 | Rev T. Alday | M | 1927 | |
| 1907 - 1909 | Rev H. B. Barber | M | 1938 | |
| 1910 - 1913 | Rev J. McBride | M | 1941 | |
| 1914 - 1915 | Rev W. Chambers | M | 1944 | |
| 1916 - 1918 | Rev J. Polkinghorne | M | 1932 | |
| 1918 - 1920 | Rev W. E.J. Bottoms | M | 1988 | |
| 1921 - 1923 | Rev L. Walton | M | 1866 | 1938 |
| 1924 - 1926 | Rev Eustace H. Coltman | M | 1869 | 1952 |
| 1927 - 1929 | Rev W. F. Betts | M | ||
| 1928 - 1928 | Rev Reginald A. Hunter | M | ||
| 1930 - 1932 | Rev Leslie I. Perkins | M | ||
| 1933 - 1934 | Rev John W. Strickland | M | ||
| 1935 - 1935 | Rev L. L. Lovell | M | 1888 | 1962 |
| 1936 - 1938 | Rev W. Coleman Jones | M | ||
| 1939 - 1943 | Rev Robert W. Uren | M | ||
| 1944 - 1947 | Rev Douglas C. Gibbs | M | ||
| 1948 - 1951 | Rev J. E. Hull | M | ||
| 1952 - 1956 | Rev William J. Wilson | M | ||
| 1957 - 1963 | Rev Roydon N. Bowen | M | ||
| 1964 - 1967 | Rev J. Hamlett | M | ||
| 1968 - 1973 | Rev N, Webb | M | ||
| 1974 - 1978 | Rev R. Lade | M | ||
| 1978 - 1981 | Rev K. Allcock | U | ||
| 1982 - 1987 | Rev D. Rayment | U | ||
| 1986 - 1990 | Rev P. Marshall | U | ||
| 1991 - 1997 | Rev P. C. Blacker | U | ||
| 1997 - 1998 | Rev R. Ross | U | ||
| 1999 - 2001 | Rev G. Buckle | U | ||
| 2000 - 2001 | Rev R. Croxford | U | ||
| 2002 - 2007 | Rev K. Kynoch | U | ||
| 2008 - 2008 | Rev D. Uren | U | ||
| 2008 - 2008 | Rev J. Wilson | U | ||
| 2009 - 2009 | Rev R. Grenfell | U | ||
| 2009 - 2012 | Rev D. Turnball | U | ||
| 2022 - | Rev Cynthia Page | U |
Organ:
In 1991 an Organ, with two manuals and bar pedals was purchased for $9,995
Source:
1. Methodist Church of Australasia Ministerial Index
2. Church website.