Elmore, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1899
Denomination: Uniting
Address: Corner of Hervey & Clarke Streets, Elmore, Victoria, 3558
Previous Denomination: Presbyterian
Architect: Vahland and Son
Traditional Owners: Dja Dja Wurrung people
Last Updated: 13/09/2023
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History and Architecture:
Services were held in the Athenaeum Hall. Attendances taxed the accommodation. Mr Inglis donated the Church site and plans were submitted by Messrs Vahland and Son were approved on the 24th November 1898. The committee undertook to supply the bricks, sand, lime and water. Of seven tenders submitted, that of Mr Paynter, for the pounds, 18 shillings and sixpence was accepted. St Andrew's Presbyterian Church as it was then called was opened on Sunday, 18th June 1899.
Elmore became a Home Mission station with a resident Missionary on 21st June 1905.
With a falling population in Elmore it was decided that the Methodist and Presbyterian congregations would combine and become Elmore United Church in 1969, In the early years, services were held in either Church.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 - 1925 | Mr Hunt | P | ||
| 1925 - 1938 | Rev Gavin Lawson | P | ||
| 1942 - 1947 | Rev Chris Williams | P | ||
| 1948 - 1954 | Rev Thomas Scott | P | ||
| 1954 - 1958 | Rev William Turner | P | ||
| 1959 - 1968 | Rev Marshall Campbell | P | ||
| 1969 - 1970 | Rev Andrew Leith | P | ||
| 1971 - 1975 | Rev Alistair McLean | P | ||
| 1975 - 1981 | Rev Athol Wall | P / U | ||
| 1981 - 1987 | Rev Murray Coombe | U | ||
| 1987 - 1988 | Rev Anne Haberl | U | ||
| 1988 - 1992 | Rev David Rankin | U | ||
| 1993 - 1999 | Rev Graeme Wells | U | ||
| 1999 - | Rev Owen Blake | U | ||
| 1999 - | Rev J. Sampson | U | ||
| 2023 - | Rev Brian Morgan | U Locum |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Elmore Progress Association Back to Elmore 2001.
2. Elmore Museum.