Glen Innes, NSW - Cameron Memorial Uniting

Year Built: 1920

Denomination: Uniting

Address: 70 Macquarie Street, Glen Innes, New South Wales, 2370

Previous Denomination: Presbyterian

Architect: Ross & Rowe

Traditional Owners: Ngoorabul, Ngarabal people

Last Updated: 16/04/2023

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History and Architecture:

Formerley a Presbyterian Church. The current Church was dedicated on 8 December 1920 by the Moderator General, Rev. James Gibson, to be known as the Cameron Memorial Church as a monument to the late Rev. Archibald Cameron. A Foundation stone in part reads, " The Cameron Memorial Church erected to the Glory of God and as a tribute to the life and work of Archibald Cameron Pioneer Minister of the North - Appointed to the District in 1854".

Clergy:

This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.

Years	Name	Annotation
1854 - 1875	Rev Archibald Cameron	P
1875 - 1879	Rev John Innes	P
1881 - 1894	Rev Robert Kay	P
1902 -	Rev Archibald Peter Cameron	P
1934 - 1952	Rev John Miller McDonald	P
1953 - 1969	Rev Thomas Marshall McBurnie	P
1970 - 1974	Rev Thomas Duffin	P
1975 - 1977	Rev Donald Duffy	P

Organ:

The Cameron family offered to provide a pipe organ for the Chuch and negotiations with J.E. Dodd commenced by early 1922. Insalled in 1924. I has 2 manuals, 8 speaking stops, pneumatic action. Additions were made in 1929 by Whitehouse Brothers of Brisbane. Electrified in 1978 by Whitehouse Brothers. It has 2 manuals, 11 speaking stops, electro-pneumatic action. Rebuilt and enlarged in 1985 by Brown & Arkley of Sydney with 2 manuals, 13 speaking stops, electro-pneumatic action.
A full description can be seen here.

Contributions:

1. Church website.
2. The Cameron Memorial Uniting Church & its origins 1854-2000. A.W. Cameron.

Source:

1. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.