Greensborough, VIC - All Saints' Anglican
Year Built: 1967
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: All Saints'
Address: Corner Main Street & Church Street, Greensborough, Victoria, 3088
Architect: Blyth and Josephine Johnson
Architectural Style: Modern
Traditional Owners: Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people
Last Updated: 19/04/2025 - Additional names, dates of service and some further DoD's included.
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History and Architecture:
Church of England services can be traced back to around 1886. The first services took place in a barn owned by Major Anthony Bealle who "selected" St Helena near Greensborough in 1839.
A weatherboard church along with a school and vicarage were built in 1889 and were located where the current church is situated. The school was demolished in 1924 and replaced by a tennis court. This was in use until the early 1950's.
The current church was built in 1967 and the foundation stone was laid on 7 May 1966. Architects for the project were Blyth and Josephine Johnson and the church was built by SJ Weir Pty. It was the first Anglican church in Melbourne to be diamond shaped.
A Christian Bookshop was opened at the site on 24 April 1980 by the then Archbishop Robert Dann however it closed in March of 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 - 1888 | Rev J Ryde | |||
| 1888 - 1889 | Rev J B. Eason | |||
| 1889 - 1890 | Rev Edward George Higgins | 1861 | 1934 | |
| 1890 - | Rev Arthur Pelham Chase | 1858 | 1947 | |
| 1897 - | Rev Thomas Waklin Davis | 1853 | 1933 | |
| 1900 - | Rev I T Huston | |||
| 1906 - | Rev William George Hindley | 1853 | 1936 | |
| 1906 - 1907 | Rev H W. Sanes | |||
| 1907 - 1908 | Rev W. K Ink | |||
| 1908 - 1909 | Rev J Norman | |||
| 1909 - | Rev W Suttock | |||
| 1911 - 1918 | Rev John Stanley Wells | With Diamond Creek | 1867 | 1927 |
| 1918 - | Rev W J. Pattison | |||
| 1923 - | Rev Archibald Henry Constable | 1872 | 1947 | |
| 1924 - 1927 | Rev T T Reynolds | |||
| 1927 - 1932 | Rev Edward Halford Hennell | 1862 | 1941 | |
| 1932 - 1936 | Rev Gordon Binns | Curate with Diamond Creek | 1899 | 1976 |
| 1932 - 1937 | Rev Ernest Louis Renard Panelli | 1888 | 1953 | |
| 1938 - 1945 | Rev Alfred James Bamford | 1893 | 1990 | |
| 1945 - 1951 | Rev Charles Percy Young | 1881 | 1967 | |
| 1951 - 1954 | Rev Leopold George Ball | With Diamond Creek | 1900 | 1990 |
| 1954 - 1957 | Rev Richmond James McCall | 1925 | 2017 | |
| 1957 - 1964 | Rev Alan Neil Appleby | 1927 | 2016 | |
| 1961 - 1962 | Rev John Barrie Simpson | Asst C | 1934 | 2023 |
| 1964 - 1977 | Rev Charles Dudley Maling | 1908 | 1991 | |
| 1968 - 1970 | Rev Grahame Frederick Stephens | Asst C | ||
| 1970 - 1973 | Rev G R Raymond | Asst C | ||
| 1974 - 1980 | Rev P L Moss | Asst C | ||
| 1977 - 1990 | Rev J. H Shilton | 1926 | 1995 | |
| 1982 - | Rev Graeme Raymond Vines | Asst C p/t | 1946 | |
| 1983 - 1987 | Rev R. W. Johnstone | Asst C | ||
| 1987 - 1988 | Rev Gail Phyllis Pinchbeck | Asst C | ||
| 1988 - 1990 | Rev Peter George Omond | Asst C | 2010 | |
| 1991 - 1994 | Rev Anne Sells | Asst C | ||
| 1991 - | Rev Graeme Arthur Sells | |||
| 1991 - 2000 | Archdeacon G Sells | |||
| 2001 - | Rev A. D Livingstone | |||
| 2012 - 2021 | Rev D Fuller | |||
| 2015 - | Rev Dr J Sanderfur | Asst C | ||
| 2021 - | Rev Julie Blinco Smith |
Organ:
The Organ was built in 1967 by George Fincham & Sons. It has 2m, 5rks + mixture ext, elpn. Enl 1979 George Fincham & Sons. 2m, 27spst (some ext & borrowing), 7c, elpn. Gt: 8.8.8.8.4.4.2-2/3.2.III.8. Sw: 8.8.8.4.4.2-2/3.2.1-/3.1.III.16.8. Ped: 16.8.8.4.16.
For a full description and photos click here.
Source:
1. Green and Growing 150 years Historical Snapshot
2. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.
3. Cable Clerical Index with permission.