Malmsbury, VIC - St John's Anglican

Year Built: 1861 - 1866

Denomination: Anglican

Saint: John

Address: Brodie Street, Malmsbury, Victoria, 3446

Architect: Purchas & Swyer

Traditional Owners: Dja Dja Wurrung people

Last Updated: 05/12/2023

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History and Architecture:

The first church service in Malmsbury was held in what was Mr French's store when the Rev'd James Sullivan was then Rector of Kyneton.

A wall plaque reads, "St John the Evangelist Church 1861. Bishop Perry laid the foundation stone watched by 300 people in Nov 1861. Built of local bluestone the church was opened in 1866 and cost £3,751, the community contributed half. Restored 2000/2001".

Clergy:

These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.

Years	Name	Annotation	D.o.B	D.o.D
1859 - 1864	Rev John Stanley Low		1833	1914
1866 -	Rev James Marriott Watson	Lay Reader	1842	1903
1870 -	Rev George Packenham Despard		1812	1881
1871 -	Rev James Lacy Winn	Lay Reader	1850	1923
1888 - 1889	Rev Samuel Sandiford		1849	1926
1889 - 1893	Rev William Cocks		1828	1895
1893 - 1898	Rev Robert Poynder		1834	1924
1901 - 1902	Rev Charles Henry Zercho		1866	1962
1902 - 1905	Rev Frederick Herbert Gibbs		1861	1923
1911 - 1912	Rev Percival James Bazeley		1880	1947
1914 - 1923	Rev Archibald Henry Constable		1871	1947
1909 - 1911	Rev Sydney James Kirkby		1879	1935
1913 - 1914	Rev Leonard Leslie Wenzel		1885	1956
1924 - 1925	Rev William Horace Hillard		1887	1951
1925 - 1929	Rev Frank Wheen		1857	1933
1935 - 1938	Rev Walter William Albert Tyler		1892	1952
1944 - 1945	Rev Donald Geoffrey White		1914	1969
1945 - 1952	Rev Ronald Ailwyn Laity		1907	1969
1957 - 1959	Rev Reginald James Williamson		1895	1970
1970 - 1973	Rev Reginald Robert Hardy		1908	1996
2022 -	Rev Wayne Landford
2016 -	Rev Ian Howarth