Mernda, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1888
Denomination: Uniting
Address: Schotters Road, Mernda, Victoria, 3754
Previous Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Wurundjeri people
Last Updated: 28/02/2023
History and Architecture:
Formerly a Wesleyan Church built in 1888. In 1856 Mr King of "Fair View" gave an acre of land along West Bridge Inn Road and the first church was erected in timber and stood for 33 years.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1863 - 1865 | Rev Francis E. Stephenson | WM | 1829 | 1885 |
1865 - 1868 | Rev James S.H. Royce | WM | 1829 | 1907 |
1868 - 1869 | Rev H. Stubbs | WM | ||
1869 - 1870 | Rev James W. Tuckfield | WM | 1840 | 1908 |
1870 - 1871 | Rev Edward Davies | WM | 1837 | 1880 |
1871 - 1874 | Rev C. Duourg | WM | ||
1874 - 1877 | Rev Richard Hart | WM | 1818 | 1907 |
1877 - 1880 | Rev Peter R.C. Usher | WM | 1835 | 1899 |
1880 - 1883 | Rev Edward King | WM | 1825 | 1905 |
1883 - 1886 | Rev J. B. Smith | WM | 1829 | 1903 |
1886 - 1889 | Rev R. Brown | WM | ||
1889 - 1892 | Rev James Lowe | WM | 1848 | 1932 |
1892 - 1895 | Rev S. Adamson | WM | ||
1895 - 1898 | Rev S. C. Flockhart | WM | ||
1898 - 1901 | Rev James W. Tuckfield | M | 1840 | 1908 |
1901 - 1904 | Rev D. S. Lowe | M | ||
1904 - 1907 | Rev H. Saloway | M | ||
1907 - 1911 | Rev J. Tratham | M | ||
1911 - 1914 | Rev E Orlando Knee | M | 1847 | 1915 |
1914 - 1915 | Rev B. L. Semmens | M | ||
1915 - 1916 | Rev H. Clarke | M | ||
1916 - 1918 | Rev W. Hobbs | M | ||
1918 - 1921 | Rev J. McIiroy | M | ||
1921 - 1922 | Rev R. Jackson | M | ||
1922 - 1923 | Rev J. Jones | M | ||
1923 - 1924 | Rev A. J. Collocott | M | ||
1924 - 1927 | Rev W. H. Taylor | M | 1861 | 1935 |
1927 - 1929 | Rev W. Allsop | M | ||
1929 - 1930 | Rev F. Plumb | M | ||
1930 - 1933 | Rev H. Sunderland | M | ||
1933 - 1934 | Rev G. Tregear | M | ||
1934 - 1938 | Rev F. Apted | M | ||
1938 - 1940 | Rev A. Tippett | M | ||
1940 - 1941 | Mr Gray | M | ||
1941 - 1945 | Mr E. Gronow | M | ||
1945 - 1948 | Mr A. Lester | M | ||
1948 - 1950 | Mr G. Richards | M | ||
1950 - 1952 | Mr J. Bartram | M | ||
1952 - 1953 | Mr J. Orist | M | ||
1953 - 1955 | Mr T. Hooper | M | ||
1955 - 1956 | Mr T. Verrier | M | ||
1956 - 1958 | Mr J. Dickinson | M | ||
1958 - 1961 | Mr E. Thomas | M | ||
1961 - 1964 | Mr T. Perry | M | ||
1964 - 1966 | Mr W. Peters | M | ||
1966 - 1968 | Mr D. Tallent | M | ||
1968 - 1971 | Mr R. Glenister | M | ||
1971 - 1973 | Mr M. Hay | M | ||
1973 - 1976 | Mr A. Kingma | M | ||
1976 - 1978 | Mr L Papworth | U | ||
1978 - 1981 | Rev A. Vigus | U | ||
1981 - | Mr Perkins | U | ||
1981 - 1982 | Mr Bradfield | U | ||
1982 - 1986 | Rev R. Outhred | U | ||
1986 - | Mr M. Lancaster | U | ||
2011 - | Rev D. Anderson | U |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Mernda Uniting Church 1888 - 1988 LTP 287.93099452