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

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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