Mt Pleasant, SA - St John the Evangelist Anglican

Year Built: 1860

Denomination: Anglican

Saint: John

Address: 3241 Eden Valley Road, Mount Pleasant, South Australia, 5235

Architect: Unknown

Traditional Owners: Peramangk People

Last Updated: 03/01/2021

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History and Architecture:

On 16th December 1859 the foundation of a new church was laid on a piece of land originally vested for the purpose in the names of the Lord Bishop, Charles James Cook and Henry Giles, both of Mount Pleasant and William Forrest and John Bennett, both of South Rhine.

The walls of the building were completed by March 1860 and the church was completed and ready for dedication by the Lord Bishop of Adelaide on 28th October 1860.

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
1902 - 1910 Rev Reginald Arthur Adams 1864 1934
1920 - 1923 Rev Roland Vere Adams 1886 1959
2020 - Rev David Price

Organ:

No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.

Source:

1. Website. http://www.st-andrews-john.org.au/St%20John.html