North Adelaide, SA - Baptist
Year Built: 1860
Denomination: Baptist
Address: 146 Tynte Street, North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006
Architect: James Cumming
Architectural Style: Romanesque
Traditional Owners: Kaurna people
Last Updated: 19/03/2024
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History and Architecture:
The history of this Church dates to 1848 when a group of 21 people left the Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, uncomfortable with the closed-mindedness of the majority of the congregation, and founded a new Church.
In 1850, they built a chapel in Lefevre Terrace seating 350. When that proved too small, they acquired the acre of land in Tynte Street on which the current church was built the new building being opened in November 1870. The foundation stone of the Lefevre chapel can be found at the entrance to the current church.
The building is of "Venetian in style" and the dimensions are of 75 feet by 46 are in the "golden section" or ratio that many believe makes for an outstanding acoustic with a sloping floor. When opened in 1870, the Church seated 600.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 - 1869 | Rev George Stonehouse | |||
| 1869 - 1876 | Rev J. Langdon Parsons | |||
| 1876 - 1881 | Rev L. G. Carter | |||
| 1881 - 1884 | Rev Allen W. Webb | |||
| 1885 - 1894 | Rev W. E. Rice | |||
| 1894 - 1901 | Rev Edwin H. Ellis | |||
| 1902 - 1911 | Rev Dr Alan N. Marshall | |||
| 1911 - 1913 | Rev A. T. Brainsby | |||
| 1913 - 1918 | Rev Dr F. W. Norwood | |||
| 1920 - 1921 | Rev F. J. Miles | |||
| 1921 - 1931 | Rev Norman L. Beurle | |||
| 1931 - 1939 | Rev Dr Cecil H. Johnson | |||
| 1940 - 1948 | Rev Harold G. Hackworthy | 1953 | ||
| 1948 - 1958 | Rev J. D. Williams | |||
| 1959 - 1964 | Rev Sidney H. Price | |||
| 1964 - 1974 | Rev George M. McAdam | |||
| 1975 - 1984 | Rev Trevor R. Bensch | |||
| 1984 - 1994 | Rev Graeme Pitt | |||
| 1996 - | Rev Darrell McKeough |
Organ:
A Pipe Organ was installed in 1891 by Messrs Fincham and Hobday under the supervision of Mr J.E. Dodd. It cost £1,350
Source:
1. The First Hundred Years 1848 - 1948. SA 286.194231 N868 1948
2. North Adelaide Baptist Church 150th Anniversary 1848 - 1948. SA 286.194231 N864 1948