Nowra, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1877
Denomination: Uniting
Address: 29 Berry Street, Nowra, New South Wales, 2541
Previous Denomination: Methodist
Architect: Thomas Rowe
Last Updated: 26/07/2023
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History and Architecture:
The Foundation stone was laid 1st January 1877. The Rev. James Fletcher, Principal of Newington College at that time, officiated at the laying. The Builder was Mr. Alex MacArthur with a contact price of £900. The Architect was Thomas Rowe. The cost of the roof shingles were split by Mrs. Ruben Mason.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1858 - 1861 | Rev James Somerville | M | ||
| 1861 - 1863 | Rev James A. Nolan | M | ||
| 1863 - 1866 | Rev Hans Mack | M | ||
| 1866 - 1869 | Rev Richard Caldwell | M | ||
| 1869 - 1872 | Rev Walter James Davis | M | ||
| 1872 - 1875 | Rev J. W. Dowson | M | ||
| 1875 - 1878 | Rev James Phillips | M | ||
| 1878 - 1880 | Rev Kirton A. Corner | M | ||
| 1880 - 1882 | Rev R. E. Fletcher | M | ||
| 1882 - 1884 | Rev William Glasson | M | ||
| 1884 - 1885 | Rev Robert M. Laverty | M | ||
| 1885 - 1888 | Rev Charles Jones | M | ||
| 1888 - 1889 | Rev G. R. Glasson | M | ||
| 1889 - 1892 | Rev E. King | M | ||
| 1892 - 1894 | Rev H. W. Princombe | M | ||
| 1894 - 1896 | Rev Wiliam H. George | M | ||
| 1896 - 1898 | Rev J. F. Orr | M | ||
| 1898 - 1901 | Rev Charles H. McCoy | M | ||
| 1901 - 1905 | Rev Harold Wheen | M | 1926 | |
| 1905 - 1908 | Rev Joseph Walker | M | ||
| 1908 - 1912 | Rev W. J. Willard | M | ||
| 1912 - 1914 | Rev W. Arthur. Burns | M | ||
| 1914 - 1917 | Rev Francis J. Curwood | M | 1931 | |
| 1917 - 1921 | Rev Samuel C. Roberts | M | ||
| 1921 - 1925 | Rev F. H. McGowan | M | ||
| 1925 - 1930 | Rev L. M.K. Mills | M | ||
| 1930 - 1934 | Rev Ellis Thomas | M | ||
| 1934 - 1938 | Rev Arthur T. Newton | M | ||
| 1938 - 1942 | Rev Ewart E. Chapman | M | ||
| 1942 - 1946 | Rev Jesson Fleming | M | 1974 | |
| 1946 - 1952 | Rev Edgar Tredinnick | M | 1977 | |
| 1952 - 1956 | Rev Alexander W. Bray | M | ||
| 1956 - 1958 | Rev Keith H.L. Brooks | M | ||
| 1958 - 1962 | Rev Lynford Smith | M | 1995 | |
| 1963 - 1969 | Rev Lloyd Manning | M | ||
| 1970 - 1973 | Rev G. Bickford | M | ||
| 1974 - 1975 | Rev Ross Lay | M | ||
| 1976 - 1978 | Rev Neville Gray | M | ||
| 1979 - 1986 | Rev Colin Garlick | |||
| 1980 - 1985 | Rev Ron Hallett | |||
| 1980 - 1985 | Rev Ken Smalle | |||
| 1986 - 1988 | Rev Jeffrey Joy | |||
| 1986 - 1990 | Rev Graham Lawrence | |||
| 1987 - 1996 | Rev Laurie Reed | |||
| 1988 - 1989 | Rev Alice De Roover | |||
| 1990 - 1994 | Rev Neville White | |||
| 1992 - 1998 | Rev Ian Weeks | |||
| 1996 - | Rev Maggie Peereboom | |||
| 2021 - | Rev Dr Matthew Wilson | U |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Methodist Church of Australasia Ministerial Index
2. Reyerson Index.
3. Nowra Methodist Church: celebrating the centenary of the laying of the foundation stone 1st January, 1877.