Paddington, QLD - Uniting

History and Architecture:

Completed in 1920 in response to the growing community in the Paddington area, this brick church was constructed on the site of the original Kennedy Terrace Methodist Church, established in 1884.

The Kennedy Terrace Church was part of the Albert Street Circuit until 1890 when the circuit was divided into three - Albert Street, Toowong and Enoggera - Kennedy Terrace was included in the Enoggera Circuit. In 1905 Kennedy Terrace and Paddington were joined to form the Ithaca Circuit and in 1907 were joined by the Leichhardt Street, Paddington, Latrobe Terrace, Torwood and The Gap churches.

The church is constructed in face brickwork laid in English Bond. The tall sidewalls are stiffened with the addition of buttresses extending almost the entire height of the wall before terminating short of the eaves.