Queenscliff, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1898
Denomination: Uniting
Address: Corner Hesse & Stokes Street, Queenscliff, Victoria, 3225
Previous Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Wadawurrung people
Last Updated: 09/11/2021
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History and Architecture:
A well proportioned brick church built in 1888 with attractive stained glass windows. A simple rendered brick structure, formerly the Wesley Church, built in 1868 in simple Ecclesiastic style.The timber extension is excluded.
The Foundation stone was laid on 24 October 1898 by the Hon James Balfour M.L.C.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 - 1867 | Rev John Steele | WM | ||
| 1867 - 1874 | Rev Donald Stewart Brunton | WM | ||
| 1875 - 1888 | Rev John Gardiner | WM | ||
| 1889 - 1902 | Rev James Beatie | WM | ||
| 1938 - 1940 | Rev Reginald Samuel McConachy | M | 1979 | |
| 1942 - 1946 | Rev George T. Goldsmith | M | ||
| 1950 - 1952 | Rev Horace W. H. Laity | M | ||
| 1952 - 1954 | Rev Edmund A. Hinson | M | ||
| 1961 - | Rev Frederick G. Savage | M | ||
| 2018 - | Rev Kerrie Lingham | U |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Methodist Church of Australasia Ministerial Index
2. Victoria Heritage website.