Sarina, QLD - St Luke's Anglican

Year Built: 1961

Denomination: Anglican

Saint: Luke

Address: 56 Broad Street, Sarina, Queensland, 4737

Architect: Unknown

Traditional Owners: Wiri, Barada Barna Kabalbara and Yetimarla people

Last Updated: 17/07/2022

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History and Architecture:

The laying of the Foundation stone occurred in 1909 and the present St. Luke's Church, possibly round about  shortly afterwards the dedication of the Church too place, both ceremonies being conducted by Revd Hely Wilson. Occasionally a priest came out from Mackay to celebrate Holy Communion.

In 1924 the then church building was enlarged by the addition of the Sanctuary and Vestry. The whole building was then lined and sealed.

The Church hall was moved closer to the police station allowing for a much larger area of land available for building of the new church. On July 30, 1961, the foundation stone was blessed and set by Father Ian the Sixth Bishop of North Queensland – Rev. A.S. Dumbrell. The foundation stone was inscribed “In memory of men and women who gave their lives in two World Wars.”

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
1911 - 1913 Rev Robert Alexander Burnett 1878 1962
1913 - 1915 Rev Reginald James Gorrie Curate 1923
1914 - 1915 Rev David Henry Teale Gosper 1881 1941
1915 - 1919 Rev A. H. Lambton
1924 - 1926 Rev Arthur Taylor Knox 1891 1959
1927 - 1930 Rev A. D. Thorpe
1930 - 1937 Rev Ernest Warnock Mead 1883 1944
1938 - 1943 Rev Guy Henry Darke 1904 1979
1943 - 1946 Rev Alan Henry Barwon Innes 1912 1976
1947 - 1951 Rev James Edward Wheatley 1903 1964
1952 - 1953 Rev John Gladville Titus Rees 1910 1961
1953 - 1956 Rev R. L. Gwyther
1957 - Rev A. S. Drumbell
1958 - Rev A. S. Dumbrell
1974 - Rev Desmond Stuart Fox 1911 1995

Organ:

No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.

Source:

1. NQ 1878 - 1958 80 Years of Anglican Progress. L.C. 283.943 FRA
2. Cable Clerical Index.
3. Courier Mail Newspaper September 10, 2020 - 5:00AM