Strathalbyn, SA - St Andrew's Uniting
Year Built: 1844
Denomination: Uniting
Saint: Andrew
Address: 10 Alfred Place, Strathalbyn, South Australia, 5255
Previous Denomination: Presbyterian
Architect: English & Brown
Traditional Owners: Peramangk people
Last Updated: 24/12/2022
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History and Architecture:
The first church was erected on this site in 1844 by Scottish Presbyterians. In 1859 the transepts were added to create more room. Edward Stirling donated a bell for the church which was cast in Sheffield England but it was too heavy so a Bell tower was erected in 1859. In 1895 Mrs E. J. Tucker decided the bell tower needed a clock so she organised a subscription list. The clock faces came from England. The Architects were English and Brown.
The last buildings were completed in 1938 and comprised of the Vestry and furnishings. The slate roof was replaced in 1954 with cement tiles.
In 1956 two spires were blown off during a storm. The remaining two spires were removed as a precaution. All were reinstated in 1994.
St Andrews Hall was opened in 1911.
For a comprehensive history visit the Church website here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 - 1860 | Rev Charles H. Goldsmith | WM | ||
| 1861 - 1862 | Rev Henry C. Bath | WM | ||
| 1862 - 1863 | Rev J. M. Skews | WM | ||
| 1863 - 1865 | Rev Henry T. Burgess | WM | ||
| 1866 - 1871 | Rev M. Wilson | WM | ||
| 1871 - 1873 | Rev J. Young Simpson | WM | ||
| 1874 - 1876 | Rev Albert T. Stubbs | WM | ||
| 1876 - 1878 | Rev B. G. Edwards | WM | ||
| 1878 - 1879 | Rev Hans Mack | WM | ||
| 1879 - | Rev David S. Wyle | WM | ||
| 1880 - 1881 | Rev John Gillingham | WM | ||
| 1881 - 1882 | Rev William A. Bainger | WM | ||
| 1882 - 1883 | Rev J. R. Bradbury | WM | ||
| 1883 - 1884 | Rev D. S. Wyle | WM | ||
| 1884 - 1885 | Rev John H. Cross | WM | ||
| 1886 - 1887 | Rev W. H. Rofe | WM | ||
| 1887 - 1888 | Rev George W. Kendrew | WM | ||
| 1888 - 1880 | Rev Charles H. Nield | WM | ||
| 1890 - 1891 | Rev Edward Barber | WM | ||
| 1892 - 1894 | Rev Fred S. Finch | WM | ||
| 1895 - 1896 | Rev Alfred P. Burgess | WM | ||
| 1899 - 1900 | Rev A. D. Bennett | M | ||
| 1902 - 1907 | Rev John H. Trevorrow | M | ||
| 1907 - 1910 | Rev W. H. Rofe | M | ||
| 1910 - 1913 | Rev John Dingle | M | ||
| 1913 - 1915 | Rev C. E. Schafer | M | 1868 | 1941 |
| 1915 - | Rev S. C. Mugford | M | ||
| 1916 - 1919 | Rev S. Rossiter | M | ||
| 1919 - 1923 | Rev E. G. Neill | M | ||
| 1923 - 1928 | Rev James McIntosh | M | ||
| 1928 - 1931 | Rev D. J. Wellington | M | ||
| 1931 - 1933 | Rev R. H. Lee | M | ||
| 1933 - 1936 | Rev Alfred E. Cowley | M | ||
| 1933 - 1939 | Rev A. H. Miller | M | ||
| 1939 - 1942 | Rev J. Charlton Scarborough | M | ||
| 1942 - 1947 | Rev Ben Chenoweth | M | 1893 | 1969 |
| 1947 - 1951 | Rev M. Tresise | M | ||
| 1951 - 1956 | Rev Walter G. E. Wiltshire | M | 1969 | |
| 1956 - 1959 | Rev Raymond J. Nixon | M | 1920 | 1996 |
| 1959 - 1962 | Rev Kevin S. Secomb | M | 1930 | 2014 |
| 1962 - | Rev Malcolm J. Wilson | M | 1910 | 1999 |
| 1968 - 1970 | Rev B. J. Wall | M | ||
| 1966 - 1968 | Rev A. L. Jensen | M | ||
| 1970 - 1975 | Rev D. W. Hancock | M | ||
| 1975 - | Rev A. H.M. Ellison | M | 1913 | 2000 |
| 1977 - 1981 | Rev L. R. Matherson | U | ||
| 1981 - 1984 | Rev Eric March | U | ||
| 1984 - 1992 | Rev Graham Vawser | U | ||
| 1992 - | Rev Dean Brine | U | ||
| 1992 - | Rev Jonathan Button | U | ||
| 1994 - 1995 | Rev John Octoman | U | ||
| 1995 - 1996 | Rev Joanne Fulton | U | ||
| 1996 - 1999 | Rev Tony Chapman | U | ||
| 2000 - 2005 | Rev Donald Wilson | U | ||
| 2006 - | Rev Peter Stephens | U | ||
| 2006 - | Rev Angela Smith | U | ||
| 2007 - 2017 | Rev Dean Brine | U | ||
| 2018 - 2020 | Rev Marty Roseberg | U |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Methodist Church of Australasia Ministerial Index
2. Methodist Ministers Index 1896.
3. Ryerson Index.
4. Trove.
5. Church website.