Surrey Hills, VIC - St Stephens Presbyterian (20166)

Denomination: Presbyterian

Saint: Stephen

Address: Corner Canterbury & Warrigal Roads, Surrey Hills, Victoria, 3127

Last Updated: 06/01/2021

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History and Architecture:

The first divine worship at Surrey Hills 6 February 1887 took place in a Recreation Hall in Windsor Crescent. These services continued until a wooden church was built in Boundary Road (now Warrigal Road) and opened for use in March 1889.*

The Church was re named St Stephens in 1947 at a naming of the Church ceremony.*

Tenders for a new church were called in September 1909 and that from a Mr Robertson was accepted at a cost of 5,000. The Foundation stone was laid by Reverend McDonald on 2 July 1910.*

Clergy:

This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.

Years	Name	Annotation
1889 - 1892	Rev F Darling
1892 - 1913	Rev A McDonald
1913 - 1917	Rev W. C Lahore
1917 - 1927	Rev Gillies
1928 - 1944	Rev J. K Robinson
1945 - 1950	Rev D F Mitchell
1951 - 1961	Rev W. F Gilmour
1962 - 9184	Rev W B. Howden
1974 - 1980	Rev D M Bradshaw
1982 -	Rev D Innes
2014 - 2014	Rev C. Siriweera
2014 -	Rev John Huynh	Asst to 2018
2020 -	Rev Oliver Blythe	Asst

Organ:

No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.

Source:

1. Presbyterian Church of Victoria, Centenary Booklet 1887 - 1987. St Stephen's Surrey Hills. LTP 285.29451S22S
2. PresKey