Upwey, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1959
Denomination: Anglican
Address: 3 Birdwood Avenue, Upwey, Victoria, 3158
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Wurundjeri people
Last Updated: 13/09/2021
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History and Architecture:
The first Church was erected in 1904 on the corner of Main Road and Rutherford Road Tecoma on land donated by a Miss Houston.
The Church records include the names of many of the stipendiary lay readers and theological students who took services throughout the hills during these early years, among whom were C. W. Woolley, C. Elliott, H. Girdlestone, E. Millard, C. Richardson, A. Gearing and W. Kent. assisting in the early years included The Revds. R. Sherwood, G. Cerutty, C. H. H. Chalmers and H. Girdlestone, now Priest They officiated at Communion Services prior to the arrival of the Revd. Garnet A. Shaw who was appointed Priest in Charge of the Parish of South Sassafras from March 1920. He came to live in a house in Belgrave on the main road near Wattle Avenue.
From TROVE Anglican Messenger 1904.
HOLY TRINITY, UPWEY. On Tuesday, ?4th May, the anniversary of the birthday of our late beloved Queen, the Bishop opened the second of these mountain churches in the Ferntree Gully district. The building was designed by Mr. Carleton, of Melbourne, and is a handsome and substantial building, erected on a block of land the gift of Miss Houston, of Canterbury. It is in the heart of a partially-cleared forest, a silent witness for God to a hardy band of settlers who are changing the tree-clad hills to orchards, dairy farms, &c., most of whom have lent willing help in connection with the new building, but all of whom speak in warm terms of the energy of the Misses Tullidge, and of the generosity of Mr. John Griffiths, whose country home is about two and a-half miles away. After the Bishop had formally dedicated the church, morning prayer was read by the Rev. F. W. R. Newton, assisted by the Archdeacon, the Rev. A. B. Rowed, and the Rev. A. Calder Wade. The church was crowded to the doors. *
The current Church was completed in March 1959 and was dedicated by the Archbishop of Melbourne Right Reverend Frank Woods.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 - | Rev Walter George Thomas | Clerk in the Holy Orders | ||
| 1918 - | Rev S. Sherwood | Locum | ||
| 1919 - | Rev G. Cerutty | Locum | ||
| 1919 - | Rev C. C.H. Chalmers | Locum | ||
| 1919 - | Rev H. Girdlestone | Locum | ||
| 1924 - 1934 | Rev C. H. Clark | |||
| 1934 - | Rev Leonard Leslie Wenzel | Locum | 1885 | 1956 |
| 1934 - 1938 | Rev E. E. Robinson | |||
| 1938 - 1942 | Rev W. A. Tyler | |||
| 1942 - 1947 | Rev E. M. Eggleston | |||
| 1947 - 1950 | Rev R. F.S. Burnett | |||
| 1950 - 1952 | Rev N. G. Glover | |||
| 1952 - 1957 | Rev D. H. Chambers | |||
| 1957 - 1962 | Rev D. Horsford | |||
| 1962 - 1969 | Rev B. L. Stock | |||
| 1969 - 1980 | Rev R. W. Wallace | |||
| 1980 - 1983 | Rev E. Watkins | |||
| 1983 - 1989 | Rev C. Leadbeatter | |||
| 1989 - 1997 | Rev J. O'Keefe | |||
| 1997 - | Rev K J. Pedersen |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Contributions:
1.Catherine Jardine, TROVE ref and Rev Walter Thomas
Source:
1. A Pioneer Church, A History of Sorts, Holy Trinity Upwey 1904 - 2004. SLT 920.71 P27P