Wagga Wagga, NSW - Wesley Uniting
Year Built: 1948
Denomination: Uniting
Address: Corner Johnson & Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 2650
Previous Denomination: Methodist
Architect: N.W. McPherson
Traditional Owners: Wiradjuri people
Last Updated: 04/05/2023
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History and Architecture:
The Foundation stone was laid on 21 August 1948 by Reverend R.D. Doust President of the Conference.
The first church was opened May 1865. The second church foundation stone was laid on 24 May 1876 by Edward Holloway of Tooyal and opened on 18 Mar 1877 on corner of Johnston & Fitzmaurice streets, The architect of the current church was N W McPherson and the church was opened on 22 Oct 1949.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 - 1865 | Rev F. T. Brentnall | M | ||
| 1866 - 1867 | Rev R. Sellors | M | ||
| 1868 - 1870 | Rev H. Wiles | M | ||
| 1871 - 1873 | Rev K. A. Corner | M | ||
| 1874 - 1876 | Rev C. Stead | M | ||
| 1877 - 1878 | Rev J. E. Carruthers | M | ||
| 1879 - 1881 | Rev J. Monahan | M | ||
| 1882 - 1884 | Rev H. W. T. Pincombe | M | ||
| 1883 - 1883 | Rev R. M. Laverty | M | ||
| 1885 - 1887 | Rev W. Hill | M | ||
| 1888 - 1890 | Rev W. Weston | M | ||
| 1891 - 1893 | Rev M. Maddern | M | 1924 | |
| 1897 - 1899 | Rev C. Jones | M | ||
| 1900 - 1902 | Rev F. Duesbury | M | 1924 | |
| 1903 - 1905 | Rev G. C. Percival | M | 1937 | |
| 1906 - 1908 | Rev J. Beale | M | 1910 | |
| 1909 - 1913 | Rev H. E. Andrews | M | ||
| 1913 - 1913 | Rev S. Bostock Jones | M | ||
| 1914 - 1916 | Rev E. Dyer | M | ||
| 1914 - 1916 | Rev H. W. Woodhouse | M | ||
| 1917 - 1918 | Rev H. Pennington | M | 1950 | |
| 1917 - 1919 | Rev Harold S. Doust | M | ||
| 1919 - 1919 | Rev Charles Wheeler | M | ||
| 1919 - 1923 | Rev S. Bembrick | M | ||
| 1920 - 1920 | Rev W. H. Willey | M | ||
| 1924 - 1924 | Rev H. B. Shelton | M | ||
| 1924 - 1928 | Rev F. Walkden Brown | M | ||
| 1925 - 1925 | Rev Garwood H. Ingate | M | ||
| 1926 - 1926 | Rev B. C. Archbold | M | ||
| 1929 - 1932 | Rev N. H. Parr | M | ||
| 1933 - 1937 | Rev Arthur J. Gould | M | ||
| 1938 - 1942 | Rev Herbert Green | M | ||
| 1942 - 1942 | Rev Douglas L. Fullerton | M | ||
| 1943 - 1943 | Rev Richard W. Cowper | M | ||
| 1943 - 1946 | Rev Cecil J. Wells | M | ||
| 1946 - 1946 | Rev Jack Sharp | M | ||
| 1947 - 1950 | Rev Norman W. Lickiss | M | ||
| 1948 - 1948 | Rev G. Rice | M | ||
| 1949 - 1949 | Rev W. Hall | M | ||
| 1951 - 1952 | Rev Kenneth J. Cornwell | M | ||
| 1951 - 1951 | Rev K. Cornwell | M | ||
| 1950 - 1950 | Rev Gordon S. Dicker | M | ||
| 1951 - 1954 | Rev Arthur J. Keeling | M | ||
| 1952 - 1953 | Rev Ian M. Fardon | M | ||
| 1954 - 1954 | Rev LLoyd A. Vidler | M | ||
| 1955 - 1955 | Rev Kelvin J. Russell | M | ||
| 1955 - 1959 | Rev Edgar Bennett | M | ||
| 1956 - 1956 | Rev Roy W. Hubbard | M | ||
| 1957 - 1957 | Rev Anthony W. Balleine | M | ||
| 1958 - 1958 | Rev Edward Dexter | M | ||
| 1959 - 1962 | Rev Peter D. Tink | M | ||
| 1960 - 1966 | Rev Edward A. Roberts | M | ||
| 1963 - 1966 | Rev J. McDowell | M | ||
| 1967 - 1967 | Rev R. E. Diver | M | ||
| 1967 - 1973 | Rev K. L. Brooks | M | ||
| 1968 - 1971 | Rev S. Graham Mitchell | M | ||
| 1969 - 1969 | Rev G. H. Clayton | M | ||
| 1972 - 1974 | Rev D. R. Towner | M | ||
| 1974 - 1977 | Rev R. J. Salway | M | ||
| 1975 - 1975 | Rev Patricia I. Dunn | M | ||
| 1976 - 1977 | Rev D. M. Bakhsh | M | ||
| 1977 - | Rev E. David Manton | U |
Organ:
Built in 1927 by T.C. Edwards for original church at the corner of Fitzmaurice & Johnston Streets. Rebuilt and moved to the present church 1948-49 by S.T. Noad. It was enlarged in 1972 (addition of Mixture III) by Ian D. Brown. It has 2m., 13 sp.st., 6c., el.pn. Gt: 8.8.8.4.III. Sw: 8.8.8.8.8. Ped: 16.8. Electronic now in use with speakers mounted in pipe chamber.
A full description can be seen here.
Source:
1. Methodist Church of Australasia Ministerial Index
2. Organ Historical Society of Australia.
3. The Methodists of Wagga Wagga and district, a history of the Wagga Wagga Methodist circuit via Illuminate recollect.
4. TROVE.