Wangaratta, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1885
Denomination: Uniting
Address: Rowan Street, Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677
Previous Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Yorta Yorta people
Last Updated: 06/06/2022
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History and Architecture:
Originally a Wesleyan Church erected in 1885 at a cost of £900 the 25,000 bricks were burnt by Joseph Trotman's Waldara property. The Foundation stone was laid by John Robb J. P. on 1 June 1885 and the first service was conducted by Dr D.E. Watkin. The first Minster was Reverend J.A. Osborne. The stained glass window came from St Paul's Presbyterian Church. The Church was remodelled in during the 1980's.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 - 1872 | Rev H. Moore | M | ||
| 1872 - 1873 | Rev J. Secomb | M | ||
| 1873 - 1874 | Rev Robert W. Campbell | M | 1843 | 1886 |
| 1874 - 1875 | Rev John Cowperthwaite | M | 1848 | 1904 |
| 1875 - 1877 | Rev C. H. Ingamells | M | ||
| 1877 - 1878 | Rev Andrew Inglis | M | 1829 | 1890 |
| 1878 - 1881 | Rev A. Grewar | M | 1846 | 1908 |
| 1881 - 1882 | Rev Edward Thomas Cox | M | 1852 | 1930 |
| 1882 - 1883 | Rev J. Adams | M | ||
| 1883 - 1886 | Rev John A. Osborne | M | 1852 | 1912 |
| 1886 - 1888 | Rev A. J. Wade | M | ||
| 1889 - 1889 | Rev D. B. Bridgewood | M | ||
| 1889 - 1892 | Rev Samuel Harris | M | 1858 | 1903 |
| 1892 - 1895 | Rev R. A. Taylor | M | ||
| 1895 - 1898 | Rev C. Angwin | M | ||
| 1898 - 1902 | Rev J. Adams | M | ||
| 1902 - 1904 | Rev R. Brown | M | ||
| 1904 - 1907 | Rev Wesley Johns | M | 1864 | 1933 |
| 1907 - 1910 | Rev A. McCallum | M | ||
| 1910 - 1912 | Rev W. T. Hiatt | M | ||
| 1912 - 1915 | Rev John James Brown | M | 1851 | 1933 |
| 1915 - 1919 | Rev D. J. Flockart | M | ||
| 1919 - 1922 | Rev R. Osborne Cook | M | ||
| 1922 - 1926 | Rev Cyril J. Walklate | M | 1886 | 1981 |
| 1926 - 1929 | Rev W. E. Jennings | M | ||
| 1929 - 1933 | Rev Vivian R. Bradbury | M | 1963 | |
| 1933 - 1937 | Rev A. H. Mitchell | M | ||
| 1937 - 1941 | Rev E. E. Shackell | M | ||
| 1941 - 1946 | Rev A. Hay | M | ||
| 1946 - | Rev E. B. Blake | M | 1946 | |
| 1946 - 1951 | Rev G. A. Osmond | M | ||
| 1951 - 1955 | Rev L. B. Eldridge | M | ||
| 1955 - 1962 | Rev L Coulthard | M | ||
| 1962 - 1968 | Rev G. Goldsmith | M | ||
| 1968 - | Rev E. B. Gamble | M | ||
| 2020 - | Rev Veronica Bradley | U |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
Centenary of Methodism in Wangaratta 1869 - 1969. LTP 287.099455 C33R