Winchelsea, VIC - Uniting

Year Built: 1869

Denomination: Uniting

Address: 26 Hesse Street, Winchelsea, Victoria, 3241

Previous Denomination: Presbyterian

Architect: Unknown

Last Updated: 06/01/2021

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History and Architecture:

Formerly a Presbyterian church the first services were held in the Shire Hall on 19 September 1869. During 1869 the Rev. T. M. Fraser and the Rev. J. Brownlie were commissioned to visit Winchelsea with respect to the formation of a charge there.*

The Church was official opened on 30 April 1871. The stonework was completed by W Lauder, Carpentry by J.H. Sarks and the plastering by Robert Marchain.*

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
1870 - 1872	Rev H. B. Giles	P
1872 - 1878	Rev J. Brownlie	P
1881 - 1884	Rev Alexander Maxwell	P	1856	1933
1886 - 1895	Rev Colin Robinson	P
1896 - 1902	Rev J. Miller Smith	P
1903 - 1907	Rev Robert McLeod	P
1908 - 1911	Rev Henry Mathews	P
1911 - 1917	Rev Robert Jones	P
1918 - 1925	Rev William Bett	P
1925 - 1938	Rev A. McLeod	P
1939 - 1941	Rev Geo Renfrey	P
1941 - 1945	Rev W. Dykes	P
1945 - 1956	Rev D. E. Sprigg	P
1957 - 1961	Rev A. Yule	P
1961 - 1966	Rev I. Crawford	P
1966 - 1970	Rev J. K. Paton	U
1971 -	Rev Evert G. Bout	U
2009 -	Rev Don Cracknell	U

Organ:

The Mannbourg organ was purchased in 1928 at a cost of 127.00.*

Source:

Winchelsea Presbyterian Church. LTP 285. 29451 W72W