Woodend, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting

Year Built: 1910

Denomination: Uniting

Saint: Andrew

Address: 37 Forest Street, Woodend, Victoria, 3442

Previous Denomination: Presbyterian

Architect: Unknown

Traditional Owners: Dja Dja Wurrung people

Last Updated: 23/01/2023

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History and Architecture:

The first Church service was held on October 21 1860 in the home of a Church person. The first wooden church was on the hill adjacent to St Mary's and was opened in 1861.

A Foundation stone reads, "9 Apr 1910 by Dr J F Anderson, opened as Presbyterian, became Uniting 1977".

Clergy:

These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.

Years	Name	Annotation
1860 - 1862	Rev John Neek	From Giborne
1862 -	Rev C. J. Baird	P
1863 -	Rev James Dick	P
1865 - 1868	Rev R. Henderson	P
1867 - 1877	Rev W. Munroe	P
1878 - 1884	Rev J. E. Armour	P
1885 -	Rev R. Robinson	P
1888 -	Rev Charles Howe	P
1890 - 1891	Rev R. L. Taylor	P
1893 -	Rev W. J. Murray M.A.	P
1896 - 1898	Rev J. B. Reid	P
1899 - 1901	Rev R. W. McCully	P
1901 -	Rev J. May	P
1902 - 1907	Rev Alex McDonald	P
1908 -	Rev E. H. Smith	P
1909 - 1913	Rev William Chamberlin	P
1913 -	Rev G. F. Phillips	P
1913 - 1916	Rev J. P. Schussler	P
1916 - 1918	Rev G. L. Jonhson	P
1918 - 1921	Rev S. Blair	P
1922 - 1924	Rev S. C. Hadley	P
1925 - 1935	Rev H. S. Legge	P
1935 - 1938	Rev G. E. Hipwell	P
1939 - 1944	Rev H. G. Dwyer	P
1941 - 1943	Rev J. Garnon	Locum
1944 - 1949	Rev P. W.R. Baker	P
1949 - 1954	Rev J. L. Hurse	P
1955 - 1961	Rev W. F. Paton	P
1962 - 1966	Rev B. Milton Gee	P
1967 - 1977	Rev E. McIntyre Kilpatrick	P
2016 -	Rev Annette Buckley	U

Source:

1. Beyond the Black Forest 1824 - 1900 by Sylvia Boxshall. 994.53.