Churches
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Architectural Style: Modern
Brisbane, QLD - St Andrew's Lutheran
Year Built: 1976
Address: 25 Wickham Terrace, , Brisbane Queensland, 4000
In 1857, the first Lutheran service was held in the city, and this led to the formation of the congregation in 1858. An application in 1859 secured a Crown Grant of land from the colony of New South Wales, prior to the separation of Queensland later in that year. The foundation stone of the second church was laid on the Feast Day of St…
Burwood, VIC - St Benedict's Catholic
Year Built: 1957
Address: 301 Warrigal Road, , Burwood Victoria, 3125
The first Catholic Church in the Shire of Nunawading was built on land granted to the Catholic Church in 1854 at the north east corner of Warrigal (Boundary) and Riversdale (Moloneys) Roads. In July 1855 the Catholic Church applied for a building grant towards the estimated cost of £300 for a brick building with slate roof, and they…
Greensborough, VIC - All Saints' Anglican
Year Built: 1967
Address: Corner Main Street & Church Street, , Greensborough Victoria, 3088
Church of England services can be traced back to around 1886. The first services took place in a barn owned by Major Anthony Bealle who "selected" St Helena near Greensborough in 1839. A weatherboard church along with a school and vicarage were built in 1889 and were located where the current church is situated. The school was…
Greensborough, VIC - Living Faith Uniting
Year Built: 1966
Address: 37 Grimshaw Street, , Greensborough Victoria, 3088
The first service of the Greensborough Methodist church was held in March of 1850, in, "Meagher's Barn" which refers to a barn that stood on the "Willis Vale" property of James Willis Mayger, near the Plenty River. The Wesleyans acquired their own house of worship in Hailes Street. This weatherboard church was still being used as a…
Moe, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1963
Address: Fowler Street, , Moe Victoria, 3825
The former church was damaged by a fire in 1952 and was later burnt down in 1960 and a new church building was built on the present site in 1963 with a new hall in 2021.
Mont Albert North, VIC - St Augustine's Anglican
Year Built: 1960
Address: Corner Bundora & Rostrevor Parade, , Mont Albert North Victoria, 3129
The church is designed in a simple modern style and is built of cream brick with a glazed tile roof. It is of rectangular form with distinctive parabolic arch entrance to the gabled front porch and a rectangular tower with slender spire to the north elevation. The asymmetrical front facade contains the entrance porch which protrudes to…
Murrumbeena, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1962
Address: 44 Murrumbeena Road, , Murrumbeena Victoria, 3163
The Church has been meeting in Murrumbeena since 1890. In 1907, with an eye on future expansion of the church facilities, negotiations took place to acquire adjacent vacant land fronting Sydney Street. A “beautiful and commodious Sunday School hall” was erected thereon, officially opening in February 1916 (Oakleigh & Caulfield Times…
Para Vista, SA - Good Sherpherd Lutheran
Address: 388 Montague Road, , Para Vista South Australia, 5093
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God 7th December 1980. Psalm 100:5".
Semaphore, SA - Lutheran
Year Built: 1968
Address: 121 Military Road, , Semaphore South Australia, 5019
A Foundation stone reads, " To the only Wise God Our Saviour be Glory Jude 2 5 Palmarum April 7 1968".
Stepney, SA - Church of the Holy Name Catholic
Year Built: 1959
Address: 80 Payneham Road, , Stepney South Australia, 5069
An extract taken from the cdn.environment.sa.gov.au website reads, "The Church was opened on 26 April 1959 on land which was originally the bed of Second Creek, replacing a nearby church-school that was no longer capable of accommodating its growing congregation. The Catholic Church of the Holy Name is an outstanding representative of…
Templestowe, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1962
Address: Atkinson Street, , Templestowe Victoria, 3106
The Church property contains a c.1895 single-storey weatherboard church and the much larger 1962 brick church. The c.1895 church is an example of the simple Victorian Carpenter Gothic style. It has a gable roofed nave with metal ridge ventilators and a projecting entry porch to the front. The front gable ends have a simple timber gable…
Wollongong, NSW - Sacred Heart Chapel Catholic
Year Built: 1965
Address: 32 Stewart Street, , Wollongong New South Wales, 2500
The Church was designed by Gino Volpato and built by Sabemo and was opened in 1966. A low pitched gable roof embraces a rectangular nave with and entrance at the south end, ancillary rooms at the north end and broad verandas protecting the extensive glazing of the east and west side walls. The ceiling follows the roof lines, sloping…