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Denomination: Anglican
Spearwood, WA - St Michael's Anglican
Address: 15 Mell Road, , Spearwood Western Australia, 6163
A Foundation stone reads, "To the Glory of God the Church of St Michael and all Angels was consecrated by David Murray Asst Bishop on the 29th January 1996".
Spotswood, VIC - St Mark's Anglican
Year Built: 2016
Address: 616 Melbourne Road , , Spotswood Victoria, 3015
The current church was opened in 2016. To fund the redevelopment, the parish sold St Paul’s church at Kingsville to an Antiochene Orthodox parish. There are two foundation stones, one reads," To the Glory of God this stone was laid by the Most Reverend J.J. Booth C.M.G. M.C. D.D. May 12th 1957". The other stone reads, " Consecrated to the…
Spreyton, TAS - All Saints' Anglican
Address: 30 Sheffield Road, , Spreyton Tasmania, 7310
The church of All Saints was originally a private chapel at 'Woodrising' built by Reverend Claude Roberts. The original church measured 13 x 4 meters. It has now closed and is up for sale.
Spring Hill, QLD - All Saints' Anglican
Year Built: 1869
Address: 32 Wickham Terrace, , Spring Hill Queensland, 4004
First founded in 1862, the current building designed by Benjamin Backhouse was completed in 1869, making it the oldest Anglican church in Brisbane. This single-storeyed stone church sits on a raised triangular site at the junction of Ann Street and Wickham Terrace, Brisbane. Its style is nineteenth century Gothic Revival, with buttressed…
Springvale, VIC - Anglican church of Asension
Address: 4 Boonah Street, , Springvale Victoria, 3171
St Albans, VIC - St Alban the Martyr Anglican
Address: 20 Alexina Street, , St Albans Victoria, 3021
St Andrews, VIC - St Matthew's Anglican
Address: 6 Heidelberg Kinglake Road, , St Andrews Victoria, 3761
Build in the mid-1800s during a time when the prospect of gold might be found in the area.
St Arnaud, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1864
Address: Corner Queens Avenue & Raglan Streets, , St Arnaud Victoria, 3478
Early in 1862 a committee was formed to establish how many followers of the faith were in the region. By April of the same year an application for a grant of land was made. Monthly services were commenced and conducted by Reverend T.B. Garlick on Avoca and Reverend W. Hall of Kingower.* Tenders were called in 1864 for a church that…
St Clair, NSW - St Mary & St Clair Anglican
Address: 54 Coonawarra Drive, , St Clair New South Wales, 2759
St George, QLD - Christ Church Anglican
Address: 133 Victoria Street, , St George Queensland, 4487
A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G This Foundation stone was set by The Venerable Frank Knight ThL Archdeacon of Brisbane on Sunday 8th November 1959 - In memory of the fallen of the two world wars Earl Richardson DCM, MM Douglas Bruce Richardson Keith Wallace Richardson - The Rev Noel Bevan ThL Priest in Charge".
St Helena, VIC - St Katherine's Anglican
Year Built: 1856
Address: St Helena Road, , St Helena Victoria, 3088
The story of this church commences on the island of St Helena on 3 November 1790 when Anthony Beale was born. He later worked as paymaster for the East India Company on the island, retired back to England when the East India Company lost the lease to St Helena, married Katherine Rose Young, produced 17 children before they all moved to…
St Helens, TAS - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: 56 Cecillia Street, , St Helen's Tasmania, 7216
The earliest record of the Church having taken any interest in this district is to be found in the Church News, 4/3/1901 when it mentions that in 1871 the Rev. John Chambers made visits to St. Helens, though it is probable this gentleman made occasional visits from 1862, that being the year he took charge of Cullenswood, Fingal and…
St Ives, NSW - Christ Church Anglican
Address: 1 Cowan Road, , St Ives New South Wales, 2075
St Kilda, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Address: 14 Ackland Street, , St Kilda Victoria, 3182
A temporary wood & brick church was also built early 1850s. Construction of the current church commenced in November 1854. The foundation stone was laid on 29 November 1854. The first sections of the church were designed by Melbourne Diocesan architects Albert Purchas & Charles Swyer and were built between 1854 and 1857. The original…
St Kilda, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1854
Address: 14 Ackland Street, , St Kilda Victoria, 3182
The first sections of the Church were designed by Albert Purchas and Charles Swyer and were built between 1854 and 1857, with enlargements taking place in 1874 and 1881 to the design of Sydney W. Smith. This cruciform building, constructed from Point King, Sorrento sandstone is in a massive Decorated Gothic style. The western façade…
St Kilda, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1866
Address: Corner Brighton Road & Dickens Street, , St Kilda Victoria, 3182
The parish of Holy Trinity was formed when it was subdivided from Christ Church to serve Anglicans in south St Kilda and Balaclava. The triangular piece of land on the corner of Brighton Road and Chapel Street was reserved for church purposes in the Victorian Government Gazette on 23 April 1866. The current Church was erected in…
St Kilda, VIC - St Georges Anglican Arts Centre
Year Built: 1877
Address: 25 Chapel Street, , St Kilda Victoria, 3182
One acre of land was reserved in Chapel Street for the Presbyterian Church and was gazetted on 10 September 1866. In June 1876 a public meeting was held in the Orderly Room in Chapel Street, St Kilda East, adjoining the church’s land, to gauge interest in establishing a church. Sunday services began on 13 August 1876 in the Orderly Room…
St Leonards, TAS - St Peter's Anglican (Former)
Year Built: 1869
Address: 313 St Leaonards Road , , St Leonards Tasmania, 7250
The first parish church, dedicated to St. Peter, was opened for service on April 18, 1847. The foundation stone having been laid by Archdeacon Marriott on December 9, 1846. The site was then in the middle of the sprawling "Mount Esk Estate (now Nazareth House). This advertisement appeared in "The Examiner" the following week: "Saint…
St Leonards, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Address: 10 - 12 Dudley Parade, , St Leonards Victoria, 3223
This church began as a simple wooden building constructed from ballast brought out on a sailing ship and erected on the southeast corner of Church Road and the Portarlington/Geelong Road. The Church of England held its first service in the State School, so St Thomas' was born, but it was 1914 before a building was erected. This was…
St Lucia, QLD - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1962
Address: 3 Baty Street, , St Lucia Queensland, 4067
The Church was constructed in 1962. The side walls of the church are of a concertina form, blades of brick along the line of the building with short window walls across the line of the building, the glass facing the western front. The window walls are trimmed in light coloured bricks and provide light and ventilation to the interior, as…
St Marys, SA - Anglican
Year Built: 1841
Address: 1167 South Road, , St Marys South Australia, 5042
The first St Mary's church was situated about 200 metres north of the present church, built and paid for by the pioneers of this district. John Wickham Daw who arrived in Adelaide on the Winchester on the 23rd September 1838 with his wife and six children gave one acre of land for the first church in 1841. He named it after his home…
St Peters, SA - All Souls' Anglican
Year Built: 1916
Address: 47 Third Avenue, , St Peters South Australia, 5069
In 1883 the East Adelaide Land and Investment Company offered a site 150 by 150 feet for a church,' conditionally on the building being erected immediately. The Rev. Canon Arthur Dendy accepted the offer and shouldered the responsibility, not only of erecting and furnishing the church, but also of voluntarily providing his services for…
Stafford, QLD - St Clement's on the Hill Anglican
Address: 1 Eudunda Street, , Stafford Queensland, 4053
Stanhope, VIC - St Matthew's Anglican
Year Built: 1967
Address: Brand Street, , Stanhope Victoria, 3623
The Foundation stone was laid on 2 July 1967 by the Bishop of Bendigo the Right Reverend R.E. Richards M.A.
Stanley, TAS - Circular Head Anglican
Year Built: 1887
Address: 37 Church Street, , Stanley Tasmania, 7331
The original St Paul's Anglican of 1842 was designed by colonial architect John Lee Archer and consecrated by Bishop Nixon in 1858, the first Bishop of Tasmania. Later the stone church had to be demolished due to cracks appearing in the walls, salt water was likely used in the mortar. In 1887 it was replaced by the present timber…
Stansbury, SA - St Augustine of Canterbury Anglican
Year Built: 1898
Address: 17 Weaver Street, , Stansbury South Australia, 5582
After five years of meeting in the dining room of Louis Wurm's house, Reverend Marshall convinced the congregation to build a church. Louis donated land and a parishioner was commissioned to build the 50 x 20 feet wood and iron structure. Twenty years later the positioning of the church on the property was in dispute and the structure was…
Stawell, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1870
Address: Main Street, , Stawell Victoria, 3380
Even though religious services were held on the Pleasant Creek diggings there appears to have been no formal establishment of services in Stawell until the late 1850s and sites for the various denominations were not reserved until the early 1860's. The township of Stawell was proclaimed on 11 June 1858. This Church was constructed in…
Stockinbingal, NSW - St James Anglican
Year Built: 1911
Address: Corner Britannia & Duadman Streets, , Stockinbingal New South Wales, 2725
The Church was opened in 1911. Prior to the building of St James, Anglicans worshipped in a small building situated on the Grogan Road and used by all denominations. The foundation stone for the building was laid on May 25, 1910 by the Bishop of Goulburn the Right Reverend C.C. Barlow and the opening date was March 15, 1911. The…
Stratford, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican
Address: 26 McFarlane Street, , Stratford Victoria, 3862
Strathalbyn, SA - Christ Church Anglican
Address: Corner East Terrace & Chapel Street, , Strathalbyn South Australia, 5255
The tower was erected in 1933.
Strathmerton, VIC - St Aidan's Anglican (Former)
Address: 98 Murray Valley Highway, , Strathmerton Victoria, 3641
Strathpine, QLD - St Faith's Anglican
Year Built: 1980
Address: 1 Sutherland Drive, , Strathpine Queensland, 4500
The Church was dedicated on 8 April 1980 by the Assistant Bishop of Brisbane R.E. Wicks.
Subiaco, WA - St Andrew's Anglican
Year Built: 1906
Address: 259 Barker Road, , Subiaco Western Australia, 6008
The first Anglican Church in Subiaco was constructed in Hay Street in 1897. By 1906 the growth of Subiaco had provided the impetus for the construction of a larger and more centrally located Anglican church. The new church was designed by the architect, Austin Bastow, in the Federation Gothic style and was planned to be built in stages -…
Subiaco, WA - St Matthew's Anglican
Year Built: 1932
Address: Corner Derby Road & Onslow Street, , Subiaco Western Australia, 6008
Formerly a Methodist Church the foundation stone was laid on 7 May 1932 by Rev Milton Malek President of the Methodist Conference. The Architects were Powell, Cameron and Chisholm.
Summer Hill, NSW - Summer Hill Church
Address: 2 Henson Street, , Summer Hill New South Wales, 2130
The Church of England (now Anglican) Parish of Summer Hill was established in 1881 with Rev John Vaughan as its first Rector. The Foundation Stone of this magnificent church building was laid in 1883 and it was completed in 1906.
Sunbury, VIC - St Mary's Anglican
Year Built: 1866
Address: O'Shanassy Street, , Sunbury Victoria, 3429
Built in stages from 1866 in bluestone, the Church is significant for its associations with James Goodall Francis, merchant and politician and Sir William Clarke, prominent landowner, stud breeder and philanthropist. Their association is reflected in some of the interior fittings and stained glass. Both men played a major role in…
Sunshine, VIC - Holy Apostles Anglican
Address: 100 Anderson Road, , Sunshine Victoria, 3020
