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Denomination: Baptist
Kew, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1923
Address: 10 Highbury Grove, , Kew Victoria, 3101
The first church was wooden and erected in St John's Parade in 1854 and was enlarged in 1859. A brick church was later erected in Cotham Road in 1882 and was later named Newnham Hall after Reverend Newnham. In 1921 land was purchased in Highbury Grove at a cost of £602.00. Messer's E & F Ratten donated 6 feet of land beside this new…
Kew, VIC - Chinese Baptist
Year Built: 1887
Address: 75a Cotham Road, , Kew Victoria, 3101
Originally a Presbyterian Church. Early in 1874 steps were taken by a number of the Presbyterian Church followers living in Kew to establish a charge, and services were commenced in the Town Hall in June, 1874. Among those who were leaders in the movement may be mentioned Hon. R. S. Anderson, Messrs. Thomas Austin, David Beath, W. H.…
Kings Park, SA - Kings Community Baptist
Address: 23 Valmai Avenue, , Kings Park South Australia, 5034
Kingsgrove, NSW - Baptist
Year Built: 1962
Address: 9 Shackel Avenue, , Kingsgrove New South Wales, 2208
Known today as Clempton Park Baptist church the Church was opened on 22 September 1962 by the President of the Baptist Union of Australia the Reverend G.H. Morling M.A.
Koo Wee Rup, VIC - St John the Baptist
Year Built: 1962
Address: 190 Station Street, , Koo Wee Rup Victoria, 3981
The Foundation stone was laid on 23 December 1962 by the Most Reverend Patrick Lyons D.D. Bishop of Sale.
Korumburra, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1895
Address: 39 Milne Road, , Korumburra Victoria, 3950
The Church was designed by Jervis and Ormerod and constructed by Mr Faulkner in 1895. An example of Federation Carpenter Gothic style, which includes unusual detailing such as the treatment of the main front with its panelled projections. It is based on the simple 45 degree Gothic weatherboard nave with lancet windows decorated with…
Kyabram, VIC - Baptist
Address: 10 Lake Road, , Kyabram Victoria, 3620
The Foundation stone was laid by David Edis Esq on 15 March 1928.
Kyneton, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1861
Address: 43 Ebden Street, , Kyneton Victoria, 3444
The first Baptist services were held in late 1859 in the Kyneton Mechanics Hall. In October 1860 the Kyneton Baptist church was officially established. Shortly after this and in 1861 the church commenced it search for a suitable bloc of land for a church. Piper Street was selected and a wooden chapel was opened for regular services on 2…
Laidley, QLD - Baptist
Address: 25 Samuel Street, , Laidley Queensland, 4341
The Church was opened and dedicated on 4 September 1954 by Reverend F.T. Smith. Around 2011 the Church was closed and worship is conducted in the Civic Centre.
Lakes Entrance, VIC - Baptist
Address: 141 Princes Highway, , Lakes Entrance Victoria, 3909
Latrobe, TAS - Baptist
Year Built: 1892
Address: 125 Gilbert Street, , Latrobe Tasmania, 7307
The work of the Baptist Union was commenced at Latrobe on December 19, 1886, when Pastor Wood of Longford introduced Mr. H. G. Blackie. Extract from first Minute book. On March 28, 1887, a meeting was held in the Oddfellow Hall when the Church of the baptised believers in Latrobe was formed by Launceston. There were 1 Rev A. Bird of…
Launceston, TAS - Baptist
Address: 11 Frederick Street, , Launceston Tasmania, 7250
A Gothic-Revival designed church built of red brick to the design of Melbourne Architect Granger & D’Ebro in 1883-5. It replaced an earlier chapel (St John's-now Milton Hall next door). External details are Gothic with turrets, buttresses, and pointed label moulded windows. It has a side tower supporting an octagonal spire with…
Launceston, TAS - Gateway Baptist
Year Built: 1885
Address: 22 Wellington Street, , Launceston Tasmania, 7250
Work began on the Church building in 1883, it was to seat 1200 and was built under the guidance of Mr. F. Tyson (Architect) and J. T. Farmilo (Builder) at a cost of £17,500 . It was first called “The Temple” but its name was then changed to “The Memorial Church.” It was officially opened in July, 1885, when 1200 people are said to have…
Laura, SA - Baptist
Year Built: 1875
Address: Victoria Street, , Laura South Australia, 5480
The Foundation stone was laid in 1875. The church building may have been sold in 2011.
Leabrook, SA - Knightsbridge Baptist
Address: 455 Glynburn Road, , Leabrook South Australia, 5068
In 1884 God led a group of local Christians to form a Baptist church in what was then called Knightsbridge (now part of the suburb Leabrook in the Burnside Council area), a developing eastern suburb on the fringe of Adelaide, near the Mount Lofty Ranges. The church was designed by the architect David Williams of the well known firm…
Longford, TAS - Baptist
Year Built: 2000
Address: 159 Wellington Street, , Longford Tasmania, 7301
A Foundation stone reads, " Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever, Hebrews 13 8 AD 2000".
Longford, TAS - Baptist (Former)
Year Built: 1880
Address: 7 Smith Street, , Longford Tasmania, 7301
The first services were held in what were then known as the Assembly Rooms, and are now the front rooms of the Town Hall. During Pastor Wood's ministry the Sunday School Hall, erected at a cost of four hundred pounds, was received by the pastor as a gift from Mrs. Gibson. The main church building had previously been provided as a gift by…
Lower Barrington, TAS - Baptist
Address: 1056 Sheffield Road, , Lower Barrington Tasmania, 7306
Lyndoch, SA - Baptist
Year Built: 1862
Address: 9 Kauffman Avenue, , Lyndoch South Australia, 5351
The church was built in 1862 and opened on 31 August of that year. The Lyndoch Baptist Congregation was formed in 1859, but their original place of worship outside the township was sold to the St Jakobi Lutheran Congregation in 1862 and the present church built at a cost of £310. During the early years of worship George Fife Ang as…
Maldon, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1896
Address: 6 Templeton Street, , Maldon Victoria, 3463
The Foundation stone was laid by H.D. Embling MLC on 29 January 1896 assisted by Mr. Coy, Mrs. Phillips and others, in the presence of a large assemblage. The congregation united with Welsh Baptists in 1930 using this building as church and Welsh chapel as Sunday School.
Malvern East, VIC - Slavic Evangelical Baptist Church
Year Built: 1910
Address: 65a Tooronga Road , , Malvern East Victoria, 3145
The Church was built in 1910, with an adjacent Sunday School constructed in 1927. A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this Memorial stone was laid by Mrs Westmore G. Stephens 12th March 1910. G.F.B. Ballantyne Architect and Builder".
Mannum, SA - Baptist
Year Built: 1956
Address: William Street, , Mannum South Australia, 5238
The Church is constructed of local stone. A foundation stone was laid on the rear addition to the church on 3 June 1956 by Pastor J Doehler.
Marrickville, NSW - Baptist
Year Built: 1887
Address: 107 Silver Street, , Marrickville New South Wales, 2204
The Church was founded in 1887 as an offshoot of Petersham Baptist Church, being formed into a recognised Baptist Church in July of that year. Initially the church met at Winkies' Hall in Illawarra Road, which was near or next to the tram depot. In 1889, the church moved to the building on the current site. This site was purchased…
Melbourne, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1861
Address: 164 Collins Street, , Melbourne Victoria, 3000
Two early settlers Samuel Crook and Robert Reeves, felt the honour of taking the first steps to form a Baptist congregation of their own faith and order. There was no building available in which to hold meetings, so a tent, placed at their disposal by Messrs. Virtue and Miller, Storekeepers, was set up on a block of land in Collins Street…
Minlaton, SA - Baptist (former)
Year Built: 1925
Address: First Street, , Minlaton South Australia, 5575
The Foundation stone was laid on 25 April 1925 by Miss M.E. Trehcarne. This church was sold in 2014.
Mitcham, SA - Baptist
Address: 20 Albert Street, , Mitcham South Australia, 5062
It was on September the 8th 1858 that three dauntless Christians , Mr and Mrs Wauchope, and Mr John Heritage met in Mitcham and formed themselves into a Church. They drew up and signed a covenant which read, " We the undersigned hereby agree to unite in church fellowship having given a statement of our Christian experience in the presence…
Mitcham, VIC - Baptist
Address: 8 Simla Street, , Mitcham Victoria, 3132
The Church held its first service as a fellowship on Sunday, 18th November, 1956 in the home of Mr F.M. Griffiths, 263 Mitcham Road, & thus began a rich history of faithful service to God in this eastern suburb of Melbourne.
Montello, TAS - Baptist
Year Built: 1957
Address: 43 Mace Street, , Montello Tasmania, 7320
A foundation stone reads, " Montello Baptist Church This stone was laid to the Glory of God by Lt Col, S.E. Joyce E.D. Pres Baptist Union of Tas, 8th June 1957. Minister Rev P Steel, Union Secretary re E.E. Watson".
Mooroolbark, VIC - Baptisit
Address: 153 Hull Road, , Mooroolbark Victoria, 3138
The earliest record of a Baptist church meeting in Mooroolbark can be found in The Southern Baptist 1st January 1898, where it states that Mr HH Jeffs, the pastor of Lilydale Baptist Church, had opened a new outpost at Mooroolbark which promises to be a great success. In 1952, the new church building was opened. The service was…
Mornington, TAS - Citywide Baptist
Address: 400 Cambridge Road, Hobart, Mornington Tasmania, 7018