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Denomination: Presbyterian
Griffith, NSW - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1982
Address: Blumer Road, , Griffith New South Wales, 2680
The Foundation stone was laid on 12 June 1982 by The Right Reverend James Mullan Moderator General of the Presbyterian Church.
Gulgong, NSW - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1909
Address: 46 Bayly Street, , Gulgong New South Wales, 2852
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Mrs T.O. McCreadie 1st December 1909".
Guyra, NSW - St Columba's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1926
Address: 9/21 Tenterden Street, , Guyra New South Wales, 2635
The Architects of the current Church were Powers, Adams and Munnings. The Builder was F. Mott. A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Mrs Marjory Jackson 31st March 1926 - Rev E Norman McKie B.A. Minister". A Foundation stone on the church halls reads, " To the Glory of God in Memory of Rev E. Norman…
Hawthorn East, VIC - Chalmers Presbyterian
Address: 14 Rathmines Road, , Hawthorn East Victoria, 3123
A Foundation stone reads, "Auburn Presbyterian Church This stone was laid by the Hon ble Wm Knox M.L.C. March 9 1901. Warden Carlton Architects Meyer and Mills Contractors".
Helensvale, QLD - Eternity Presbyterian
Address: 1 Shepparton Road, , Helensvale Queensland, 4212
Henty, NSW - St John's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1935
Address: Corner Ivor & Hay's Streets, , Henty New South Wales, 2658
The Foundation stone was laid by H.W. Taylor Esq on 5 June 1935.
Heywood, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian (Former)
Address: 3 Hunter Street, , Heywood Victoria, 3304
The last service was held in January 2023. The Church is now closed.
Hobart, TAS - St John's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1843
Address: 188 Macquarie Street, , Hobart Tasmania, 7000
A stone church in non-conformist neo-classical style. THE first service in Hobart was conducted by an ordained Presbyterian minister was in 1823 at the corner of Macquarie and Murray streets, and the first Presbyterian church was built at Bathurst Street. In 1840 a building committee was formed with ex-convict, architect James Thomson…
Horsham, VIC - Presbyterian
Address: 16 Kalhee Road, , Horsham Victoria, 3400
The first Minister was Mr Horatio Ellermann who presided over an evening church service on 14 January 1858. Formerly of Antwerp and North Melbourne. Rev Robert Hogg was the first Minister to take regular services in the Horsham area and these first services were conducted at the Court House and local School house.* By 1866 church…
Hurstville, NSW - St Giles Presbyterian
Year Built: 1904
Address: Corner Park & McMahon Streets, , Hurstville New South Wales, 2220
The first Presbyterian Church in Hurstville was a wooden building built in 1904 in Forest Road. The second Church was built in 1923 and is now the Youth Centre opposite the current Church. The Foundation stone of the current church was laid by his Excellency the Governor of New South Wales Lieut General Sir John Northcott on 5 March…
Inverell, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1878
Address: 94 Vivian Street, , Inverell New South Wales, 2360
In the beginning, services were conducted in the home of Mr. Colin Ross until 1857. This continued for a mere three years until a move was made to build a church on a Crown grant of 1 acre 3 roods 32 perches, Suburban allotment 6, dated 24th August, 1859. This is the date of the Title Deed but the actual building commenced earlier. This…
Ipswich, QLD - St Stephen's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1864
Address: Corner Limestone & Gordon Streets, , Ipswich Queensland, 4305
St Stephens Presbyterian Church stands as the second church to be constructed on the current site in 1864 - 1865. This striking gothic style brick church was designed by architect Joseph Backhouse and continues to be the place of worship for one the oldest congregations in Ipswich. The first Presbyterian church service held in Ipswich was…
Ivanhoe, VIC - Knox Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1927
Address: 10 Noel Street , , Ivanhoe Victoria, 3079
Originally a Presbyterian Church and later a Uniting Church. Prior to the construction of the Knox Presbyterian Church services were held by the Rev. Alex Hardie. in the Old State School, Ivanhoe, in the Old State School during March 1908. Rev. Hardie had been inducted to Heidelberg in September 1907. In April 1908, a Presbyterian school…
Jamberoo, NSW - St Stephen's Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1875
Address: 2 Allowrie Street, , Jamberoo New South Wales, 2533
The Church was designed by John Colley and built in 1875 by John and James Marks, D. L. Dymock and W. Stewart. The church building was sold in 2009. Services were initially conducted in Dr. Menzies' barn by the Rev. John Tait, MA, the first minister of the Church of Scotland in Illawarra. The Church was opened and dedicated in the…
Junee, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1903
Address: Corner Lisgar & Denison Streets, , Junee New South Wales, 2663
Constructed of brick the foundation stone was laid on 15 March 1903 by Neil McCallum Esq.
Kalkallo, VIC - St John's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1860
Address: 3 Cameron Street, , Kalkallo Victoria, 3064
The church was dedicated on 9 December 1860, having been erected earlier that year by William Brown of Darraweit Guim. It was designed by the architect Thomas Taylor, whose previous designs included two churches at nearby Bulla and the Melbourne Grammar School. The total cost of St John's church was £1,271 15s Od, paid for by local…
Kangaroo Ground, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1878
Address: Corner Graham & Eltham Yarra Glen Road, , Kangaroo Ground Victoria, 3097
From 1843 to 1853 the Rev Gunn conducted church services at regular intervals in the Donaldson's barn in Kangaroo Ground. The school was closely associated with the Church as officially it was Kangaroo Ground Presbyterian Church School No. 27. By 1853 the name had changed to Scots Church School and by 1854 to Church of Scotland School.…
Kaniva, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1863
Address: Dungey Street, Kaniva, Victoria, 3419
In the Wimmera the first know church service was held at the Nhill Station Homestead by Reverend James Clow in 1848. In 1863, and on the 7th January, the first Presbytery of Wimmera met and was constituted with the Revs. James Megaw of Ararat, Patrick Simpson of Horsham, Mr Daniel Hill McMurtrie of the Lake Hindwtrsh Charge, and…
Kerang, VIC - St Andew's Presbyterian
Address: 76 Victoria Street, , Kerang Victoria, 3579
Kiama, NSW - Scot's Presbyterian
Address: 40 Shoalhaven Street, , Kiama New South Wales, 2533
A heritage-listed church it was designed by Thomas Rowe and built from 1860 to 1863 by builders Moon & Simmons and carpenters Walker Bros. The Church has a slate roof, the internal walls plastered with a stone paved floor, timber trussed ceiling with hammer beam iron tier. All joinery is cedar. Sandstone was used in its construction…
Kilmore, VIC - St Andrew's Presyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1864
Address: 3 Hamilton Street, , Kilmore Victoria, 3764
The earlier records of this congregation have been lost, but apparently services were held at irregular intervals in the old Mechanics' Hall. These services were conducted by Mr. Donald McInnes.At the first Annual Meeting of the congregation held in October, 1852, the erection of a Free Church in Kilmore was unanimously agreed to, and Mr.…
Koo Wee Rup, VIC - St Andrews Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1888
Address: 319 Rossiter Road, , Koo Wee Rup Victoria, 3981
Presbyterian services first took place at the home of Mrs Hudson, who owned the Grange. Locals donated money to purchase a Church building and the Wesleyan building from Cranbourne was obtained at a cost of 70 pounds. This church, designed by Architect Alfred Dunn, had been erected in 1888 and it was transported to Koo-Wee-Rup on a large…
Kyabram, VIC - St David's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1906
Address: Church Street, , Kyabram Victoria, 3620
The Church was named St Davids in recognition of David Stewart Menzies, the patriarch of Kyabram Presbyterianism. * The Reverend W Thomson of Mooroopna started Presbyterian services in the Kyabram district in 1877 and continued until 1884. Services started in the Taripta School and then later in the home of Mr D.S. Menzies. One acre…
Kyogle, NSW - Gateway Presbyterian
Year Built: 1939
Address: Cnr Groom & Stratheden Street, , Kyogle New South Wales, 2474
The Church dates from 1903, when a timber church was opened. The foundation stone of the present brick church was laid by the Moderator, the Right Reverend Norman McGhie, on Friday 3 March 1939. The church was opened and dedicated on Saturday 2 December 1939. A stone reads "This stone was set by Mrs W J Irwin on March 3rd 1939".
Latrobe, TAS - St David's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1879
Address: 7 Hamilton Street, , Latrobe Tasmania, 7307
Churches in circuit covered by the Latrobe Minister were Latrobe, Sassafras, Harford, Melrose, Aberdeen & Greenbanks. First Mission was held in Latrobe Circuit in 1910 by Rev. V. Trigge. The Church is built of brick, with freestone facings and a slate roof, after a design by William Gadsby, and has seating for 200 people. The Foundation…
Launceston, TAS - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1859
Address: 5A Frederick Street, , Launceston Tasmania, 7250
The church was named after Thomas Chalmers, the leader of the Great Disruption. In Gothic Revival style, the architect was William Henry Clayton. The foundation stone was laid in 1859, and it was built over 1859 and 1860 by Messrs Roe and Rhodes with the buiding containing about 600,000 convict made bricks. The building, including the…
Launceston, TAS - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1849
Address: 36 St John Street, , Launceston Tasmania,
It was the second Presbyterian church to be built in the city of Launceston following the Scotch National Church on Charles Street (built 1831). The land was secured with a petition to Lieutenant-Governor, Sir William Thomas Denison for a lot of land occupied by one of the colony's original watch houses. The Building Committee…
Lavington, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Address: 402 Wagga Rd, , Lavington New South Wales, 2641
Reverand Peter Gunn of the Gaelic Church Melbourne first visited Albury and it was he who laid the foundations of the church. He had already visited and baptised at Kilmore, Seymour, Longwood, Benalla, Wangaratta and Albury. The first mention of the Albury - Lavington area was made St David's Kirk Chronicle September 1936 where it says…
Leeton, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1957
Address: Corner Cypress & Sycamore Streets, , Leeton New South Wales, 2705
The Foundation stone was laid on 29 September 1957 by the Right Reverend E.H. Vines Moderator of the General Assembly of NSW.
Leongatha, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1993
Address: Corner Bent & Turner Streets, , Leongatha Victoria, 3953
A plaque read, " To the Glory of God this church was opened by the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria the Right Rev Walter Zurrer on Saturday 24 July 1993".
Lismore, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1864
Address: High Street, , Lismore Victoria, 3324
At the Congregational Meeting held on the 10th March, 1864, a motion was approved " that a church be built, that the building be of stone, according to a plan that may afterward be considered desirable." A building committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs J. L. Currie, John Logan and Archibald Glenn. On the 29th March the tender…
Maclean, NSW - Free Presbyterian
Year Built: 1864
Address: 8 Wharf Street, , Maclean New South Wales,
A wall plaque reads, "Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia. This building erected in 1864, was the first building in town, and is the oldest church in the Clarence Valley still in continuous use. Services were conducted by a visiting minister until a call was made to the Reverend Duncan McInnes who was inducted into the church on July…
