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Saint: Luke
Adelaide, SA - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1855
Address: 21 Whitmore Square, , Adelaide South Australia, 5000
The Church is one of the most significant in Adelaide. The first part of it was built in 1855. It remains one of the earliest Anglican Churches in Adelaide. Divine Service appears to have been first conducted in a Schoolroom in Hobson's Place, between Sturt and Wright Streets. In December, 181-)3, a meeting was held in Hole Trinity…
Albury, NSW - St Luke's Lutheran
Address: 436 Guinea Street, , Albury New South Wales, 2640
A Foundation stone for a new Church was laid on 28 September 1938.
Berry, NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Address: 68A Pricess Street, , Berry New South Wales, 2535
Blackburn South, VIC - St Luke the Evangelist Catholic
Year Built: 1999
Address: 46 Orchard Grove, , Blackburn South Victoria, 3130
A wall plaque reads, " This Church was blessed by Most Reverend T. F. Little D.D. KBE Archbishop of Melbourne on the Feast of St Luke October 18 1999".
Blandford, NSW - St Luke's Anglican (Former)
Year Built: 1880
Address: 90 Salidbury Street, , Blandford New South Wales, 2338
Sold in 2016.
Bothwell, TAS - St Lukes Uniting
Year Built: 1830
Address: 10 Market Place, , Bothwell Tasmania, 7030
The Church was opened in 1830 and was built by the Colonial Government for joint use by the Anglican and Presbyterian congregations. The Church was built jointly for the established church of England and the Presbyterians. The builder was William Foorde and the cost was £147. Lt Govt Arthur directed the architect John Lee Archer to…
Brownsville, NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Address: 35 Prince Edward Drive, , Brownsville New South Wales, 2530
St Luke's is one of Hunt's ecclesiastical building; one of his most successful designs and also a high point in development of his ideas on the use of materials. Church consists of nave, tower, vestry and porch with steeply pitched tiled roof. Six stepped buttresses divide nave externally into five bays. A plaque on the wall of the…
Campbell Town, TAS - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1835
Address: 70 National Highway, , Campbell Town Tasmania, 7210
From a plaque at the front of the church reads, "John Lee Archer the Civil Engineer under Governor Arthur had the plans drawn up for this church and the foundation stone was laid in 1835. It was then discovered that part of the base had been laid down with no foundations and a new contractor was called to complete the building which was…
Canungra, QLD - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1936
Address: 15 Kidston Street, , Canungra Queensland, 4275
On 18 October 1936 the Church was officially opened and dedicated by Archbishop William Wand. The building was designed by architect Raymond Clare Nowland and the contractor was Gordon Rhodes, supervised by architect Thomas Percy. It was built in the Old English Gothic style using rose cedar.
Carrum Downs, VIC - St Luke's Anglican
Address: 65 William Road, , Carrum Downs Victoria, 3201
Clifton Hill, VIC - St Luke's Hungarian Reformed Church
Year Built: 1870
Formerly a Church of England church built in 1879. It was sold to the Hungarian Reformed church in 1979. The original foundation stone was laid on 21 December 1870.
Clovelly, NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Address: Corner Arden & Varna Streets, , Clovelly New South Wales, 2031
Concord, NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Address: 17 Burton Street, , Concord New South Wales, 2137
Devon North, VIC - St Luke's Uniting
Address: 686 Tarra Valley Road, , Devon North Victoria, 3971
Dingee, VIC - St Lukes Anglican (Former)
Address: 21 Evans Street, , Dingee Victoria, 3571
Dookie, VIC - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1892
Address: 26 - 36 Baldock Street, , Dookie Victoria, 3646
The Church was constructed in c.1892 by local builders Alexander and Torgrimson, who also provided the furniture. Dedication of the new church was performed by the Bishop of Wangaratta on Friday 31 July 1903. A rectory was built to the east of the church in 1895. This was sold in 1976 and relocated to Tocumwal Road, near Devenish for use…
Emerald, QLD - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1958
Address: 40 Theresa Street, , Emerald Queensland, 4720
In 1894 a special meeting of Anglican parishioners was called at 8pm at Presbyterian Church. A building committee was formed for raising money and building an English Church in Emerald. Only one year later the Bishop of Rockhampton, Nathanial Dawes. D.D. travelled to Emerald on 11th Aug 1895 for the dedication of Saint Luke's Church, a…
Enmore, NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1882
Address: 11 Stanmore Road, , Enmore New South Wales, 2042
In 1882 the land for the present site on Enmore Road was purchased. The Foundation Stone was laid on 4 March 1882. It took less than three months to complete the church building which was opened in 18 June 1882. The total cost was over £3,200. As with most churched, renovations were carried out over the years however exact dates are…
Freestone, QLD - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1883
Address: Upper Freestone Road, , Freestone Queensland, 4370
On June 5th 1883, the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge based in London, made a grant of £20 towards the cost of constructing a wooden Church at Freestone Creek, the total cost of this Church was £175. The land was donated by the Palmer family. Services prior to the building of St Lukes were held at the home of Mr Shelley. The…
Glenquarry, NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Address: Range Road, , Glenquarry New South Wales, 2576
Glenroy, VIC - St Luke's Lutheran (Former)
Address: 92 Wheatsheaf Road, , Glenroy , 3046
The Church is now a Funeral Parlor.
Gulgong, NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1876
Address: 64 Bayly Street, , Gulgong New South Wales, 2852
A Romanesque, Gothic revival church designed by noted colonial architect Edmund Thomas Blacket. The bell tower is of wood with the bell surrounded by lattice work. It was built out of local stone at a cost of £650 in 1876. Built of rubble stone with brick facings, the dimensions being 80 feet long by a breadth of 37 feet, 13 feet walls,…
Highton, VIC - St Lukes Uniting
Year Built: 1868
Address: 269 Roslyn Road, , Highton Victoria, 3216
The Church dates back to 1853 when the first Wesleyan church services were held in homes in the small farming community of Highton. In October 1854, at the present site, the foundation stone of the first brick church was laid and services were being held there by early 1855. The Church was erected in 1868. On July 21st, 1926 a tornado…
Hornsby Heights , NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Address: 157 Gladston Road, , Hornsby Heights New South Wales, 2077
Junee, NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1889
Address: 26 Denison Street, , Junee New South Wales, 2663
The Church was built of brick with a shingle roof in 1889 from designs by A Blackett son of E.T. Blackett. In 1911 the chancel and vestries were added and from time to time other improvements have been effected. The Church was licenced on 11/11/1889 by Bishop Thomas. It was consecrated on 29/11/1898 by Bishop Barlow. The east window is a…
Latrobe, TAS - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1906
Address: 2 Cotton Street, , Latrobe Tasmania, 7307
The first Anglican services in the Latrobe district were held at Ballahoo on the western bank of the Mersey River. In 1868 Latrobe School Church was opened at a cost of £145 and in 1871 it was still a school church. A Church was consecrated in 1887 and in 1892 Church News stated that there were plans for a new Church. Plans for a new…
Loomberah, NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1964
Address: Cnr Monteray & Duri Dungowan Roads, , Loomerah New South Wales, 2340
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God This Church was dedicated in honour of St Luke by the Bishop of Armidale 1964. Canon G.A. Baker Vicar".
Meningie, SA - St Luke's Lutheran
Year Built: 1958
Address: West Terrace, , Meningie South Australia, 5264
Lutheran services in the area go back to 1931 when Pastor T.G. Obst held services in a private home in Narrung. Services were also held in Wood Well. By the 1950's services were held in the Anglican church by Pastor Leo Doecke. On 5 May 1957 it was decided at a meeting to form a separate ELCA congregation from that of the Tailem Bend…
Morwell, VIC - St Luke's Uniting
Year Built: 1953
Address: 279 Princes Drive, , Morwell Victoria, 3840
The Foundation stone was laid on 2 May 1953 by Reverend W.J. Hunkin B.A. B.D. The Architect was F.C. Armstrong of Rosanna and the Builder was J.W. Jones of Morwell.
Mosman, NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1957
Address: 4 Heydon Street, , Mosman New South Wales, 2088
A Foundation stone reads, To the Glory of God this Church of St Luke was consecrated by the Most Reverend Loane MA DD Archbishop of Sydney 30th October 1966 Rev Noel ??? ThL A further Foundation stone reads, " This stone was set by the Most Reverend H.W.K. Mowll CMG DD Archbishop of Sydney & Primate 23 X11 Canon Ernest Cameron 1957…
Mullengandra, NSW - St Luke's Anglican (Former)
Address: Lot 1 Hume Highway, , Mullengandra New South Wales, 2644
The Church was consecrated in 1876.
Revesby, NSW - St Luke's Catholic
Address: 1 Beaconsfield Street, , Revesby New South Wales, 2212
Richmond, TAS - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1834
Address: Church Street, , Richmond Tasmania, 7025
Of Georgian design the church is built of sandstone from a design by colonial architect John Lee Archer and erected between 1834 and 1836. The foundation stone was laid on 3 February 1834 by Governor Arthur. The church was still uncompleted when the sexton William Chambers and Mary Heyward were married on 11 March 1836. The subscribers…
Sarina, QLD - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1961
Address: 56 Broad Street, , Sarina Queensland, 4737
The laying of the Foundation stone occurred in 1909 and the present St. Luke's Church, possibly round about shortly afterwards the dedication of the Church too place, both ceremonies being conducted by Revd Hely Wilson. Occasionally a priest came out from Mackay to celebrate Holy Communion. In 1924 the then church building was…
Snowtown, SA - St Luke's Lutheran
Year Built: 1966
Address: Tenth Street, , Snowtown South Australia, 5520
The first Lutheran settler in the Snowtown area was Gottlieb Ferdinand Welke who settled there in 1873. More families arrived in later years and formed the Condowie congregation. However the first Lutheran services in Snowtown were conducted in 1951 by Pastor R.F. Blaess of Balaclava under the ELCA banner. Numbers were small and…
South Melbourne, VIC - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1857
Address: 221 Dorcas Street, , South Melbourne Victoria, 3205
St Luke's was erected in 1857, enlarged in 1859 and consecrated in May 1861 as the parish Church for the growing municipality of Emerald Hill (South Melbourne). The design of the cruciform plan timber roofed church, constructed of basalt with minimal freestone dressings and originally intended to be crowned by a lofty tower and spire, is…