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Saint: Paul


Mackay, QLD - St Paul's Uniting

Mackay, QLD - St Paul's Uniting

Year Built: 1897

Address: 21 McAlister Street, , Mackay Queensland, 4740

The first St Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Macalister Street was designed by architect George Voysey. The first Church was opened in 1875 and the current Church in 1899 and was designed by Walter Carey Voller and built from 1898 to 1918. The contractors were Messrs J.F. Scobe and Mickelwright. This single-storey timber-framed building…

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Maitland, SA - St Paul's Lutheran

Maitland, SA - St Paul's Lutheran

Address: 31 Clinton Road, , Maitland South Australia, 5573

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Malvern, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Malvern, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1904

Address: Corner Glenferrie & Dandenong Roads, , Malvern Victoria, 3144

In 1904 St Paul's first wooden church was built on the corner of Derby Parade and Salisbury St Caulfield and licensed as St Paul's Caulfield on the 20th of February. In 1909 the church was put on wheels and moved by horse cart to our present location. In 1910, after renovations it reopened as St Paul's, Malvern and Caulfield. The Vicarage…

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Manly, QLD - St Paul's Anglican

Manly, QLD - St Paul's Anglican

Address: 99 Ernest Street, , Manly Queensland, 4179

A Foundation stone reads, " A M D G This foundation stone of the Church of St Paul Manly was laid by the Most Reverend P N W Strong CMG. MA. Th D. Lord Archbishop of Brisbane on 18th April 1964 Rev F J D Wilson Th L. Rector".

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Manuka, ACT - St Paul's Anglican

Manuka, ACT - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1938

Address: Corner Canberra Ave & Captain Cook Crescent, , Manuka Australian Capital Territory, 2603

Of Gothic design, revealing the influence of W B Griffin on his former partner, the architect J Burcham Clamp. A parishioner, W J Perry was the successful tenderer. The foundation stone was laid by The Governor-General, Lord Gowrie on 11 December 1938. Four bays of the nave were completed by July 1939 and dedicated on 6 August 1939 by…

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Maryborough, QLD - St Paul's Anglican

Maryborough, QLD - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1879

Address: Lennox Street, , Maryborough Queensland, 4650

The first erected church remained in use for ten years, until it was replaced with another timber church dedicated as St Paul's Episcopal church on 27 May 1866. This church was designed by Maryborough architect, William Montgomerie Davenport Davidson, who as a church warden provided his services without charge. Maryborough flourished in…

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McLaren Vale, SA - St Paul's Lutheran

McLaren Vale, SA - St Paul's Lutheran

Year Built: 1934

Address: 6 Aldersey Street, , McLaren Vale South Australia, 5171

The present Lutheran congregation had its beginnings a few kilometres away at Willunga, in a railway cottage the home of the Constable family. Services were quarterly with the first happening on 10 June 1934. The adhoc nature of services continued up to and including the duration of WW2 as did the support of visiting Pastors. A block…

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Melbourne, VIC - St Paul's Anglican Cathedral

Melbourne, VIC - St Paul's Anglican Cathedral

Year Built: 1880

Address: Corner Flinders & Swanston Streets, , Melbourne Victoria, 3000

St Paul's Cathedral is built on the site where the first public Christian services in Melbourne were led by Dr Alexander Thomson in 1836. Built in the Gothic Polychrome style, being partly early English and partly decorated. The cathedral was built between 1880 and 1891 and was designed by English Architect William Butterfield. He…

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Milawa, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Milawa, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1873

Address: Snow Road, , Milawa Victoria, 3678

The church plan, was suggested by Archdeacon Tucker three years before its erection and was prepared by Mr. George Heathcote of Wangaratta, who supervised the erection. Messrs. Fitzpatrick and Shea were the contractors. The furniture was made by Mr. J. Roberts of Little Collins St. Melbourne. Building costs amounted to more than…

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Milton, NSW - St Peter & St Paul Anglican

Milton, NSW - St Peter & St Paul Anglican

Year Built: 1859

Address: 111 Princes Highway, , Milton New South Wales, 2538

John Kendall dedicated the foundation stone of the Gothic-revival style Church of St Peter and St Paul on 21 August 1859, on land donated by Joseph Whatman of Myrtle Farm. The original church building (the long section with a tall arched window) was one of Milton’s earliest buildings, built by John Chandle and A. Bond in 1860.

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Mitcham, VIC - St Paul's Lutheran

Mitcham, VIC - St Paul's Lutheran

Year Built: 1960

Address: 67 Rooks Road, , Mitcham Victoria, 3131

A Foundation stone reads, "The Glory of God 13 November 1960". The Chinese Evangelical Formosan Church share this building.

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Monto, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran (Former)

Monto, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran (Former)

Address: 5 Leichhardt Street, , Monto Queensland, 4630

On 16 November 1930 at 11.00am, the first Lutheran Service was conducted in the upstairs room in Patrick's Café, Pastor F. Herb Schmidt officiated. Eleven souls were present at that historic service and the offering was 82/0d. In the Lutheran Home Mission Messenger (hereafter abbreviated LHHM) Dec-Jan 1931, Pastor Schmidt wrote: "On…

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Moonabel, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Moonabel, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1868

Address: 12 Humffray Street, , Moonabel VIC, 3478

A land grant was made during the gold rush era of 1862 and the church was built in 1868 by resident carpenter Charles Murdoch using donated bricks from Dal Adams owner of the local brickworks. Anglican worship in the gold mining encampment of Mountain Creek began in early January 186 in a galvanised iron building with an earth floor.…

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Moss Vale, NSW - St Paul's Catholic

Moss Vale, NSW - St Paul's Catholic

Address: 24 Garrett Street, , Moss Vale New South Wales, 2577

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Mowara, WA - St Paul's Lutheran

Mowara, WA - St Paul's Lutheran

Address: 14 Caulfield Street, , Mowara Western Australia, 6623

The main body of the church is under a gabled roof, with angled side windows. There is a front porch and tower and what appears to be service areas at the rear, behind the altar. A horizontal bunding provides sun protection and carries around the rear of the building as decoration. There a cast concrete louvre vents at two levels above…

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Mt Cotton, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran

Mt Cotton, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran

Year Built: 1951

Address: 1257 Mt Cotton Road, , Mt Cotton Queensland, 4165

A new Lutheran Church was considered in the 1940s. The old traditional German structure adjacent to the cemetery on Wuduru Road was in a state of disrepair. A new timber church was located opposite the school and officially opened on Palm Sunday 1951.

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Mt Isa, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran

Mt Isa, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran

Address: 109 Marian Street, , Mt Isa Queensland, 4825

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Mudgee, NSW - St Paul's Presbyterian

Mudgee, NSW - St Paul's Presbyterian

Year Built: 1875

Address: 105 Mortimer Street, , Mudgee New South Wales, 2850

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser in an article on 5 June 1875 noted, "On the 27th ultimo, the Foundation stone of the new Presbyterian Church, at Mudgee, was laid by Mrs Dickson. The architect was Thomas Rowe. There was a large attendance present there being some 300 or 400 people in attendance. The Freemasons, decked out in…

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Murrumburrah, NSW - St Paul's Anglican

Murrumburrah, NSW - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1875

Address: 120 Swift Street, , Murrumburrah New South Wales, 2587

The foundation stone of St Paul's was laid in 1875, and the building was completed in 1876. It was only consecrated in 1884, once the debt incurred for the building of the church was fully paid off. The present sanctuary area of the church was added in 1892, and its roofing structure was replaced in 1922, at which time a number of new…

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Murrurundi, NSW - St Paul's Anglican

Murrurundi, NSW - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1872

Address: 44 Mount Street, , Murrurundi New South Wales, 2338

Designed in 1872 by John Horbury Hunt and commissioned by the White family, the foundation stone was laid on 24 April 1873 and the building opened on 24 June 1874. A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God the Frederick R White Memorial Tower was erected as a memorial gift by the sons and daughters of the late Frederick Robert…

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Myrtleford, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Myrtleford, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1932

Address: Clyde Street, , Myrtleford Victoria, 3737

The Centenary of this parish was held in 1972 but the present brick church dates only from 1932. A red brick Gothic Louis William's creation, it has a familiar and distinctive revival atmosphere. A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God in honour of St Paul and for the teaching of the Catholic faith. Anno Domini 1932". A…

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Naracoorte, SA - St Paul's Anglican

Naracoorte, SA - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1880

Address: Gordon Street, , Naracoorte South Australia, 5271

The Church was built of solid limestone in 1880. A Foundation stone was laid on 8 December 1968 by E. R. Lawson Esq.

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Narooma, NSW - St Paul's Anglican

Narooma, NSW - St Paul's Anglican

Address: 11 Tilba Street, , Narooma New South Wales, 2546

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Natimuk, VIC - St Paul's Lutheran

Natimuk, VIC - St Paul's Lutheran

Year Built: 1963

Address: Main Street, , Natimuk Victoria, 3409

The parish was, from 1874 until 1904, under the spiritual care of Pastor Schoknecht. The present pastor, J. F. Noack, was installed in September, 1905. In the course of the following years the Natimuk pastor opened a preaching place at Horsham, and organized a congregation there. Pastor Schurmann held the first services here in the…

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New Norfolk, TAS - St Paul's Uniting (Former)

New Norfolk, TAS - St Paul's Uniting (Former)

Address: 9 Burnett Street, , New Norfolk Tasmania, 7140

The Church was sold in 2022.

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Nhill, VIC - St Paul's Lutheran

Nhill, VIC - St Paul's Lutheran

Address: 39 McPherson Street, , Nhill Victoria, 3418

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North Bendigo, VIC - St Paul Coptic Christian Orthodox

North Bendigo, VIC - St Paul Coptic Christian Orthodox

Year Built: 1903

Address: Cnr Bayne & Smith Streets, , North Bendigo Victoria, 3550

A Foundation stone reads, "To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Mrs G.F. Hunter August 26 1903".

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Nundah, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran

Nundah, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran

Year Built: 1948

Address: 66 Buckland Road, , Nundah Queensland, 4012

The church erected in 1866 was replaced by a new church constructed and dedicated in June 1883. (The roof structure of this church has been embodied in the present day St. Paul's church). Plans were drawn up for the building of a church measuring 40 feet by 25 feet. It was built by F. Gentner, and without lining cost 155. The lining and…

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Oakey, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran

Oakey, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran

Address: 9 York Street, , Oakey Queensland, 4401

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Oatlands, TAS - St Paul's Catholic

Oatlands, TAS - St Paul's Catholic

Year Built: 1850

Address: Gay Street, , Oatlands Tasmania, 7120

St Paul's Church is a two-compartment church with nave, separately expressed chancel, south porch, a sacristy against the chancel north wall and a bellcote astride the nave west gable. It has a rood screen across the chancel arch, one of only seven surviving Pugin rood screens in situ anywhere in the world. The church is constructed…

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Palm Beach, QLD - St Peter & St Paul Anglican

Palm Beach, QLD - St Peter & St Paul Anglican

Address: 69 Palm Beach Avenue, , Palm Beach Queensland, 4221

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Port Adelaide, SA - St Paul's Anglican

Port Adelaide, SA - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1841

Address: 1 Church Place, , Port Adelaide South Australia, 5015

Services were first held of the site commencing 16 May 1841. Four churches have been erected on the site since that date. The first was 1841 - 1851 then 1852 - 1864, 1861 - 1905 and finally 1905 to today. The church erected in 1905 was as a result of an earthquake in 1902. It was felt the church needed significant renovation and as a…

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Proserpine, QLD - St Paul's Anglican

Proserpine, QLD - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1958

Address: 8 Main Street, , Proserpine Queensland, 4800

Church plans were drawn when Messrs. Tunbridge, Tunbridge & Lynch were instructed to draw up plans for the proposed Church of England. The Building Committee asked Thomas Heron of Bowen to do a rough plan. He was well-known and respected, as he had been contracted to build many buildings in the Proserpine district. Mr. Heron was given…

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Rockhampton, QLD - St Paul's Anglican

Rockhampton, QLD - St Paul's Anglican

Address: 75 William Street, , Rockhampton Queensland, 4700

The original building was of wood and was situated about where the present bell-tower stands. It was used by Anglicans and Presbyterians and was available to other protestant denominations. The present building was described, during its construction, in 1881, as having a "... uniformity of decoration ..." and that, as a result, "... no…

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Roma, QLD - St Paul's Anglican

Roma, QLD - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1913

Address: 41 Bungil Street, , Roma Queensland, 4455

The first church was constructed from wood and opened on 17th October 1875, costing £1,200. This building, which seated about 200 parishioners, outgrew its congregation around 1910. The present church was built between 1913 and 1915, but due to financial problems the bell tower and the plastering of the arches and pillars were not…

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Romsey, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Romsey, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1872

Address: Lancefield Road, , Romsey Victoria, 3434

The Foundation stone was laid on 26 November 1871. The church was consecrated on 24 November 1946.

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Rosevale, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran

Rosevale, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran

Year Built: 1881

Address: 572 Rosevale Road, , Rosevale Queensland, 4340

The Church was originally called St Laurentius (1881 - 1928) then St Paul's from 1929 until the present day. It was served from Laidley until 1900, when it realigned with Ipswich Parish. For more information click here.

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Rushworth, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Rushworth, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1869

Address: Nuggerty Hill Road, , Rushworth Victoria, 3612

Early records suggest in the early 1850's to early 1860's services were held in a slab church down the hill from the present church. These were held by licenced reader's the first being Mr Samuel Copeland in 1867.* The Rev Charles Rowland Currey for a short time served both Rushworth and Murchison however his reference for the Rushworth…

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Sale, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Sale, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1884

Address: 149 Cunninghame Street, , Sale Victoria, 3850

The Parish came into being in 1854 and was licenced in 1857. In 1904 the Diocese was proclaimed along with the new country dioceses of Bendigo and Wangaratta. The land for the new St Paul's Church of England was purchased in 1882 for £1,500. The Official opening was on the 5th November 1884. A substantial brick church, designed by…

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Seville, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Seville, VIC - St Paul's Anglican

Address: 600 Warburton Highway, , Seville Victoria, 3139

The first public meeting to purchase land and erect a suitable building for a Church of England in Seville, was held on 18 February 1886 in the home of Mr Wildman. A committee was organised to clear the land plans approved and the necessary permits granted. By the 18th July 1886 all was in readyness for the opening of the little…

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