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Picton, NSW - St Anthony's Catholic

Year Built: 1901

Address: 69 Menangle Street, , Picton New South Wales, 2571

A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. St Anthony's Church (Francis Sheil Memorial) blessed and opened by Cardinal Patrick Moran D.D. on September 1st 1901 Rev Edward Hanrahan Pastor".

Picton, NSW - St Mark's Anglican

Year Built: 1850

Address: 7 Menangle Street, , Picton New South Wales, 2571

The Church was opened for worship in 1856. Edmund Blacket designed the Church in 1848 and the foundation stone was laid in 1850 by the Rev Edward Rogers. The Church is built of sandstone, with cedar interior fittings. The original roof was wooden shingles, replaced by slate in 1904 and then tiles in 1930. The first section of the nave was…

Picton, NSW - Uniting

Year Built: 1887

Address: 2 Lumsdaine Street, , Picton New South Wales, 2571

A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by W. Coulle J.P. April 2nd 1887.

Pleasant Hills, NSW - St John's Lutheran

Year Built: 1888

Address: Henty Road, , Pleasant Hills New South Wales,

The Church was completed in 1888 at a cost of £240. Even though the last of the work on the Church was just completed in time so that the installation of Pastor Fischer and the opening of the church building could be combined. This took place on the Sunday after Trinity, July 8, 1888. Present were Pastor H. Herlitz, Pr of the…

Plumpton, NSW - St Stephen's the Archdeacon Serbian Orthodox

Address: 259 Hyatts Road, , Plumpton New South Wales, 2761

Plumpton, NSW - The Good Shepherd Catholic

Year Built: 1988

Address: 136 Hyatts Raod, , Plumpton New South Wales, 2761

The Church was opened and blessed by Bishop Bede in 1988.

Pottsville, NSW - St Mark's Anglican

Address: 15A Coronation Avenue, , Pottsville New South Wales, 2489

Primrose Valley, NSW - St Thomas' Anglican

Year Built: 1874

Address: 1909 Captains Flat Road, , Primrose Valley New South Wales, 2621

The church building was opened on 29th November 1874 by the Rev A D Soares, and consecrated on 12th November 1876. The church building was erected on land donated by Mr Thomas Rutledge Esq., JP of Carwoola. The total cost of the church was £1,000.

Prospect, NSW - Blacktown Church of Christ

Address: 2 Broad Street, , Prospect New South Wales, 2148

Prospect, NSW - St Bartholomew Anglican (Former)

Year Built: 1841

Address: Ponds Road, , Prospect New South Wales, 2148

It is one of few remaining buildings of pure Georgian character, has most important associations with many notable pioneering families such as Lawson, Weston, Bettington and represents a community effort in early colonial period to produce, without very skilled architectural aid, a building of Georgian character. The building is a…

Prospect, NSW - St Mark's Coptic Catholic

Year Built: 2019

Address: 533 Reservoir Road, , Prospect New South Wales, 2148

Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church, Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, travelled from Egypt to Sydney in March 2019 to consecrate the newly-built St Mark’s Coptic Catholic Church in the western Sydney. It is the first purpose-built Coptic Catholic church in Australia.

Pymble, NSW - Catholic (Former)

Address: 1188 Pacific Highway, , Pymble New South Wales, 2073

Pymble, NSW - Sacred Heart Catholic

Year Built: 1991

Address: 2 Richard Porter Way, , Pymble New South Wales, 2073

A Foundation stone reads, " This Church of the Sacred Heart was solemnly dedicated by The Most Rev Patrick Lawrence Murphy DD First Bishop of Broken Bay on Sunday 27 October 1991. Rev Father HG Davis Parish Priest Rev FR Borg Assistant Priest Glendenning King & Tully Pty Ltd Architects".

Pymble, NSW - St Swithuns Anglican

Year Built: 1940

Address: 2a Telegraph Road, , Pymble New South Wales, 2073

A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was set by His Grace The Lord Archbishop of Sydney The Most Rev H.W.K. Mowll DD February 24 1940. Rector Ven Archdeacon A.L. Wade MA BD".

Pymble, NSW - Uniting

Year Built: 1907

Address: 1 Livingstone Avenue, , Pymble New South Wales, 2073

The Church was built between 1907 and 1908 and extended in 1956. The building was completed in eight months at a total cost of about £1370. Architectural work was the combined effort of two members of the congregation. Gorrie Blair, an architect in the Colonial Architect’s Department, did the design and detailed draw ings, while…

Pymble, NSW - Uniting Chapel

Address: Bromley Avenue, , Pymble New South Wales, 2073

A Foundation stone on the second Church building reads, " To the Glory of God This stone was set by the President of the Methodist Conference Rev S.R. Bowyer Haywood MA BD 27-6.1959 Rev A.A.T. Robens L Th Minister. The more recent church building is now used a a performance venue.

Pyrmont, NSW - St Bede Catholic

Year Built: 1867

Address: 43 Pyrmont Street, , Pyrmont New South Wales, 2009

Pyrmont was isolated from the city initially and early development in the area was generally related to waterfront industries, such as shipyards. The construction of the Church in 1867 was by volunteer labour. A small, early, Victorian Gothic style Church constructed of dressed ashlar sandstone with a slate tile gable roof. It is…

Queanbeyan, NSW - Baptist

Address: 1 Munro Street, , Queanbeyan New South Wales, 2620

The Church was officially formed and Constituted on 23rd. May, 1970 by Rev. E. H. Watson Lth. President Elect of The Baptist Union of New South Wales.

Queanbeyan, NSW - Christ Church Anglican

Year Built: 1859 - 1861

Address: 39 Rutledge Street, , Queanbeyan New South Wales, 2620

The Original church was opened on 25 December 1844 and was demolished in 1859. The Foundation for this church was laid on 25 August 1859 and it was opened 30 October 1861. A large stone Church with a tower and spire, one of Canon A. D. Soares'. The foundation of this, the second Church in Queanbeyan, was laid in July, 1859. The…

Queanbeyan, NSW - St Demetrios Greek Orthodox

Address: Corner Campbell & Collett Street, , Queanbeyan New South Wales, 2620

Queanbeyan, NSW - St Llija Macedonian

Year Built: 1884

Address: 265 Crawford Street, , Queanbeyan New South Wales, 2620

A single storey hall constructed of handmade brick. The Salvation Army used the hall as its first barracks from 1884 until the end of the decade. The front facade has been rendered and painted, with imitation ashlar blocking. Since its building it has served a variety of purposes within the town. Originally opened in 1877 as the…

Queanbeyan, NSW - St Raphael's Catholic

Year Built: 1955

Address: 47 Lowe Street, , Queanbeyan New South Wales, 2620

‘The original church, St. Gregory’s, built of rubblestone in 1850 is based upon a Pugin design. A new church was opened in 1956 (St. Raphael’s).’

Queanbeyan, NSW - St Stephen's Presbyterian

Year Built: 1874

Address: Corner Morrisset & Lowe Streets, , Queanbeyan New South Wales, 2620

The incomplete church was opened on March 8, 1874. Two hundred people crowded in and around to hear the Rev. Dr Steel preach at the 11 a.m. opening service. Thos. Priest was the contractor for the masonry (£101/12/6), T. Jordan for the carpenter's work (£153/12/-), J. Evitts, the plastering (£75), F. A. Helmund, the painting (£23/7/6)…

Queanbeyan, NSW - Uniting

Year Built: 1846

Address: 13 Rutledge Street, , Queanbeyan New South Wales, 2620

Formerly a Methodist church. Methodist started in the Queanbeyan district in the 1840's through the work of Thomas Southwell, a farmer. The pioneer efforts of this family are well recognized in the area. The Rev William Lightbody, a school teacher who established his Methodist credentials in the Hunter Valley was appointed as the minister…

Quirindi, NSW - Munro Memorial Uniting

Year Built: 1920

Address: 96 Pryor Street, , Quirindi New South Wales, 2343

In the early 1920s, Mrs Elizabeth Munro of Collarene, and her two daughters, gave £3,000 towards the building of the new Presbyterian Church at Quirindi as a memorial to her late husband, Hugh Munro, and their three sons.2 The building, of dark open-kiln bricks from Maitland, was designed by Sydney architect, J. Shedden Adam, and built by…

Quirindi, NSW - St Alban's Anglican

Address: 108 Henry Street, , Quirindi New South Wales, 2343

The Quirindi Parish was created when it was separated from the Gunnedah Parish in 1882. The first service in the newly-constituted Parish of Quirindi was held 1st November, 1882 in the Union Church Chapel. In the service, the Rev. A.W. King recorded that ‘the congregation was good, the weather was fine and the collection amounted to…

Quirindi, NSW - St Brigid's Catholic

Year Built: 1935

Address: 3 Thomas Street, , Quirindi New South Wales, 2343

A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. The Foundations of this Church erected to the Glory of God under patronage of St Brigid the Mary of Ireland by the Ven Archdeacon T. Harrington P.P. and his faithful parishioners were blessed by the Most Rev John Coleman D.D. Bishop of Armidale on Sunday March 17th 1935".

Quirindi, NSW - Unknown

Address: Cnr Henry & Church Avenue, , Quirindi New South Wales, 2343

Randwick, NSW - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic

Address: 193 Avoca Street, , Randwick New South Wales, 2031

The first church building was a brick school church, designed by Mr Aston Watkins and able to hold 300 people. In May 1888 the new church was opened with the name of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. This building now forms the Nave of the present church, including the baptistry and the steeple

Randwick, NSW - Presbyterian

Year Built: 1889

Address: 27 Cook Street, , Randwick New South Wales, 2031

The church is a total departure from recognised church architecture. It is situated on almost the highest part of the municipality, at the junction of Alison-road and the tramline, and when the original design is carried out, the church will form a handsome and conspicuous figure in the landscape. The great aim of the pastor has been to…

Randwick, NSW - St Jude's Anglican

Year Built: 1865

Address: 106 Avoca Street, , Randwick New South Wales, 2031

The site was originally a portion of a grant issued to Captain Francis Marsh, an officer of Her Majesty's 80th Regiment of Foot, on 21 September 1847. A Victorian Gothic church built in 1865 on land donated by Simeon Pearce. Some of its interior fittings were designed by Edmund Blacket and the church contains the only ringable steel…