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State: Victoria, Denomination: Presbyterian
Anakie, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1865
Address: 1975 - 1985 Ballan Road, , Anakie Victoria, 3213
A meeting was held in August 1864 and tenders were called for a bluestone church to be build from plans by architect John Young.The Foundation stone was laid 4 January 1865 by Mrs John Brown. Its built in a primitive Gothic style.
Balaclava North, VIC - St Margaret's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1953
Address: Corner Hotham & Denman Streets, , Balaclava North Victoria, 3183
In 1912, in order to ascertain to what extent the people of the district were desirous of having a Church in their midst, a house to house canvass was made by Rev. C. Stuart Ross, with the result that he was able to make a most encouraging and satisfactory report.* At this stage, Mr. John Maclellan, a member of the Board of Management…
Ballarat North, VIC - Scots Presbyterian
Year Built: 1890
Address: 415 Lydiard Street, Ballarat, Ballarat North Victoria, 3350
Built in 1890 to a Gothic-inspired design by local architects Figgis & Molloy. The foundation stone of Scots Church was laid on 5 July 1890 by Sir James MacBain, Scottish-born businessman and president of the Victorian Legislative Council. The church is on a rectangular plan without transepts. The nave is of six bays, buttressed…
Balmattum, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1938
Address: Hume Highway, , Balmattum Victoria, 3666
The Church is part of the the Benalla Presbyterian Parish since its inception, but at the time was knows as duck pond the name derived from a chain of water holes crossing the route of the Sydney Road. The first srvices were held in the school. The wooden church building was erected in 1878 and opeend on 6 October 1878 by Reverend Reid.…
Barnsdale, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian (Former)
Address: 239 Main Streert, , Bairnsdale Victoria, 3875
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone for St Andrew's Church was laid by Rev A S McLean on December 17th, 1885.
Batesford, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1860
Address: 40 Ross Street, , Batesford Victoria, 3213
First services were held in private homes such as "Darriwill" home of the Hope family. Later Reve Sutherland conducted services in a tin shed on top of Batesford Hill until he left in 1887. In December 1859 tenders were let by the Architect Joseph Lowe Shaw for the erection of a bluestone church. A plaque on the upper section of the…
Benalla, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1905
Address: Corner Church & Mitchell Streets, , Benalla Victoria, 3672
The Foundation stone was laid David Maughan Esq on 17 May 1905.
Bendigo, VIC - St John's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1897
Address: 35 - 41 Forest Street, , Bendigo Victoria, 3550
St. John's Presbyterian Church was opened in 1874 and located in Forest Street near the Barnard Street. By 1885 the Church was destroyed by fire. A new Church building was opened in 1897 on the same site. A Foundation stone was laid in November 1858 by Rev L.D. Bevan. In 1949 plans were prepared for the demolition of the church and…
Berwick, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1885
Address: 105 High Street, , Berwick Victoria, 3806
The first service was held in 1856 in Narre Warren at the residence of Mr Catenach on a fortnightly basis for about a year and then moved to a hut in Berwick owned by a Mr Gardiner. The Church is the oldest church in Berwick, and the congregation was founded amongst Scottish and English settlers in 1857 by Rev Alexander Duff, an Irish…
Boort, VIC - Presbyterian, (Former)
Year Built: 1876
Address: 24 Godfrey Street, , Boort Victoria, 3537
Church sign now removed and appears to be a private residence
Brighton, VIC - John Knox Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1896
Address: Corner North & New Streets, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
The Foundation stone to the first church was laid on 29 October 1892 by the Brighton Mayor M.J.S. Carr Esq. John Knox church (built 1876) Original Architect - Charles Webb
Brighton, VIC - St Cuthbert's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1889
Address: 12 Wilson Street, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
The earliest recorded Anglican service to be held in Brighton, formerly known as `Waterville' was held in 1842 in a simple slab and shingle home, owned by Henry Dendy, near the corner of New and Well Streets. The Reverend Adam Compton Thompson, the only clergyman in the colony at the time was the first to offer ministry in Brighton. He…
Broadford, VIC - St George's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1912
Address: Corner High & Hamilton Streets, , Broadford Victoria, 3658
The original church was a small wooden Methodist church built in 1895, opened on 9 June and demolished in 1912. The Builder was Mr McDonald of Broadford. A Foundation stone was laid by M McKenzie MLA on 1 June 1912 when a newer church was erected. The builder was James Sutherland. The foundation stone was laid by MK McKenzie MLA on 1…
Camberwell, VIC - Trinity Presbyterian
Year Built: 1885
Address: 581 Riversdale Road, , Camberwell Victoria, 3124
The first Presbyterian service in Camberwell was held in the old Shire Hall on 6 September 1885. The site on which the present Church stands was purchased for 375, and almost immediately the first building was erected, at a cost of 566. It was a very plain, weatherboard structure, and seated about 200 persons. This first church was…
Canterbury, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1927
Address: 137 Canterbury Road, , Canterbury Victoria, 3126
The foundation stone of the new Presbyterian Church, Canterbury was laid on 19 February 1927. The building was designed by architect W.H. Ford.
Cardinia, VIC - Pesbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1915
Address: 2400 Ballarto Road , , Cardinia Victoria, 3978
Mr Walter Duff donated the land for the church and he and his wife organised garden parties to start a building fund. James Irwin of Ararat was the architect and the builder was a Mr Caulsen, costing £450 to build. A Foundation stone reads, "This stone was laid to the Glory of God by Walter Duff Esq J.P. on the 23rd of October 1915.…
Carnegie, VIC - Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1938
Address: 142 Grange Road, , Carnigie Victoria, 3163
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by the Moderator The Right Rev F.W. Bolland M.C.M.A. 5th March 1938 Rev S.A. Vertigan Minister. Architects H.H. and F.B. Kemp. Builder Norman Miller".
Casterton, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1909
Address: 174 Glenelg Highway, , Casterton Victoria, 3311
The first church was erected in 1865 and was opened on 1 April. The second church built in the Gothic style was opened in March 1909. The Foundation stone was laid by Mr Gillespie on Wednesday 7 October 1908.
Castlemaine, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1858
Address: Lyttleton Street, , Castlemaine Victoria, 3450
The earliest building was constructed in 1855 as a temporary church, Sunday and day school. Designed by architect and surveyor, Clement Wilks, the foundation stone was laid on 7th March 1855. The first church building is constructed of unadorned brick and designed in a simple Georgian style. Step buttresses divide the nave into bays,…
Caulfield South, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1933
Address: 237 North Road, , Caulfield South Victoria, 3162
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Miss L.A. Nicoll a Foundation member 16.12.33. Minister Rev A Heathcote Fletcher".
Caulfield, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1929
Address: 1 Neerim Road, , Caulfield Victoria, 3162
Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 13 August 1928, page 12, CHURCH NEWS. Efforts to organise a Presbyterian Church in Caulfield are meeting with success. The Sunday evening services are held in the Courtroom, Caulfield Town Hall, and are conducted by the Rev. A. Hardie. Tenders have been called for the building of a church…
Charlton, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1871
In the spring of the year 1871 as inhabitants of stations around Charlton crossed southwards over the recently constructed Avoca bridge they saw the beginnings of the first House of Worship in Charlton. The contractor James Paterson, of Nardoo, Buckrabnayule, a builder who learnt his trade in Scotland was putting the final touches to the…
Cheltenham, VIC - Pioneer's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1957
Address: 8 Park Road, , Cheltenham Victoria, 3192
From TROVE 3 Sep 1886. The Cheltenham Presbyterian congregation on last Wednesday evening held a conversazione, to show their appreciation of the services ot the late pastor, the Hey. D. H. Ballantyne, who after 17 years' ministration, working in connexion with the Brighton church Cheltenham being a missionary station had resigned the…
Clifton Hill, VIC - Presbyterian
Address: Corner Michael & McKeans Streets, , Clifton Hill Victoria, 3068
Cohuna, VIC - Scots Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1923
Address: 2A Cullen Street, , Cohuna Victoria, 3568
The first official meeting of Presbyterians was held in 1915. This site was purchased in 1916 and Scots Church built in 1923. The Sunday School Hall was erected in 1935 and was renovated and enlarged in 1958, chiefly with voluntary labour. Following the amalgamation of the Churches as Cohuna Uniting Parish in 1973, the complex was sold to…
Colac, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1982
Address: 90 Armstrong Street, , Colac Victoria, 3250
The Foundation stone was laid by the Right Reverend C.A. Harrison Moderator of the Presbyterian Church on 20 February 1982.
Cranbourne, VIC - Scot's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1951
Address: Corner Sladen & Russell Streets, , Cranbourne Victoria, 3977
The Church was built in 1951.
Cudgewa, VIC - Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1899
Address: 946 Cudgewa Valley Road, , Cudgewa Victoria, 3705
The Church was sold in 2008.
Daylesford, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1904
Address: 21 Camp Street, , Daylesford Victoria, 3460
The foundation stone was laid in 1903 by Mrs Jessie Leggatt of a prominent Daylesford family (there is a Leggatt Street in the town). Mrs Leggatt gave the money to build the church and her marble memorial plaque remains affixed inside the empty porch. The style is a modified English Decorated. A brick church built between 1903 and 1904…
Drouin, VIC - Scot's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1959
Address: 1 Church Street, , Drouin Victoria, 3818
From an unknown date until November 1880, the Presbyterians of Drouin worshipped in the Anglican Church building, then situated at 30 Grant Street. A Presbyterian Charge was established in the district as early as 1876 and that the first service was conducted by Rev. W. L. Morton at the "Lardner Track School" in October of that year.…
East Melbourne, VIC - Cairns Memorial Presbyterian former
Year Built: 1883
Address: Corner Powlett & Hotham Streets, , East Melbourne Victoria, 3002
An article in the Melbourne Argus newspaper of 10 October 1881 reads, "A section of the congregation of Chalmera' Church having been granted permission by the Presbetry of Melbourne to form themselves into a separate congregation, they met for the first time yesterday morning, at the Orderly room, corner of Powlett-street and…
Ellinbank, VIC - Anglican & Presbyterian
Address: Korumburra Road, , Ellinbank Victoria, 3821
Eltham, VIC - Presbyterian
Address: 19 Batman Road, , Eltham Victoria, 3095
The site of the Church was purchased in 1958 by the Presbyterian Church of Victoria. Services began in April 1958 in a nearby home. For more information visit the church website here.