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State: Victoria
Epping, VIC - Plenty Valley Uniting
Year Built: 2003
Address: 180 McDonalds Road, Melbourne, Epping Victoria, 3076
The Church was opened on 6 April 2003 by Reverend Bill Gillard the UCA Presbytery of Yarra Valley.
Epping, VIC - Presbyterian
Address: 771 High Street, , Epping Victoria, 3076
The land upon which the church stands was first reserved for the Presbyterian Church on 27 February 1865, although it was not until 1870 that the land was formally granted by the Lands Department. The foundation stone was laid by Mr Brock, J P, on 4 November 1867 following a tea meeting at 4 pm. Thomas Mitchell, who erect the adjacent…
Epping, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1869
Address: 789 High Street, , Epping Victoria, 3076
The earliest recorded Anglican service in Epping was held in September 1863. The Anglican community, anxious to erect their own permanent church but unhappy with the low-lying site allocated to them near the Darebin Creek, applied to the Government for an alternative one, and the present two acre site in High Street was gazetted on 5 May…
Epping, VIC - St Peter's Catholic
Year Built: 1865
Address: 13 Davisson Street, , Epping Victoria, 3076
Mass had first been celebrated in the district, then known as Darebin Creek, as early as 1849. It had been held in the home of Alexander McKillop, whose daughter, Mother Mary McKillop, founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. In about 1852 a Catholic Denominational School, No. 238, was established. A new wooden building was…
Essendon, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1890
Address: 1 Marco Polo Street, , Essendon Victoria, 3041
The first service was held in North Essendon on Advent Sunday, 1st December, 1889 in a rented cottage in King Street, North Essendon. The service was officiated by the Rev. G Gladstone, a total of 6 people attending. The Foundation stone was laid by Miss Mary Puckle on Saturday, August 23rd, 1890. The grand opening was celebrated…
Essendon, VIC - Church of Christ
Year Built: 1925
Address: 52 Buckley Street, , Essendon Victoria, 3040
The Foundation stone was laid in 1925. The architect was V.C. Cook and the builders was J.R. Wilkinson.
Essendon, VIC - Salvation Army
Address: Corner Buckley Street & Mount Alexander Road, , Essendon Victoria, 3040
Formerly a Primitive Methodist church the Foundation stone was laid by G Sweet Esq. Reverend Walton was the Minister.
Essendon, VIC - St John's Uniting
Address: Corner Buckley Street & Mount Alexander Road, , Essendon Victoria, 3040
Essendon, VIC - St Monica's Catholic
Year Built: 1934
Address: Mount Alexander Road, , Essendon Victoria, 3040
The Parish has its Official beginning at Keilor in 1854 when Father Matthew Downing OSA as the first Priest in Charge of the Keilor Mission. The present St Monica's Church was built on the site of a stone church, begun in 1884, completed in 1910 and demolished in 1934 to make way for the larger building. The style of the building…
Essendon, VIC - St Therese's Catholic
Year Built: 1934
Address: 48A Lincoln Road, , Essendon Victoria, 3040
A Foundation stone is set in Latin and reads, " A.M.D.G. Hung lapidem benedixit et posuit Daniel Archiepiscopus Melbourne Die 22AD Aprilis 1934 - Petrus O'Brien Rector.
Essendon, VIC - St Thomas' Anglican
Year Built: 1859
Address: 760 Mt Alexander Road, , Essendon Victoria, 3040
On 14 March 1857 a grant of 1.5 acres was made to St Thomas Church Moonee Ponds for the erection of a church and vicarage. In the same year a ceremony took place at the corner of Mt Alexander and Pascoe Vale Roads when the foundation stone was laid by the Govenor of Victoria Sir Henry Barkley. St Thomas's building committee minute book…
Euroa, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting
Year Built: 1889
Address: Kirkland Street West, , Euroa Victoria, 3666
Formerly a Presbyterian Church. In 1865 the first Presbyterian church services were held in the old Euroa school house and later incorporated in the Church of England rectory. The first church was erected in 1881 in Foy Street. The current church was built in 1889 by Gordon and Duncan and cost £600 while the Sunday School hall was…
Euroa, VIC - St John's Catholic
Year Built: 1887
Address: Corner Brock & Kirkland Avenue West, , Euroa Victoria, 3666
Bishop Gould recorded in his diary that he blessed and opened on 8 May 1866 a small church in Euroa named in honour of St Michael the Archangel. This was the first church building in Euroa. On 6 March 1887 the new church was blessed and opened by Bishop Reville Coadjutor. In 1915 the interior of St Johns Church was completely…
Euroa, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: Clifton Street, , Euroa Victoria, 3666
The first Church of England service in Euroa was held in early 1854 by Reverend William Singleton who was currently stationed at Kilmore. By 1857 services were held in the Church of England school room which today is the Rectory kitchen. Built by the Brewer Brother's it was completed in 1884 at a cost of 800 and this part of the church…
Fairfield, VIC - St Anthony's Catholic
Address: 3 Fairfield Road, , Fairfield Victoria, 3078
Fawkner, VIC - St Mark's Catholic
Year Built: 1971
Address: 9 Lee Street, , Fawkner Victoria,
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was blessed by Archbishop James R. Knox 29.4.1971 - Rev J Noonan P.P.".
Fenton's Creek, VIC - Anglican
Year Built: 1887
Address: Wedderburn- Logan Road, , Fenton's Creek Victoria, 3518
A local saw miller Mr John Brown obtianed the timber form a location called the rocky water hole. Mr George Catto a local carpenter erected the building. The church was offically opened on March 18 1887 by the Bishop of Ballarat. The second church was opened on March 20 1965.
Ferntree Gully, VIC - Baptist
Address: 17 Hunter Street, , Ferntree Gully Victoria, 3156
The Church held it’s first services on April 6, 1975 in the Girl Guide Hall, Underwood Road. In May 1980 the church moved from the Guide Hall in Underwood Road to the Mountain Gate Primary School. See the Churches website for a full history.
Ferntree Gully, VIC - Church of Christ
Address: 429 Scoresby Road, , Ferntree Gully Victoria, 3156
Established as a church in 1964.
Ferntree Gully, VIC - St John the Baptist Catholic
Address: 19 Forest Raod, , Ferntree Gully Victoria, 3156
The first Catholic church in the Gully was completed in 1890. The simple wooden building was erected on the south side of Main Road (now Burwood Highway, where Woolworth’s service station now stands). The land was donated by John Buckley and the building was erected by Thomas Jones at a cost of 200 pounds. In 1911 saw the establishment…
Fish Creek, VIC - Immaculate Conception Catholic
Year Built: 1904
Address: 18 Foster Road, , Fish Creek Victoria, 3959
The Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception at Fish Creek was opened and blessed by Bishop Corbett of Sale and the Very Rev. M Maher CM, Provincial of the Vincentians, on 11 December, 1904. The architect was TA Payne and it was constructed for £550 in 1904 by EP (Ted) Harden of Leongatha, who was a builder and undertaker. The…
Fish Creek, VIC - Union
Year Built: 1910
Address: 1 Williamson Street, , Fish Creek Victoria, 3959
A Historical marker reads, ' The Union Church opened in September 1910 after members of the Presbyterian and Methodist Church communities decided that a Devotional House to worship was needed. Mr R.H. Roberts conducted the first Service. The Church of England joined in 1912. The Uniting and Anglican Churches meet regularly and Christians…
Fitzroy, VIC - Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1871
Address: 124 Napier Street, , Fitzroy Victoria, 3065
The foundation stone of the first Presbyterian Church in Fitzroy was laid by Rev Ramsay in 1849 on the corner of Gertrude and Napier street. By 1870 the site was deemed too noisy for worship due to the traffic noise coming from Gertrude street and plans were commenced to build a new church on a site about 100 meters further down Napier…
Fitzroy, VIC - St Mark's Anglican
Year Built: 1853
Address: Corner George & Moore Streets, , Fitzroy Victoria, 3065
Built in 1853 of blue stone, the foundation stone was laid on 1 July 1853. Richard Grice, the generous pastoralist and philanthropist, contributed almost all the cost of its construction. The architect was James Blackburn. An L Terry supervised the erection of stairs and the completion of the gallery in 1865 while the spire and tower were…
Flinders, VIC - St John's the Evangelist Anglican
Year Built: 1891
Address: 23 King Street, , Flinders Victoria, 3929
After St Peter's Mornington opened, there were more frequent visits to Flinders, and 26 services were held in the School house in 1867 and by 1881 fortnightly services were being conducted in the Mechanics Hall or in private homes by the Vicar of St Peter's, The Rev T Quinton (1875-1888) or one of the Lay Readers, and a Flinders Sabbath…
Footscray, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1904
Address: 60 Paisley Street, , Footscray Victoria, 3011
A Foundation stone reads, " This memorial stone was laid by Rev S Pearce Carey M.A.. President of the Baptist Union of Victoria Aug 6th 1904". Another Foundation stone reads, " This memorial stone was laid by Mrs Westmore G Stephens Aug 6th 1904 - McKellar Architect - A Parker Contractor".
Footscray, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1891
Address: 77A Paisley Street, , Footscray Victoria, 3011
The church, is in the Gothic style and built in red and white brick with stone dressings, was opened in November 1891. The architect was Mr C.J. Polain and the builders were Messrs Jason Fraser and Son. A Foundation stone on the Church reads, " This memorial stone was laid by James Cuming Esq Mayor of the City on Tuesday May the 26th…
Footscray, VIC - St Matthew's Lutheran
Address: 362 Barkly Street, , Footscray Victoria, 3011
Footscray, VIC - St Monica's Catholic
Year Built: 1885
Address: 2 Wingfield Sreet, , Footscay Victoria, 3011
The Rev. Dr. McGillicuddy decided a suitable church should be built. So, on 5th July, 1873 was laid the foundation of the present Church performed by Dr. Goold. Mass was celebrated in a tent near by. The church is Fourteenth Century Gothic with a nave 63 ft. by 28 ft. Chancel 18 ft. square with a proposed 108ft spire (never built). Church…
Footscray, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1885
Address: 302 Barkly Street, , Footscray Victoria, 3011
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by the Hon James MacBain M.L.C. August 29th 1885".
Footscray, VIC All Saints' Anglican
Year Built: 1964
Address: May Street, , Footscray Victoria, 3011
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Greater Glory of God this stone was set by The Venerable R.W. Dann B.A. THL 21st June 1964 - Jesus Christ Himself being the Chief corner stone Alan Gordon Laity Parish Priest Architects Wystan Widdows & David Caldwell - Builders Johns & Reid".
Forest Hill, VIC - St Mark's Anglican
Year Built: 1958
Address: 303 Canterbury Road, , Forest Hill Victoria, 3131
In 1955 a request for services to be held at Forest Hill were instigated and the Sunday School began on 6th November. On the 11th of March 1956 the first church service was held and named St Mark the Evangelist. By September 1957 a building plan was approved by the Diocese. In 1961 the Rev. Stephen Cherry, assistant curate in St…
Forest Hill, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1916
Address: 333A Canterbury Road, , Forest Hill Victoria, 3131
In August 1864 a public meeting was held at the cottage of Francis Rooks in the forests of Nunawading "for the purpose of taking into consideration the desirability of raising a chapel in connection with the Wesleyan Body". In the chair was Joseph Aspinall. The site first held services in 1870. A Foundation stone reads, "This stone was…
Foster, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1962
Address: 34 Station Road, , Foster Victoria, 3960
The first church in Foster was licenced on 24 October 1890. The church and vicarage were destroyed by the disastrous bushfires of 1898. The Parish Hall was built in 1928. The current brick church was built in 1962.
Foster, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1983
Address: 19 O'Connell Road, , Foster Victoria, 3960
The first Church was erected in 1889 of weatherboard and was 50 feet by 25 feet. The builder was Mr Davis and the Architect was Mr C Scanlan. The Church was blessed and consecrated by the Rt Reverend P. O'Donahue on 23rd June 1889. A plaque on the wall of the current Church reads, " This Church of St Joseph was consecrated and Parish…