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State: Victoria
Stanley, VIC - Uniting
Address: Beechworth Stanley Road, , Stanley Victoria, 3747
A Wesleyan Church from 1853-1902 then a Methodist Church from 1902-1972, then finally as it is now known.
Stanley, VIC - All Saints Church of England (Former)
Year Built: 1872
Address: 64 Pioneer Road, , Stanley Victoria, 3747
Built in 1872. The opening service was conducted by Reverend Father Howard on Sunday 20 October 1872. The Church was apparently closed during the time of Reverend Malcolm Crawley in 1981.
Stanley, VIC - Presbyterian (Former)
Address: 19 Beechworth Stanley Road, , Stanley Victoria, 3747
Stawell, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1870
Address: Main Street, , Stawell Victoria, 3380
Even though religious services were held on the Pleasant Creek diggings there appears to have been no formal establishment of services in Stawell until the late 1850s and sites for the various denominations were not reserved until the early 1860's. The township of Stawell was proclaimed on 11 June 1858. This Church was constructed in…
Stawell, VIC - St Matthew's Uniting
Year Built: 1869
Address: 13 Scallan Street, , Stawell Victoria, 3380
A site for the first church was secured for the first Church in what became and still is Church Street, and Henry Henderson No. 2 submitted designs to the committee for the Church. The dimensions of the building were 28-feet x 44-feet, with galvanised iron sides and a shingle roof, and it was capped off with a belfrey. The current…
Stawell, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1873
Address: 37 Patrick Street, , Stawell Victoria, 3380
The building was designed in a Victorian Gothic Revival style typical of the influential English architect, Charles Hansom. This design has been attributed to Henry Richard Caselli who was greatly influenced by Hansom. The building is largely intact both externally and internally, and represents one of few extant Hansom-influenced…
Stawell, VIC - St Peter's Lutheran
Year Built: 1874
Address: 32 Scallon Street, , Stawell Victoria, 3380
This Church was built as the Congregational Church in 1874 to the design of the Reverend J.G. Wilson. Two groups of Congregational Church were in Stawell in the 1860's the English and the Welsh Independents. They came together a few years after, and on 13 September 1874 this substantial Church was opened. It accommodated 250 people…
Steiglitz, VIC - St Thomas' Catholic
Year Built: 1868
Address: 985 Meredith Steiglitz Road, , Steiglitz Victoria, 3331
The church was built between 1868 - 1869. In 1951 it was moved to Plume Street Norlane where it was used as a church hall. In December 1982 it was returned to its original site. The Rev. Dean James Hayes of Geelong visited the Steiglitz diggings and on the 25th August 1857 purchased a wooden store for use as a church. In November 1857…
Steiglitz, VIC, St Mary's Church of England
Address: Regent Street, , Steiglitz Victoria, 3331
In the 1860s and 1890s Steiglitz was a busy gold mining township with hotels, shops, churches and a population of over 1000. At the height of the 1860s gold rush, Steiglitz township had more than 1500 residents, four hotels, a newspaper, a variety of shops and even an undertaker. The first Anglican building was built around 1865,…
Stratford, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican
Address: 26 McFarlane Street, , Stratford Victoria, 3862
Stratford, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic
Address: 2 Merrick Street, , Stratford Victoria, 3862
Its recorded that as early as 1852, the Very Rev. Dr. P. B. Geoghegan was seeking a salary of 30 pounds per year from the Denominational Schools' Board for a teacher for a proposed school in the district of Stratford. This did not eventuate. In 1853, after a visit by Bishop Goold to Gippsland, the Very Rev. Fr. Fitzpatrick V. G. made an…
Stratford, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1857
Address: 11 Jones Street, , Stratford Victoria, 3862
A wall plaque reads, " This cross is dedicated to the memory of Rev John Poon B.A. B.D. Minister of this Church from 5.2.1964 to his death 23 . 10. 1969- My Grace is sufficient for Thee".
Strathfieldsaye, VIC - Uniting
Address: Strathfieldsaye Road, , Strathfieldsaye Victoria, 3551
Formerley a Methodist Church it served community around Strathfieldsaye and Emu Creek.The original wooden church and outbuildings were replaced in the 1950's with the red brick building now on site, and the new worship centre, toilets and kitchen were added in the 1990's. In 2011, the Strathfieldsaye Uniting Church entered into a…
Strathmerton, VIC - St Aidan's Anglican (Former)
Address: 98 Murray Valley Highway, , Strathmerton Victoria, 3641
Strathmerton, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1935
Address: 68 Murray valley Highway, , Strathmerton Victoria, 3641
A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. This stone was blessed and laid by The Right Revd Dr McCarthy Bishop of Sandhurst 1st September 1935. Revd M.J. Rohan P.P.".
Strathmerton, VIC Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1960
Address: 77 Murray Valley Highway, , Strathmerton Victoria, 3641
A Foundation stone read, "To the Glory of God and in memory of those who pioneered this work in this district this stone was laid on 9th September 1960".
Streatham, VIC - St Columba's Catholic
Year Built: 1968
Address: 50 Campbell Street, , Streatham Victoria, 3351
An historical plaque reads in part, "The Church was opened n 1912 by Bishop Joseph Higgins D.D. Rev Michael Barrett P.P. The wooden church was used continually until the current Church was erected in 1968 by Bishop James Collins & Fr L Gallagher P.P. The Church was dedicated as a memorial to all those who gave their lives in the service…
Streatham, VIC - St John's Uniting
Year Built: 1875
Address: 38 Campbell Street, , Streatham Victoria, 3351
The Church was built in 1875. Badly burnt in 1977, and was restored and rededicated in 1980. Of Early English Gothic design its a four bay, bluestone church with spire capped tower. The Architect was possibly H S Saville. Walls are constructed in random-coursed bluestone with lighter coloured stone dressings and a slate roof.
Sunbury, VIC - Methodist (Former)
Year Built: 1878
Address: Cnr Barkly & Harker Streets, , Sunbury Victoria, 3429
The church was built between 1878-9. Distinguished by its unusual combination of Early English pointed Gothic windows, pilasters, and a more classically pitched roof and pseudo-pediment with picturesque domestic Gothic barge boards.
Sunbury, VIC - Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic
Year Built: 1864
Address: Macedon Street, , Sunbury Victoria, 3429
Initially pastoral care in the Sunbury district was provided by the Coburg Mission. Father Patrick Dunne began celebrating the Eucharist in homes at Oaklands Junction from 1852. The earliest known Catholic gatherinfgs for Mass were held at the home of mary Daniel who offered her home Narbonne in Oaklands Junction to the visitng Priests.…
Sunbury, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting
Year Built: 1904
Address: Corner Brook & O'Shanassy Streets, , Sunbury Victoria, 3429
Sunbury, VIC - St Mary's Anglican
Year Built: 1866
Address: O'Shanassy Street, , Sunbury Victoria, 3429
Built in stages from 1866 in bluestone, the Church is significant for its associations with James Goodall Francis, merchant and politician and Sir William Clarke, prominent landowner, stud breeder and philanthropist. Their association is reflected in some of the interior fittings and stained glass. Both men played a major role in…
Sunshine VIC - Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Year Built: 1941
Address: 92 Monash Street, , Sunshine Victoria, 3020
In 1909 at a meeting of local Catholic families from English, Celtic, Maltese and Italian backgrounds that the decision was made to raise funds for a Church in Sunshine. At the time the Parish of Footscray, formed in 1890, serviced the Pastoral needs of the district of Sunshine with the first Mass celebrated in 1903 at the House of the…
Sunshine, VIC - Holy Apostles Anglican
Address: 100 Anderson Road, , Sunshine Victoria, 3020
Sunshine, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1926
Address: 120 Anderson Road, , Sunshine Victoria, 3020
Of traditional English design a foundation stone reads, "To the Glory of God this stone was laid by H.V. McKay Esq GBL FRGS 15th May 1926. ?? Robinson Architect".
Sunshine, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1958
Address: 32 Withers Street, , Sunshine Victoria, 3020
A Foundation stone reads, : To the Glory of God this stone was laid by The Rev Norman Elliott B.A. President of the Methodist Conference 9th August 1958. The Rev E.V. Saynore B.A. Minister".
Sunshine, VIC - Wesleyan Methodist
Address: 139 Devonshire Road, , Sunshine Victoria, 3020
Surrey Hills, VIC - Latvian Evangelical Lutheran
Address: 40 Warrigal Road, , Surrey Hills Victoria, 3127
Surrey Hills, VIC - St Stephens Presbyterian
Year Built: 1910
Address: Corner Canterbury & Warrigal Roads, , Surrey Hills Victoria, 3127
The first divine worship at Surrey Hills 6 February 1887 took place in a Recreation Hall in Windsor Crescent. These services continued until a wooden church was built in Boundary Road (now Warrigal Road) and opened for use in March 1889.* In September, 1909, the committee reported that tenders had been called for, ( a new church) and…
Surrey Hills, VIC - Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1921
Address: Union Road, , Surrey Hills Victoria, 3127
In 1907 the present Trinity Hall was built as the Holy Trinity Church by Taylor Brother for £595. It was a rough cast building with outside strappings of jarrah timber and a small steeple giving it the appearance of an English church. A larger church was soon required and the present brick church was consecrated in 1922 with the copper…
Surrey Hills, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1915
Address: Corner Canterbury Road & Valonia Avenue, , Surrey Hills Victoria, 3127
The first building was opened on 14 December 1884 when three special services were conducted by Reverends Halley, Browne and King. By 1886, when it was admitted to the Congregational Union, the new church had fifteen members. It was called the Wyclif Congregational Church. The Foundation stone at this location was laid by the Right Hon…
Swan Reach, VIC - St Columbs Anglican
Address: 2015 Princes Highway, , Swan Reach Victoria, 3903
Swan Reach, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 2009 Princes Highway, , Swan Reach Victoria, 3903
Swanpool, VIC - St Aidan's Anglican
Year Built: 1921
Address: 7 Swanpool Lima Road, , Swanpool Victoria, 3673
A Foundation stone reads, " The Foundation stone of this Church erected to the Glory of God was laid by the Lord Bishop of Wangaratta 20th May 1921".