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Brighton Beach, VIC - St Peter's Anglican
Address: 77 Were Street, , Brighton Beach Victoria, 3186
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Brighton Beach’s Anglicans worshipped at St Peter’s Chapel of Ease in Lynch Street, which formed part of the Parish of Saint Andrews in Brighton.
Brighton, QLD - St Peter's Anglican
Year Built: 1959
Address: 44 North Road, , Brighton Queensland, 4017
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was set by Reginald Archbishop of Brisbane 14th November 1959 J.L. Farrell and J.G. Taylor Church Wardens J.C. Thomson Rector".
Brighton, SA - Church of Christ
Address: 65 Sturt Road, , Brighton South Australia, 5048
A Foundation stone on the rear older church reads, " This stone was laid to the Glory of God 11th November 1956".
Brighton, SA - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1964
Address: Strathmore Terrace, , Brighton South Australia, 5048
The Foundation stone was laid on 22 November 1964 by the Right Reverend W.J. Russell V.G. Vojtěch (Voitre) Marek was responsible for the copper figurines on the Church wall . He was born in Dolní Oldřichov in Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic, in 1919 and came to Australia in 1948. From 1962 to 1975, he worked full-time on…
Brighton, SA - St Jude's Anglican
Address: 443 Brighton Road, , Brighton South Australia, 5048
Brighton, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1864
Address: 442 Brighton Road, , Brighton South Australia, 5048
Built as a Methodist Church, the foundation stone was laid on the 1st of May, 1864. It was the for runner of the first church built in Sturt Road in 1847. The first members of the church met in private homes on Sturt Road. As a rural community the first service was held in the 1840's in a dugout with an upturned boat serving as a roof.…
Brighton, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1851
Address: 164 Bay Road, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
The Church was formed in September of 1851.
Brighton, VIC - Church of Christ (Former)
Year Built: 1923
Address: 58 Wilson Street, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
The Church on 20 November 1859 (then known as the Disciple’s Church) held its first public meeting in Brighton in the Old Independent Chapel. Early the following year, the church obtained its own premises in the form of a small building in Male Street, measuring 25 feet square, which was opened on 11 March 1860. A red brick Free Gothic…
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 Andrew's Anglican
Year Built: 1850
Address: Corner Church & New Streets, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
In 1842, the first St Andrew's Church building was opened on 30 November. The second church was opened on 29 August 1850, The Right Reverend Charles Perry, Bishop of Melbourne, laid the foundation stone for a rectangular ironstone church, designed by architect, Melbourne city surveyor and St Andrew's parishioner, Charles Laing.[8] This…
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…
Brighton, VIC - St Joan of Arch Catholic
Year Built: 1938
Address: 118 New Street, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
The Foundation stone was laid on 13 November 1938 by the Most Reverend D Mannix D.D. Archbishop of Melbourne. The Architect was P.J. O'Connor.
Brighton, VIC - St Leonard's Uniting
Year Built: 1956
Address: Corner New Street & Wolseley Grove, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
The Wolseley Grove site was purchased for £300. Towards this amount the people contributed £130. and the Church and Manse Loan Fund promised a loan of £200. The first intention was to build a wooden structure and Church hall at a cost of £350. The architect appointed by the meeting advised that little extra cost would be involved in…
Brighton, VIC - St Stephen's Anglican
Year Built: 1928
Address: 111 North Road, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
Brighton, VIC - Trinity Uniting
Year Built: 1875
Address: 17 Black Street, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
In 1853 a Church, the Independents (later Congregational Church) began services in a tent measuring 10ft x 12ft which they erected in Carpenter street. Their Minister was the Reverend Henry Kidgell recently arrived from England. In April that year it was resolved to erect a small wooden chapel on a quarter acre block of land in Male…
Brim, VIC - Uniting & Church of Christ
Address: 49 - 53 Swann Street, , Brim Victoria, 3391
A plaque on a stone reads, ' Churches of Christ Brim Centenary 1894 - 1994".
Brisbane East, QLD - Methodist (Former)
Address: 20 Norman Street, , Brisbane East Queensland, 4169
The East Brisbane Primitive Methodist congregation was established in 1888, following estate sales in East Brisbane which freed up land and encouraged residential development. The parish, originally in temporary accommodation in Didsbury Street, relocated to Norman St in 1890. The church was designed by architectural firm Hall and…
Brisbane, QLD - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1858
Address: 141 Ann Street, , Brisbane Queensland, 4000
In September 1854, the congregation purchased three allotments in Ann Street. Four years later, a simple stone building in the Gothic style was erected by Joshua Jeays for a cost of £960. It was 36 by 47 feet (11 by 14 m). The church was opened on Sunday 25 July 1858 and became known as the Ann Street Presbyterian Church. On Thursday 21…
Brisbane, QLD - St Andrew's Lutheran
Year Built: 1976
Address: 25 Wickham Terrace, , Brisbane Queensland, 4000
In 1857, the first Lutheran service was held in the city, and this led to the formation of the congregation in 1858. An application in 1859 secured a Crown Grant of land from the colony of New South Wales, prior to the separation of Queensland later in that year. The foundation stone of the second church was laid on the Feast Day of St…
Brisbane, QLD - St Andrew's Uniting
Year Built: 1905
Address: 299 Ann Street, , Brisbane Queensland, 4000
The church is a well-composed building, relying more for its character relying on the intrinsic characteristics of natural materials and the bold massing of simple forms than on ornamentation and decoration, which are often characteristic of ecclesiastical architecture. The architect, was much influenced by the late Victorian interest in…
Brisbane, QLD - St John's Anglican Cathedral
Year Built: 1909
Address: 373 Ann Stret, , Brisbane Queensland, 4000
St John's Cathedral is unique in Australia as the completion of the building design was achieved through collaboration between clergy, stonemasons and architects over a period of almost 100 years, as with Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals in the Middle Ages and, more recently, 20th-century cathedrals such as Liverpool Cathedral in England.…
Brisbane, QLD - St Stephen's Catholic Cathedral
Address: 249 Elizabeth Street, , Brisbane Queensland, 4000
Work began on the little stone church in November 1848, using a design of Gothic revival architect, AWN Pugin. The first St Patrick’s Church in Fortitude Valley was a wooden structure built around 1860 with a frontage in Wickham Street, opposite where Duncan Street now adjoins it. The Church Cathedral is a gothic revival cathedral…
Brisbane, QLD - Uniting
Year Built: 1889
Address: 319 Albert Street, , Brisbane Queensland, 4000
The Church was originally known as Albert Street Methodist Church and Central Methodist Mission. It was designed by George Henry Male Addison and built from 1888 to 1889 by Thomas Pearson & Sons. The first Methodist church in Brisbane, a modest brick chapel, was constructed in 1849 on the corner of Albert Street and Burnett Lane. It…
Brisbane, QLD -St Paul's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1889
Address: 43 St Paul's Terrace, , Brisbane Queensland, 4000
The congregation initially worshipped in a wooden Church in Creek Street and then built a handsome stone church in 1876. Their church building stood originally near the corner of Creek and Adelaide Streets in the city. Former Queensland Colonial Architect Francis Drummond Greville Stanley was commissioned to design a building well…
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 and the church was opened the first week of December 1912;…
Broadford, VIC - St Matthew's Anglican
Year Built: 1874
Address: High Street, , Broadford Victoria, 3658
The (new) Church was opened on 26 April 1874. It was built by a Mr Woods. In 1892 Kilmore and Broadford seperated and on Easter Sunday the Rev H. Braddock was inducted as Broadford's first resident Priest. The Church was consecrated 19 years after it opened by Bishop Goe.
Broadford, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1957
Address: High Street, , Broadford Victoria, 3658
Originally a Methodist church, the Broadford Uniting Church is located next to the Library. Construction of the current building commenced in November of 1956, and the Foundation stone was laid by the President of the Conference, the Rev. Norman Lade MA, BD on 16 February 1957. The dedication of the church took place in September 1957.
Broadmarsh, TAS - St Augustine's Anglican
Address: 4 Grahams Road, , Broadmarsh Tasmania, 7030
The church opened in 1847 and was closed for services in 1997.
Broadview, SA - Baptist
Year Built: 1957
Address: 1 Collingrove Avenue, , Broadview South Australia, 5083
A Foundation stone reads, "To the Glory of God this stone was unveiled 16th Feb 1957". An article in The Advertiser Mon 26 Sep 1927 in part reads, "The Broadview Baptist church was opened by Mr F.W. Dinnis President of the Baptist Union on Saturday. A gold key was presented to him by Mr W.G. Masters. Mr Dinnis said the church would…
Broadview, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1964
Address: Cnr Galway and Collingrove Avenues, , Broadview South Australia, 5083
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God This stone was laid by Rev R.E. Stanley President of the Conference 1951 Pastor of this Church 1955 - 1958 on 21st June 1964".
Broken Hill, NSW - Church of Christ
Address: 55 Gypsum Street, , Broken Hill New South Wales, 2880
Broken Hill, NSW - Methodist (Former)
Address: 34 Central Street, , Broken Hill New South Wales, 2880
Broken Hill, NSW - St Paul's Lutheran
Address: Silver City Highway, , Broken Hill New South Wales, 2880
In 1912 there were seven German and five English services held. By 1923 all services were in the English language. The first four Pastors to this location were FAH Kempe, AER Brauer, JPA Homann and EA Schulz 1900-30; a er this date resident pastors served in Broken Hill.
Broken Hill, NSW - Wesley Uniting
Year Built: 1888
Address: Cobalt Street, , Broken Hill New South Wales, 2880
The Foundation stone was laid by Mrs Charles Drew on July 31 1888. The Church was opened on December 2 1888 by the Rev J. Haslam President of the South Australian Conference of the Methodist Church. An excerpt from the Silver Age Newspaper of 1 August 1888 reads in pat, " The building so auspiciously commenced will be the most…
Bronte, NSW - Lugar Brae Uniting
Address: Corner Lugar Brae Avenue & Leichhardt Streets, , Bronte New South Wales, 2024
Formerly a Methodist church.
Brookfield, QLD - Good Shepherd Anglican
Year Built: 1892
Address: 615 Brookfield Road, , Brookfield Queensland, 4069
The Church was build between 1892–1893 in a plain Gothic style. The architect is unknown, however, it is possible that the design may be attributed to the work of John Hingeston Buckeridge, architect for the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane from 1886–1902. The land that was acquired for the building of a church, had been surveyed for sale in…