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Wantirna South, VIC - St Jude's Catholic
Address: 49 George Street, , Scoresby Victoria, 3179
Wantirna, VIC - Grace Church of Christ
Address: 21 Koomba Road, , Wantirna Victoria, 3152
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Wantirna, VIC - Methodist
Address: 1393 High Street Road, , Wantirna Victoria, 3152
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Wantirna, VIC - Presbyterian
Address: 358 Mountain Highway, , Wantirna Victoria, 3152
The Church was opened on 28 February 1987 and is part of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia established in 1846. The founding minister was Rev. Dr Rowland Ward.
Wantirna, VIC - St Luke's Catholic
Address: 1 Ipswich Court, , Wantirna Victoria, 3152
Fr O'Brien celebrated the first Mass in the Bayswater-Wantirna area in 1917 at the home of Mr A Piergrosse. From 1910 onwards, the Bayswater community hall was a venue for many activities, and from 1917 onwards, this included the celebration of Sunday Mass. Weekday, or special occasion Masses, were celebrated in private homes. Home Masses…
Warburton, VIC - St Mary's Anglican
Address: 3363 Warburton Highway, , Warburton Victoria, 3799
Warialda, NSW - St Patrick's Catholic
Address: 24 Geddies Street, , Warialda New South Wales, 2402
Warialda, NSW - St Stephen's Presbyterian
Address: Stephen Street, , Warialda New South Wales, 2402
Warracknabeal, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1908
Address: Corner Anderson & Woolcock Streets, , Warracknabeal Victoria, 3393
Warracknabeal, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1886
Address: Corner Lyle & Anderson Street, , Warracknabeal Victoria, 3393
The Foundation stone was laid on 26 August 1886. The first service was held on 12 February 1887 as reported in the Warracknabeal Herald. The Church was constructed of brick in ancient Gothic style with an Elizabethan pitched roof of corrugated iron. The length of the building was 35ft by 22ft. The roof is supported by three massive beams.…
Warracknabeal, VIC - Church of Christ
Year Built: 1924
Address: 52 Jamouneau Street, , Warrcknabeal Victoria, 3393
A Foundation stone reads, " Church of Christ This stone was laid to the Glory of God Aug 13th 1924".
Warracknabeal, VIC - Our Redeemer Lutheran
Year Built: 1971
Address: 233 Scott Street, , Warracknabeal Victoria, 3393
An Historical Society plaque reads, “ The first of the Lutherans came to the district in the early 1870s with several churches opening in rural areas. However it was only in 1922 that the first church was built in the town. This elegant building served the congregation for the next 49 years. the present larger building was constructed and…
Warracknabeal, VIC - Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1908
Address: Woolock Street, , Warracknabeal Victoria, 3393
The Church was established in 1858. Two brothers, Andrew Scott, of "Warracknabeal West," and Robert. whose home was on the other side of the creek, were amongst the staunchest supporters of the Church at its beginning and afterwards. The first services were held in a cottage near to Mr Andrew Scott's home. With the growth of the…
Warracknabeal, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1967
Address: Corner Lyle & Anderson Street, , Warracknabeal Victoria, 3393
Prior to 1875 Priests from Ararat serviced this part of Victoria as there was no established Catholic Church. Services were held in Scots Wool Shed and the local Court House.* On 21 st November, 1885, an advertisement appeared in the Warracknabeal Newspaper inviting "Tenders for builders for erection of brick Catholic Church".* On 4…
Warracknabeal, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1908
Address: 22 Jamouneau Street, , Warracknabeal Victoria, 3393
The original Methodist church was built in 1908 by Dally and Co. Fire destroyed it in September 1986 and replaced by the current structure. This church was opened on 17 July 1988.
Warradale, SA - Faith Lutheran
Year Built: 1958
Address: 2 Ailsa Avenue, , Warradale South Australia, 5046
The first services were held in the Brighton RSL hall in 1954. In 1952 Messrs Zilm and A. Cheney, Elders of St. Paul's elders of St Paul's Trinity and Colonel Light Gardens respectively, foresaw the possibility of the growing Warradale area and that the few Lutherans residing in the district had no ready access to either of these…
Warradale, SA - Uniting
Address: Corner Diagonal & Oaklands Roads, , Warradale South Australia, 5046
Warragul, VIC - Church of Christ
Address: 155 Bowen Street, , Warragul Victoria, 3820
The establishment of regular services in Warragul by those connected with Churches of Christ took place in 1886 Several members of the church, who had previously attended the Methodist Church, joined together and commenced to hold regular meetings in a house in Bowen Street. In 1903, a mission conducted in a large marquee by H. G.…
Warragul, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: Witton Street, , Warragul Victoria, 3820
Around 1907 preparations were in hand for the new parish church. The plans of the architects Reed, Smart and Tappin, which provided for a Romanesque structure, with apse and sanctuary to be added later, were adopted. The foundation stone was laid by the Bishop on 9th June, 1907 and on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception the church was…
Warragul, VIC - St Paul's Anglican (Former)
Address: 96 Victoria Street, , Warragul Victoria, 3820
The Church of England held services up till this time in various buildings in the Warragul district, one of which was Spong's Butcher Shop, another was the Atheneum which was the earliest building used as a hall in Warragul. Established in 1879. The first services in the district were conducted by the Reverend P J Smith at Brandy Creek in…
Warragul, VIC - Wesleyan Methodist (Former)
Address: 64 Victoria Street, , Warragul Victoria, 3820
A plaque on the church wall reads, The Church was designed by noted 19th century architect TJ Crouch, and completed in 1889. It was Warragul's first church built in brick and the two towers are its outstanding feature. The external walls were rendered in 1938. The restoration of the main building in 2004-5 included an extended service…
Warramboo, SA - St Paul's Lutheran
The dedication of the new church occurred on 17 September 1930. The entire building and the furniture, pulpit and altar were constructed by volunteer labour.
Warrandyte, VIC - St Gerard's Catholic
Year Built: 1976
Address: Cementery Road, , Warrandyte Victoria, 3113
The the first Catholic mass in Warrandyte was celebrated in 1898 and in Park Orchards at the Park Orchards Chalet in 1965, it was not until June 28, 1970 that St Gerard’s and St Anne’s was officially declared a parish. Erected in 1976 and blessed by the Most Reverend Thomas Francis Little S.T.D on 29 August. The first Mass was…
Warrandyte, VIC - St Stephen's Anglican
Address: Stiggant Street, , Warrandyte Victoria, 3113
In June 1906 it was decided to build a new church because of the activity owning to a revival in mining. One Hundred and fifty ponds had been collected (including a fifty pound grant from Bishop in Council) It was proposed to have the building erected by September, according to the Church of England Messenger. On 16 September 1096 the…
Warrandyte, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1851
Address: Corner Heidelberg Warrandyte Road & Taroona Avenue, , Warrandyte Victoria, 3113
Church services began in Warrandyte five years after the discovery of gold in 1851. By 1921, the Presbyterian Church had started services in a disused hall built originally by the Baptists in 1906. This building was destroyed by fire in 1939. In 1956 a block of land near Keen's Cutting was purchased. Two timber buildings were obtained…
Warrandyte, VIC, Presbyterian (former)
Address: 103 Yarra Street, , Warrandyte Victoria, 3113
Alexander Speers purchased land here in 1876. His wife, Bathia Speers, inherited in the property in 1889 and donated the land for religious purposes. She is commemorated in a window in the chapel. A Former Presbyterian Church now an Art gallery.
Warrayure, VIC - Trinity Lutheran
Year Built: 1909
Address: 8186 Glenelg Highway, , Warrayure Victoria, 3301
The complex comprises the 1909 church, a Sunday school, a hall and a manse, the last three being built after the Second World War. A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by the Rev W. Westermann 25th March 1909".
Warren, NSW - Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic
Address: Burton Street, , Warren New South Wales, 2824
Warren, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Address: Oxley Highway, , Warren New South Wales, 2824
Warren, NSW - St John the Baptist Anglican
Address: 31 Lawson Street, , Warren New South Wales, 2824
Warrnambool, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1869
Address: 207 Koriot Street, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
The first Baptist church was erected in 1869 after the land was procurred in 1865. This church was extended in 1874 and remodelled in 1961. The Foundation stone at that time was laid by Reverend F Marsh President General of the Baptist Union on 26 March 1969.
Warrnambool, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1854
Address: Henna Street, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
In July 1854 a group of parishioners, worshipping in a small brick building, made the decision to establish Christ Church - a church to seat 400. This original brick building was to become the rectory. The first clergyman, Peter Teulon Beamish, a deacon. was appointed to Warrnambool in 1850 and was ordained as a priest in 1854. He…
Warrnambool, VIC - Congregational
Year Built: 1909
The Church began as the result of the meeting in a Timor Street Chemist's shop of two men of our Congregational persuasion, who discussed the possibility of forming a Church of the Independent order. They were Mr Robert Winton and Mr. Thomas Nayler, who decided to call a meeting on 10th April, 1862, (as minutes of the meeting relate).…
Warrnambool, VIC - Gateway Church of Christ
Address: Princes Highway, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
Warrnambool, VIC - Our Lady of Help Catholic
Address: 2 Selby Road, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
Warrnambool, VIC - St John's Presbyterian
Address: Spence Street, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
The Church was built of local sandstone and dedicated in July, 1875. The architect was Andrew Kerr and the cost of the building was £4,330. The church was enlarged in 1885 with transepts being added. It features a memorial plaque to the shipwreck Enterprise. The main facade includes a five-light traceried window and tall buttressed…
Warrnambool, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1872
Address: 169 Kepler Street, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
The church was constructed in Decorated Gothic style in blurstone quarried from a local quarry. Construction was commenced in 1869-1872 to the design of William Wardell, although possibly supervised by a local designer and resident, Samuel Parker. The western bays of the nave and the tower and broach spire were completed in 1886-1. The…