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Cummins, SA - St Paul's Lutheran

Year Built: 1960

Address: Todd Highway, , Cummins South Australia, 5631

A Foundation stone reads, " Laid to the Glory of God 30th October 1960, For other Foundation can no man Lay than that is laid which is Jesus Christ 1 Cor 3 :11".

Cummins, SA - St Simon & St Jude's Anglican

Year Built: 1968

Address: 37 - 39 Light Road, , Cummins South Australia, 5631

A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid to the Glory of God on Sunday 18th February 1968 Rt Reverend T.E. Jones Bishop of Willochra The Reverend J.B. Kinsman Rector"

Curl Curl, NSW - Warringah Church of Christ

Address: 96 Bennett Street, , Curl Curl New South Wales, 2096

Land for a St James Anglican Church was dedicated on 3 November 1928, was opened in 1929 which is now the Warringah Church of Christ.

Currajong, QLD - Wesleyan Methodist

Address: 3 Strange Street, , Currajong Queensland, 4812

Curramulka, SA - St Christopher's Anglican

Year Built: 1913

Address: 10 Dans Road, , Curramulka South Australia, 5580

Curramulka came under the care of the SYP missioners in 1878 and Reverend W F Marshall, who lived at Edithburgh visited the area on several occasion's. These and other services were conducted in the school, the institute or peoples homes. In 1910 Mr Talbot donated land for a church, and by 1914 the church was built. It was dedicated for…

Curramulka, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1911

Address: Fourth Street, , Curramulka South Australia, 5580

Formerly a Methodist Church the Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid to the Glory of God by Mrs C. Lovelock September 5th 1911". An article in the The Advertiser Sat 17 Feb 1912 reads in part. " The new church which was built by Messes R. Poole & Son is an ornament to the town. It is 45 ft by 27 ft. Of the total cost of £800 all…

Currawang, NSW - St Matthias Catholic

Year Built: 1875

Address: 2535 Currawang Road, , Currawang New South Wales, 2580

A plaque reads, "The porch gate was designed & built by Andrew Rowlands in memory of his father Graham Richard Rowlands and his grandfather Roy Richard Rowlands this plaque was dedicated on Wednesday, 27 February 2000 St Matthias' Currawang 125th anniversary"

Curtin, ACT - Holy Trinity Catholic

Year Built: 1973

Address: 3 Strangways Street, , Curtin Australian Capital Territory, 2605

The Foundation stone was laid on 16 December 1972 by Archbishop Thomas V. Cahill and reads, "This stone symbol of the Church was blessed and laid by Archbishop Thomas V Cahill Dec 16th 1972 Father B Lynch PP". The Church was dedicated by Archbishop Thomas Cahill at 2.30pm on Sunday 24 March 1974 with a dedication ceremony and Mass.…

Curtin, ACT - St James Uniting

Address: Corner Carruthers & Allan Street, , Curtin Australian Capital Territory, 2605

Cygnet, TAS - St James' Catholic

Year Built: 1940

Address: 34 Mary Street, , Cygnet Tasmania, 7112

A Foundation stone attached to the building was laid on 18 February 1940 by his Grace the Archbishop of Hobart J.D. Simonds. The Church was opened on 6 October of the same year. The church was designed in the Moorish style.

Cygnet, TAS - St Mark's Anglican

Year Built: 1875

Address: George Street, , Cygnet Tasmania, 7112

The church building was begun in 1874, opened in 1875 and dedicatcd in 1876 at a cost of 1,208, Additions were made in October 1894 and the church consecrated. Further additions were made in 1913, and in April 1918 a new vestry was dedicated as a memorial to the Lymington church which had been destroyed by fire. A Foundation stone was…

Cygnet, TAS - Uniting

Year Built: 1951

Address: 41 Mary Street, , Cygnet Tasmania, 7112

Formerly a Methodist church the foundation stone was laid on 15 December 1951 by the Reverend A.W.R. Milligan Chairman of the Methodist Assembly Tasmania. It replaced a weatherboard building. Overnight services were being conducted during 1864 and the need for a chapel was felt. A building was constructed during the 1870s. During 1902…

Daceyville, NSW - St Michael's Catholic

Year Built: 1913

Address: 29 Banks Avenue, Daceyville, Daceyville New South Wales, 2032

Daceyville was Crown land in the 1880's and was named Raggetty Flat. In January of 1913, the Government Housing Board asked Archbishop Kelly if the Catholic Church was interested in participating in a ballot for sites to erect religious buildings in the then named Dacey Garden Suburb. The Archbishop accepted the invitation and the…

Daisy Hill, QLD - St Mark's Anglican

Address: 41 Winnetts Road, , Daisy Hill Queensland, 4127

Dalby, QLD - St John's Anglican

Year Built: 1922

Address: 153 Cunningham Street, , Dalby Queensland, 4405

The Foundation stone was laid by the Right Honourable H.W.B. Forster of Lepe on 29 August 1922. St John's Church, Dalby is a brick church constructed in 1922-1923 to the design of Harry Marks and is the third church of this name on the site. The previous timber church, built in 1876, remained on the site in a modified form as part of a…

Dalby, QLD - St Joseph's Catholic

Year Built: 1921

Address: Cunningham Street, , Dalby Queensland, 4405

Construction was begun in 1865 on the first Church using local clay for bricks, sourced from the creek's banks. not far from the site of the church. In October 1865, the Dalby Herald reported that construction of the church was "progressing favourably, the brick walls now having attained considerable altitude." However, with the desire to…

Dalby, QLD - St Mark's Lutheran

Year Built: 1973

Address: Condamine Street, , Dalby Queensland, 4405

The Foundation stone was laid 12 August 1973.

Dalby, QLD - Uniting

Year Built: 1949

Address: 80 Condamine Street, , Dalby Queensland, 4405

Formerly a Methodist Church a Foundation stone was laid on 4 October 1949 by the Reverend H. W. Prouse President of the Queensland Methodist Conference.

Dallarnil, QLD - Uniting (Former)

Address: 4 Main Street, , Dallarnil Queensland, 4621

Dandenong North, VIC - Parish of St Gerard Majella Catholic

Address: 71 Gladstone Road, , Dandenong North Victoria, 3175

The Blessing of the site for the new Church took place on Sunday 20th October 1968 by Bishop Moran D.D. The church was built of modular steel and is dominated by a 50 ft. steeple. It was built by Kurth Bros. Pty. Ltd. of Mentone, and accommodates a congregation of 750.

Dandenong, VIC - Baptist

Address: 29 James Street, , Dandenong Victoria, 3175

Dandenong, VIC - Church of Christ

Address: 139 David Street, , Dandenong Victoria, 3175

Dandenong, VIC - Presbyterian

Address: 53 Potter Street, , Dandenong Victoria, 3175

Dandenong, VIC - St James' Anglican

Year Built: 1865

Address: 53 Langhorne Street, , Dandenong Victoria, 3175

The first church service in Dandenong was conducted on July 21, 1850 in Dunbar's Hotel, which also served as a courthouse, saleroom and a general venue for meetings. In October 1863 a meeting of church members and others was arranged to discuss the erection of a church. The Foundation Stone was laid July 5, 1864, by the Governor of…

Dandenong, VIC - St Mary's Catholic

Year Built: 1959

Address: 160 Foster Street, , Dandenong Victoria, 3175

The present site was obtained in 1855 and the First Mass was said there in December 1864 by the same Archbishop in a tent. The next day, he laid the first stone for the first St. Mary’s Church, which was completed in 1866.

Dandenong, VIC - St Michael & St Luke Anglican

Year Built: 1998

Address: 1472 Heatherton Road, , Dandenong Victoria, 3175

A Foundation stone reads, " St Michael and St Luke's Church was dedicated and consecrated by Archbishop Keith Rayner September 13 1998. Vicar Alan Hughes Architect Malcolm Elliott Builder Ross Jackson". A further foundation stone reads, " St Michael's Church This stone was set by Geoffrey T. Sambell Bishop 8th March 1969 Peter F.…

Dandenong, VIC - Uniting

Address: 32 Scott Street, , Dandenong Victoria, 3175

The earliest regular services in Dandenong were held in 1854 when the Reverend Alexander Duff arrived in Victoria from the Presbytery of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The opening service in the brick church was 6 March 1887. The preacher for this service was Reverend W. Lockhart Morton. As well local preachers, J. Reynolds from Oakleigh…

Dapto, NSW - Baptist

Address: 22 Bong Bong Road, , Dapto New South Wales, 2530

Dapto, NSW - Baptist

Address: 93 Emerson Road, , Dapto New South Wales, 2530

Dapto, NSW - St John the Evangelist Catholic

Year Built: 1986

Address: 24 Jerramatta Street, , Dapto New South Wales, 2530

A Foundation stone reads, " This Foundation stone of St John the Evangelist Church was blessed and set by The Most Reverend William E. Murray D.D. DSc Sc SOC Bishop of Wollongong on Sunday 28th September 1986. Rev J.T. Ward".

Dapto, NSW - Uniting

Year Built: 1958

Address: 122 Princes Highway, , Dapto New South Wales, 2530

A Foundation stone reads, " Unveiled to the Glory of God by Mrs Catherine Livingston 20th September 1958".

Darling Point, NSW - St Mark's Anglican

Year Built: 1852

Address: 57A Darling Point Road, , Darling Point New South Wales, 2027

Built of Pyrmont sandstone in the Gothic Revival style with a shingle roof, the church has a spire, porch, gallery and vestries. It was designed by Architect Edmund Blacket on land donated by T.S. Mort. The spire was added in 1875 and donated by William Laidley. St Mark's was opened for Divine Service on November 7, 1852.

Darlington Point, NSW - St Oliver Plunkett's Catholic

Year Built: 1925

Address: Hay Road, , Darlington Point New South Wales, 2027

The Foundation stone was laid on 29 November 1925 by the Right Reverend J.W. Dwyer Bishop of Wagga.

Darlington Point, NSW - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1923

Address: Carrington Street, , Darlington Point New South Wales, 2027

The Foundation stone was laid on 15 August 1923 by Ernest Augustus Anderson Bishop of Riverena.

Darlington, NSW - St Michael's Melkite Catholic

Year Built: 1979

Address: 23 Golden Grove Street, , Darlington New South Wales, 2008

A wall plaque reads, " This plaque was dedicated by the Most Reverend Issam John Darwish BSO DD Eparch for the Glory of God and as a remembrance of Archimandrite Silwanos Mansour Archimandrite Sophronos Khoury Archimandrite Nicholas Caba Archimandrite Malatios Chahoud father Alexios Malouf father Joseph Hallit, Archimandrite, Aftimos…