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Denomination: Baptist
Black Mountain, NSW - Baptist
Address: 857 Black Mountain Road, , Black Mountain New South Wales, 2365
An Historical Board in front of the Church reads, Thomas Llewellyn, a Baptist Evangelist, pionered the New England Baptist cause between 1877 and 1883. In 1880 he reported to the Baptist Union of NSW that a 'Sabbath School was conducted in Mr Enos Scott's home at Black Mountain'. Throughout the last 2 decades of the 19th Century…
Blackburn North, VIC - Newhope Baptist
Address: 3 Springfield Road, , Blackburn North Victoria, 3130
Blacktown, NSW - Baptist
Year Built: 1963
Address: Cnr Harold and Sackville Streets, , Blacktown New South Wales, 2148
The Church was started by the McLean family who felt there was a need for a Baptist church in the Blacktown area and donated the land. The original timber church hall was built in the early 1930’s and the current brick Church building was opened in 1963. A Foundation plaque reads, " To the Glory of God this new Church and Christian…
Blacktown, NSW - Fellowship Baptist
Address: 87 Frederick Street, , Blacktown New South Wales, 2148
Boonah, QLD - Baptist
Year Built: 1965
Address: 36 Church Street, , Boonah Queensland, 4310
The Foundation stone was laid on 30 January 1965 by Mr P.J. Hancox President of the Queensland Baptist Union.
Boort, VIC - Baptist
Address: 21 Armstrong Street, , Boort Victoria, 3537
The Barraport Baptist Church was built in 1885 and over time the number of Baptist families living in Boort and travelling from Boort to the Barraport church steadily increased. It was agreed at Barraport on August 9, 1962 that it was time to establish a Baptist church in Boort; from this point the church was known as the Barraport Boort…
Borona, VIC - Baptist
Address: 17 Falconer Road, , Boronia Victoria, 3155
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Botany, NSW - Gracepoint Christian
Year Built: 1902
Address: 1355 Botany Road, , Botany New South Wales, 2019
Several Foundations stones are present all of which are hard to read. Most show a date of 1902. One reads, "This stone was laid by Rev George Lane President of the NSW General Conference 1902". A second stone reads " This stone was laid by W. Stephen Esq Ex Mayor 1902". A third reads "This stone ???? R.J Anderson 1902".
Bowenfels, NSW Baptist
Year Built: 1966
Address: 107 Great Western Highway , , Bowenfels New South Wales, 2790
A Foundation stone does in fact read, " This Church of St Francis Xavier was solemnly blessed and opened by the Most Reverend A.R.E. Thomas D.D. Bishop of Bathurst 10th December 1966".
Box Hill, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1926
Address: Corner Ellingworth & Station Street, , Box Hill Victoria, 3128
The Church was established in 1901. The Foundation stone was laid by R.A. Sutton Esq J.P. on 14 February 1926.
Bracken Ridge, QLD - Baptist
Address: 47 Norris Road, , Bracken Ridge Queensland, 4017
The church resolved to build the church hall using voluntary labour where possible. A Foundation Ceremony was held on 2 March 1986. The first services in the new building were held on Christmas Day 1986 with the official opening on Saturday 14 February 1987. The 18 month ministry of Neville Abrahams was followed by three months' ministry…
Bradbury, NSW - Sherwood Hills Baptist
Year Built: 1975
Address: 61 Jacaranda Avenue, , Bradbury New South Wales, 2560
The first family worship service was conducted on 19th March, 1972, in the local Kindergarten. The services continued there until the Sherwood Hills Baptist Church building was completed on Jacaranda Avenue, Bradbury, on 14th December, 1975. The entire building was completed by church volunteer labour.
Brahma Lodge, SA - Baptist
Address: Corner Park Terrace & Cheam Street, , Brahma Lodge South Australia, 5109
Brighton, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1851
Address: 164 Bay Road, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
The Church was formed in September of 1851.
Bulleen, VIC - Baptist
Address: Corner Thompson & Marcus Roads, , Bulleen Victoria, 3105
In 1956 the North Balwyn Church under the pastorship of Rev Smith saw the need for a church in the Bulleen area. The first service was a Sunday School service on 24 February 1960 in the home of Mr and Mrs Taylor. In the following year Church services were commenced in the home of Mr and Mrs Harrison.
Burnie, TAS - Baptist
Address: 57 Mount Street, , Burnie Tasmania, 7320
The church, capable of accommodating 350 or more people,opened on 12 December 1925. It was built almost entirely by men of the Church. Henry Dowling as general overseer, Fred Parsons in charge of the carpentering and Jim Baylis and Ray Haslock in charge of the brick work. It was completed at a cost of £1675 pounds.Seventeen years later…
Camberwell, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1940
Address: 460 Riversdale Road, , Hawthorn East Victoria, 3123
A Foundation stone reads, "To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Rev E.C. Burleigh B.A. 9th September 1939. Architect H.E.L. Tranter Builder S Whitehead".
Campbelltown City, NSW - Baptist
Address: Cnr Lindesay & Chamberlain Streets, , Campbelltown New South Wales, 2560
Campsie, NSW - Baptist
Address: 11 Claremont Street, , Campsie New South Wales, 2194
Mrs Annie White donated the site for the present Church.
Canterbury, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1962
Address: 1A Balwyn Road, , Canterbury Victoria, 3126
The first public meeting was held, on February 12th, 1891. Twenty-five were present and unanimously approved the proposal that "we commence as a Baptist Mission. To hold services every Thursday evening at 8.00pm, and every Sunday evening at 7.15pm. Mr H.J. Smith was elected Secretary and a committee was appointed, comprising Messrs.…
Carlingford, NSW - Baptist
Address: 737 Pennant Hills Road, , Carlingford New South Wales, 2118
Two blocks of land at the corner or Alamein Ave and Pennant Hills Rd were purchased in 1957. In June the following year, the North Carlingford Baptist Church Fellowship was formed. Meetings were held in the Progress Hall in West Epping, at Yallambi on Pennant Hills Rd and at other homes around the district. Sunday School commenced in…
Castlemaine, VIC - Baptist
Address: 20 Templeton Street, , Castlemaine Victoria, 3450
In 1861 the Reverend James Smith, a missionary from India, arrived in the in the mining township of Castlemaine. He had been invited by Rev. E. Day of the Independent Church to assist in the establishment of a local Baptist Church.
Charters Towers, QLD - Baptist
Address: 36 Hodgkinson Street, , Charters Towers Queensland, 4820
Chester Hill, NSW - Baptist
Address: 109 Priam Street, , Chester Hill New South Wales, 2162
The Church was established in 1932, with its origins in a 1929 mission to the area from Auburn Baptist Church, Chester Hill Baptist Church is a multi-ethnic family church in the western suburbs of Sydney.
Clifton Hill, VIC - St Mark's Baptist
Address: 100 Hodgkinson Street, , Clifton Hill Victoria, 3068
A Romanesque polychromatic red brick designed Church with cream and brown dressings was opened on 2 October 1895. The foundation stone had been laid on 25 June 1895. Baptists first met in Clifton Hill in the Albert Hall in Queens Parade from 1890 until this church was opened. Clifton Hill Baptist Church known today as the Community Church…
Clontarf Beach, QLD - Baptist
Address: 145 Elizabeth Avenue, , Clontarf Beach Queensland, 4019
Coburg, VIC - Baptist
Address: Corner of Sydney Road & Hatton Street, , Coburg Victoria, 3058