St Arnaud, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1864
Denomination: Anglican
Address: Corner Queens Avenue & Raglan Streets, St Arnaud, Victoria, 3478
Architect: F.M. Moore
Architectural Style: Gothic Early English
Traditional Owners: Dja Dja Wurrung people
Last Updated: 21/02/2024
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History and Architecture:
Early in 1862 a committee was formed to establish how many followers of the faith were in the region. By April of the same year an application for a grant of land was made. Monthly services were commenced and conducted by Reverend T.B. Garlick on Avoca and Reverend W. Hall of Kingower.*
Tenders were called in 1864 for a church that could hold 250 persons, should not exceed 800 the walls needed to be 22 Inched thick and the roof made of slate. The Foundation stone was laid on 16 September 1864. The Architect were Freemasons Dean and Clergy and the builder was William Kell.*
The first service in the new church was held on 23 July 1866.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1862 - 1865 | Rev H J. Edwards | |||
| 1866 - 1893 | Rev John Bettridge Stair | 1814 | 1898 | |
| 1893 - 1895 | Rev Edwin Allanson | 1851 | 1916 | |
| 1896 - 1904 | Rev Robert John Thwaites | 1852 | 1904 | |
| 1904 - 1910 | Rev William Dalton | 1857 | 1939 | |
| 1910 - 1916 | Rev W Davison | |||
| 1916 - 1919 | Rev Frederic Boyling | 1859 | 1924 | |
| 1918 - 1923 | Canon Frederick William Coupe | 1872 | 1952 | |
| 1923 - 1925 | Canon Egidius C.W. Fleischer | 1874 | 1925 | |
| 1926 - 1926 | Rev Hubert Allan Brooksbank | 1861 | 1942 | |
| 1926 - 1935 | Canon C. C. Mcmichael | |||
| 1928 - 1929 | Rev Alfred Adams | deacon 28 | ||
| 1935 - 1938 | Archdeacon Herbert Douglas Campbell | 1887 | 1960 | |
| 1939 - 1941 | Archdeacon Edmund Franklin Cooper | 1897 | 1963 | |
| 1941 - 1945 | Archdeacon A. Gearing | |||
| 1945 - 1954 | Canon Albert Lewis Donald Rivett | 1904 | 1997 | |
| 1951 - 1954 | Rev Robert George Long | 1915 | 2000 | |
| 1955 - 1956 | Canon Clement Arthur Grey | 1901 | 1956 | |
| 1957 - 1962 | Canon R S Halls | |||
| 1959 - 1962 | Rev Donald Bruce Corneliuos PTO | 1933 | ||
| 1962 - | Canon W. A. Reid | |||
| 1965 - | Rev R. O Clayton | |||
| 1965 - 1969 | Rev James Reginald Gorrie | 1923 | ||
| 1966 - | Rev James Alenson Greenshields | 1933 | ||
| 1966 - 1974 | Rev John Aylmer Leaver | 1930 | ||
| 1968 - 1970 | Rev Henry Hugh Girvan | 1919 | ||
| 1969 - | Rev John William Harley | |||
| 1969 - 1970 | Rev Douglas John Stevens | PTO | ||
| 1971 - | Canon R. M. Davis | |||
| 1973 - 1976 | Rev David Hubert Shand | Bp | ||
| 1974 - 1975 | Rev J. B. MacGlashan | |||
| 1979 - 1980 | Rev P J. Huggins | |||
| 1983 - 1986 | Rev L Nyman | |||
| 1986 - 1991 | Rev Roger William Ross | |||
| 2019 - | Rev Canon Jan Harper |
Organ:
Built in 1868 it was in St Mary's Church Caulfield until 1875. It was re built by George Fincham and offered to St Arnaud for £160.*
Source:
1. A Living Temple Grows. Christ Church St Arnaud. 1864 - 1964. LTP 283.9458S3R
2. Cable Clerical Index.