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Grace Church Kogarah

2010-04-05T23:47:40Z

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'''Grace Church Kogarah''' is an independent [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] church in Kogarah, a suburb of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The church is located at the corner of Kensington and Premier Streets, near the St George Bank headquarters. The English morning service is one of several services run at Grace, at 9am every Sunday. There is also an evening service, running at 5pm on the last Sundays of each month. Grace Church is also known as '''Grace Chinese Christian Church''' or '''GCCC'''.

Grace Church believes that the [[Bible]] as the inspired Word of God, and that it gives true answers to peoples’ deepest questions and needs. This church preaches the [[gospel]], namely [[Jesus Christ]] as [[Lord]] and [[Saviour]], and that only through him can people experience [[forgiveness]] of sins and receive an eternal life and hope. Its vision is to be a Christ-centred church showing forth the living [[faith]] in [[Jesus]], the desire for loving fellowship and the passion for reaching out into the world for God’s glory.

== History of Grace Church (focusing on the English Congregation) ==

A small group of Chinese Christians who had been meeting in the Kogarah area, organised the Chinese Christian Fellowship (1978) on Sunday afternoons and was led by Rev. John Lu. In 1981 the Rev. Abel Chung commenced a long and fruitful full-time ministry. The church was renamed Grace Chinese Christian Church (1984) and started an English service. In 1987 Grace Church Kogarah purchased the property at the present address in Kogarah for further church development. The service was served by visiting preachers each week, and by the late 80s the attendance had reached approximately 40.

Rev. Keith Noldt served as the full-time pastor for the English congregation in 1995-2007, and the English congregation grew significantly over those years. Rev. Bob McSwan (ex-Kingsgrove Uniting Church pastor) served in the September 2008 to June 2009 period, and attendance did not fall during that time.

Albert Garlando is the current full-time pastor for the English congregation, starting in July 2009.

The English congregation has 120-140 people meeting weekly to worship God, and people of all ages and nationalities are invited to share in service.

== Congregations at Grace Church Kogarah ==

The English Congregation has the gospel preached in an environment that mixes the traditional and contemporary elements. Overall values of Grace Church are God's word as authority, dependence on God, close personal relationships, unity in diversity, everyone serving with joy, and mission.

The English Congregation meets at the corner of Kensington & Premier Streets at 9am each Sunday. A more informal evening service called Grace At Night commenced on 28 February 2010, which runs on the last Sundays of the month at 5pm. Bi-yearly combined services at St George Girls' break the weekly pattern, while [[Good Friday]] / Christmas Eve night services add to the pattern. It also has various bible discussion groups for young and old and is involved in various ways with the local community, such as the Annual Kogarah Bed Race.

There are six other congregations at Grace Church. There is a Cantonese congregation and a Bilingual congregation on the main site, and a Mandarin congregation running up the road. Two others meet at the Acton Street Sutherland church plant. A new Cantonese night service commenced at the main Kogarah site on 22 February 2009, which runs weekly at 6pm. Foreign language night services are believed to be a rarity in [[Australia]].

== External Links ==

* [http://www.gracechurch.org.au Grace Church Kogarah]
* [http://www.2kow.org.au Youth Fellowship / "2KOW"]
* [http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/graceinsight "Insight"]
* [http://www.hope1032.com.au Hope 103.2 (Affiliate)]

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Grace Church Kogarah

2010-04-05T23:46:52Z

Kololee: Updating for recent 2010 initiatives.

''''Grace Church Kogarah''' is an independent [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] church in Kogarah, a suburb of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The church is located at the corner of Kensington and Premier Streets, near the St George Bank headquarters. The English morning service is one of several services run at Grace, at 9am every Sunday. There is also an evening service, running at 5pm on the last Sundays of each month. Grace Church is also known as '''Grace Chinese Christian Church''' or '''GCCC'''.

Grace Church believes that the [[Bible]] as the inspired Word of God, and that it gives true answers to peoples’ deepest questions and needs. This church preaches the [[gospel]], namely [[Jesus Christ]] as [[Lord]] and [[Saviour]], and that only through him can people experience [[forgiveness]] of sins and receive an eternal life and hope. Its vision is to be a Christ-centred church showing forth the living [[faith]] in [[Jesus]], the desire for loving fellowship and the passion for reaching out into the world for God’s glory.

== History of Grace Church (focusing on the English Congregation) ==

A small group of Chinese Christians who had been meeting in the Kogarah area, organised the Chinese Christian Fellowship (1978) on Sunday afternoons and was led by Rev. John Lu. In 1981 the Rev. Abel Chung commenced a long and fruitful full-time ministry. The church was renamed Grace Chinese Christian Church (1984) and started an English service. In 1987 Grace Church Kogarah purchased the property at the present address in Kogarah for further church development. The service was served by visiting preachers each week, and by the late 80s the attendance had reached approximately 40.

Rev. Keith Noldt served as the full-time pastor for the English congregation in 1995-2007, and the English congregation grew significantly over those years. Rev. Bob McSwan (ex-Kingsgrove Uniting Church pastor) served in the September 2008 to June 2009 period, and attendance did not fall during that time.

Albert Garlando is the current full-time pastor for the English congregation, starting in July 2009.

The English congregation has 120-140 people meeting weekly to worship God, and people of all ages and nationalities are invited to share in service.

== Congregations at Grace Church Kogarah ==

The English Congregation has the gospel preached in an environment that mixes the traditional and contemporary elements. Overall values of Grace Church are God's word as authority, dependence on God, close personal relationships, unity in diversity, everyone serving with joy, and mission.

The English Congregation meets at the corner of Kensington & Premier Streets at 9am each Sunday. A more informal evening service called Grace At Night commenced on 28 February 2010, which runs on the last Sundays of the month at 5pm. Bi-yearly combined services at St George Girls' break the weekly pattern, while [[Good Friday]] / Christmas Eve night services add to the pattern. It also has various bible discussion groups for young and old and is involved in various ways with the local community, such as the Annual Kogarah Bed Race.

There are six other congregations at Grace Church. There is a Cantonese congregation and a Bilingual congregation on the main site, and a Mandarin congregation running up the road. Two others meet at the Acton Street Sutherland church plant. A new Cantonese night service commenced at the main Kogarah site on 22 February 2009, which runs weekly at 6pm. Foreign language night services are believed to be a rarity in [[Australia]].

== External Links ==

* [http://www.gracechurch.org.au Grace Church Kogarah]
* [http://www.2kow.org.au Youth Fellowship / "2KOW"]
* [http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/graceinsight "Insight"]
* [http://www.hope1032.com.au Hope 103.2 (Affiliate)]

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Toongabbie Anglican Church

2009-12-03T02:12:04Z

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Toongabbie Anglican Church (TAC) is a medium sized [[evangelical]] [[Anglican]] church in the [[Anglican Diocese of Sydney|Sydney Diocese]] of the [[Anglican Church of Australia]]. The church is located at 46 Binalong Road (Cnr Binalong and Burrabogee Roads) in the suburb of [[Toongabbie]] in [[Sydney]]'s west. Toongabbie Anglican Church is the sole church in the Anglican Parish of Toongabbie.

==Activities==

===Sunday meetings===
* Traditional Church (Sunday 8am)
* Family Church (Sunday 9:45am)
* Sunday Night Church (6pm)

===Children's and youth ministries===
* Creche and Kid's Church - part of Family Church
* Kids@Play - a fortnightly play group
* One80 and Ignite - youth groups

===Growth groups===
* Young Adults Bible Study (YABS)
* Thursday Ladies' Bible Study

==Current staff==
* Philip Bassett, Rector
* Neil Atwood, Associate Minister
* Tim Adams, Student Minister
* Chris Forder, [[Ministry Training Strategy|MTS]] Trainee
* Laura Rowland, [[Ministry Training Strategy|MTS]] Trainee

==History==

The church is built on land that was granted to [[William Wentworth]]. The parish has contained up to four churches.

==List of rectors==
* Raj Gupta 2007 -
* Philip Bassett 1996 - 2007
* John Reid
* Martin Robinson
* Doug Parker
* Don Meadows

==External links==
*[http://www.toongabbieanglican.org.au/ Official website]
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&ll=-33.797257,150.963006&spn=0.00317,0.004807&om=1 Satellite image from Google Maps]

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St Thomas Anglican North Sydney

2009-12-03T02:10:32Z

Kololee: New page: '''St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney''' is a large Anglican church in Sydney's North Shore. It is located at the corner of Church and McLaren streets...

'''St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney''' is a large [[Sydney Anglicans|Anglican]] church in [[Sydney|Sydney's]] North Shore. It is located at the corner of Church and McLaren streets, close to the busy [[North Sydney, New South Wales|North Sydney]] CBD.

== History ==
The first church called St Thomas' on the site, then named St Leonards, was designed by [[Conrad Martens]] and opened in 1846. Martens personally carved the font, which is still in use.

In the later years of the first minister's time at St Thomas', the Anglican architect [[Edmund Blacket]] was recommended to design a larger church; it opened in 1884. The style is English Gothic.

The graveyard holds the remains of many famous colonialists, including [[Edward Wollstonecraft]].<ref>http://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/resources/documents/39_st_thomas_WalkingTour.pdf</ref>

St Thomas' has always stood as a prominent beacon of Christianity in the once quiet but now bustling North Sydney. There have been many ministers serve at St Thomas' over its 157 year history.

== Service times ==
There are four services at St Thomas'. There is a service at 8am (traditional), 10am (family service) and 5pm and 7pm (informal) services. However, since 2009, the "Winter Merge" event occurred where the 5pm and 7pm services merged to form a larger 6pm congregation during the winter months.

== Church by the Bridge ==
[[Church by the Bridge]] is a [[church planting|church plant]] of St Thomas', North Sydney. It is located in Broughton Street, [[Kirribilli, New South Wales|Kirribilli]], and offers a contemporary, Bible-based service which meets at 8am ), 9.30am, 5:00pm and 6:30pm each Sunday and 5:30pm each Saturday evening, followed by supper.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.st-thomas.org.au St Thomas' Anglican Church website]
* [http://www.cbtb.org.au Church by the Bridge website]

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St Thomas Anglican Narellan

2009-12-03T02:10:26Z

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'''St Thomas' Anglican Church, Narellan''' is an [[Anglican]] church in the outer south-western [[Sydney]] suburb of [[Narellan, New South Wales|Narellan]]. It is located on Richardson Road on the edge of the newly developed suburb of [[Spring Farm, New South Wales|Spring Farm]].

== History ==
The lands for the church and cemetery were marked out by Surveyor Hoddle in 1827 but little was done until the 1830s probably due to the size of the town and lack of community support. On the 10th November 1839 the first Church was officially opened. This building was to serve the Anglican community at Narellan until 1884 and became known as the School Church. Built by the Reverend Thomas Hassall it was used as a schoolroom on weekdays and a church on Sunday.

By the early 1990's, an application was undertaken to renovate St Thomas'. In addition, the idea of a new church building at a new site was raised.<ref>[http://www.handprint.net.au/tostc/ The Old St Thomas Chapel]</ref> This building was completed in the mid 1990s and services were moved there shortly afterwards.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church

2009-12-03T02:09:03Z

Kololee: New page: '''Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church''' is a dynamic and growing Anglican Church on Sydney's North Shore. It is has three centres of Ministry - [[Naremburn, New South Wales|Naremb...

'''Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church''' is a dynamic and growing [[Anglican Church]] on [[Sydney]]'s North Shore. It is has three centres of Ministry - [[Naremburn, New South Wales|Naremburn]], [[Cammeray, New South Wales|Cammeray]] and NAAC.

==History==
In post-[[World War I]] Sydney, many church buildings were built - Naremburn and Cammeray were just two of these. For decades Naremburn Anglican Church and Cammeray Anglican Church existed as separate churches.

Throughout the 1950s, '60s and '70s the Parish of St Cuthbert’s Naremburn and the Parish of All Saints' Cammeray had their ‘glory days’. In those days, the Sunday Schools had 350 children attending each Sunday and St Cuthbert’s won 3 cricket premierships in the local competition.

In the late 1970s a decision was made to join the two Parishes. At that time there were four Anglican church buildings, three church halls, and two church rectories.

By 1997, two of the Anglican churches had been ‘disposed of’, the three halls had been demolished, and the two rectories had been sold, and a new one built on site.

==Present==
In recent years the decline reversed quite radically, evidenced by the fact that by the end of [[2008]] the Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church has eight congregations and a normal Sunday attendance of over 500.

In 2008, the Naremburn building was deemed too small and run down to cater for the ongoing expansion of ministry and building work began on a new Parish Ministry Centre. This work is ongoing and seeks to provide for a growing ministry in a growing suburb. it is anticipated that these works will be complete by September 2009.

Further building works (this time at Cammeray) are in the planning stages.

==Regular Activities==
8 Church services every week - Weekly and Monthly Prayer Meetings - Monthly Parish Council - Monthly Church Committee meetings - Weekly staff meetings - Weekly staff lunches - Monthly student minister lunches - Weekly Ministry Training Strategy (MTS) Training Sessions - Theological Student meetings - Christianity Explained - Simply Christianity - Welcome suppers - 45 Bible studies groups - Bible study leader’s meetings - School of Ministry - Mid week service monthly - Kid’s church at att centres - School Scripture – Book clubs - Kid's Playtime groups - MINIMOVERS - Youth groups - MAG - Discipleship 1 on 1 - Preparation for Baptisms and Weddings - Marriage Enrichment Courses - Hospitality - Working Bees.

==Naremburn==
St Cuthbert's Naremburn - Cnr Willoughby Road and Merrenburn St, Naremburn

These congregations are currently meeting in the Catholic Church hall across the road.

===Sunday Church Services===
8 am Holy Communion or Morning Prayer

10 am Morning church with Kid's Church

6 pm Contemporary Evening Church

===Mid-week Services===
10 am Third Wednesday of the month, followed by morning tea.
NOTE: During the building works at Naremburn this congregation is in recess.

==Cammeray==
All Saints' Cammeray, 5 Carter Street, Cammeray

===Sunday Church Services===
9 am Morning Church with Kid's Church

5.30 pm Contemporary Evening Church

==NAAC==
Naremburn Asian Australian Church meets in two locations

===Sunday Church Services===
10am Morning Church with Kid's Church (Naremburn School Hall, Willoughby Road)

5.30 pm Contemporary Evening Church (Crows Nest Centre)

==Sydney Japanese Evangelical Church==
The SJEC meet at Cammeray from 2pm each Sunday afternoon. In April 2009, Grahame and Cathy Smith were inducted as the new ministers of this congregation. they spend the previous 16 years in Japan serving as missionaries with CMS. An article appeared in Southern Cross, the magazine of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney in May 2009 profiling the SJEC ministry.

The SJEC Church service is in Japanese and visitors are always welcome.

=External links=
* [http://www.ncachurch.com Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church Website]
* [http://www.sydney.anglican.asn.au Anglican Church - Diocese of Sydney]
* [http://sjec.exblog.jp/ Sydney Japanese Evangelical Church]

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St John's Anglican Church Ashfield

2009-12-03T02:08:10Z

Kololee: New page: '''St John the Baptist Anglican Church''' is an Anglican church located between Alt and Bland Streets, Ashfield, Sydney, [[Austr...

'''St John the Baptist Anglican Church''' is an [[Anglican]] [[church (building)|church]] located between Alt and Bland Streets, [[Ashfield, New South Wales|Ashfield]], [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. The church building is the oldest surviving building in Ashfield.

==History==
The first acre of the grounds was donated by [[Elizabeth Underwood]] in 1840.<ref>author unlisted (2004). "''St John The Baptist, Ashfield, The First 150 Years''". Published by ''the Churchwardens of St John's Anglican Church, Ashfield'', 1990. Updated 2004. p4.</ref> Further land was purchased from her in 1845.<ref>author unlisted (2004). "''St John The Baptist, Ashfield, The First 150 Years''". Published by ''the Churchwardens of St John's Anglican Church, Ashfield'', 1990. Updated 2004. p10.</ref>

[[Edmund Blacket]] in 1842, shortly after arriving in Sydney, was requested to inspect the walls of the church building, then under construction. As a result of his report, the walls were demolished and rebuilt <ref>Coupe, Sheena and Robert (1988). "''Speed The Plough, Ashfield 1788-1988''". Published by ''The Council of the Municipality of Ashfield'', 1988. ISBN 0-9595234-1-3. p50.</ref>. Much later, Blacket designed the current [[transept]] and [[chancel]], completed in 1875 <ref>Coupe, Sheena and Robert (1988). "''Speed The Plough, Ashfield 1788-1988''". Published by ''The Council of the Municipality of Ashfield'', 1988. ISBN 0-9595234-1-3. p93.</ref>.

St John's was the first church to be established between Sydney and [[Parramatta, New South Wales|Parramatta]]<ref>author unlisted (2004). "''St John The Baptist, Ashfield, The First 150 Years''". Published by ''the Churchwardens of St John's Anglican Church, Ashfield'', 1990. Updated 2004. p1.</ref>, making it among the oldest continuous churches still in existence in Sydney.

Australia's only memorial to [[Australian Air Force Cadets]] who died in [[World War II]] occupies a prominent position on the grounds, and a memorial service attended by the Cadets is held annually.

==Current Ministry==
The current rector is the Reverend Andrew Katay<ref>"Parish in Focus: St John's Ashfield". South Sydney News, Southern Cross. Published by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, March 2007. ISSN 1445-0089.</ref>, the eighteenth holder of the position. In 2008 the church was part of an amalgamation with the Parishes of [[Five Dock, New South Wales|Five Dock]] and [[Haberfield, New South Wales|Haberfield]], forming Christ Church Inner West Anglican Community (CCIW)<ref>"New Year equals New Parish". South Sydney News, Southern Cross. Published by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, December 2007. ISSN 1445-0089.</ref> with Andrew Katay continuing as the Rector of the new parish. It currently has three services at Ashfield, and two services at Five Dock.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commonscat}}
*[http://www.stjohnsashfield.org.au Ashfield home page]
*[http://www.cciw.org.au CCIW home page]

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Church By The Bridge

2009-12-03T02:07:11Z

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'''Church by the Bridge, [[Kirribilli]]''' is an [[Sydney Anglicans|Anglican]] Church on [[Sydney|Sydney's]] Lower North Shore. Church by the Bridge meets at St John’s Anglican Church, Broughton Street, [[Kirribilli]] (cnr Bligh Street).

The church was a [[church planting|church plant]] of [[St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney]], North Sydney in February 2005. It offers four Bible-based services each Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 5:00pm and 6:30pm and one Saturday evening at 5:30pm, followed by supper.

The purpose of Church by the Bridge is to reunite people who have put their trust in God but haven't been attending church, and for people who live in the area to have the chance to listen to the Good News ([[Gospel]]).

The congregation consists of around 400 people. The fellowship includes folk from many and varied backgrounds, both married and single, and a handful of young families. A good number of the congregation are young professionals, in the 25-39 age group.

The senior pastor is [[Paul Dale]].

== History ==
The Church of St John the Baptist was founded in 1884 within the Parish of Christ Church, Lavender Bay. It subsequently became a parish. The population of Milsons Point declined following commercial development of the area in the 1970s.

In 1983 a Chinese/Cantonese speaking congregation based in the Cathedral decided to join the congregation of St John's. The finances improved and arrears of assessments were paid.

The church was amalgamated with the Parish of Neutral Bay on 1 December 1989 to ensure continuity of ministry.
The size of the congregation increased from 1983 to 1993 by 300% due to the addition of the Chinese congregation.
In 1993 the congregation comprises approximately 10% local European residents and 90% Chinese from many parts of the Diocese.

In 2007 the Chinese (Cantonese) congregation moved to Artarmon. Bishop Davies invited Paul Dale to consider becoming curate in charge of St John’s.

== Service Times ==
Saturdays at 5:30pm<br />Sundays at 8am (Classic Anglican), 9:30am (families with Kids Church), 5pm & 6:30pm

== External links ==
* [http://www.cbtb.org.au Church by the Bridge website]
* [http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/sydneystories/church_by_the_bridge_gets_made Church by the Bridge gets made - Sydneyanglicans.net]
* [http://matthiasmedia.com.au/briefing/library/5670/ Laying the foundations at Church by the Bridge - The Briefing]

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Christ Church Rouse Hill

2009-12-03T02:05:19Z

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'''Christ Church''' is an historic [[church (building)|church]] building belonging to '''Rouse Hill Anglican Church''' of the [[Anglican Diocese of Sydney]] located on Windsor Road, [[Rouse Hill, New South Wales|Rouse Hill]], in the north west of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].

Christ Church, was built in 1863 and is one of the oldest surviving buildings in [[Rouse Hill, New South Wales|Rouse Hill]].

==History==
The land for the church, ¾ acre in total, was donated by Robert Fitzgerald to the Bishop of Sydney in 1863.<ref>Warren, J.; Wilson, P.; Pullen, N. (2006). ''Rouse Hill Village: a step back in time''. The Hills District Historical Society Inc. ISBN 0-95-776023-X</ref>

A summary of the history of Christ Church and its buildings, as recorded by Warren ''et al.'' (2006) follows:

* 1863: Land gifted to the Bishop of Sydney
* 1863: Christ Church built for the sum of 603 pounds 3 shillings
* 1863-1869: Christ Church building used as both a church and school
* 1869: A separate school building was built on the same parcel of land
* 1875: School changed from a denominational school to a public school
* 1878: Christ Church consecrated
* 1888: School closed and pupils transferred to new Rouse Hill Public School
* 1908: School building demolished and replaced by a hall (still standing)
* 1963: School master's residence demolished
* early 1980s: Church closed
* 1998: Church re-opened as a home for the congregation from St. Stephens, [[Kellyville, New South Wales|Kellyville]]
* 2004: Church closed when a new building for St. Stephens was completed in [[Kellyville, New South Wales|Kellyville]]
* 2006: Development Application lodged with council to redevelop the site

In recent years, the site has once more become active with construction commencing in 2007 on a new Ministry and Education Centre to be built alongside Christ Church. As part of this project, restoration works were undertaken to Christ Church and the 1908 hall. In March 2008, Rouse Hill Anglican Church moved back to the site from their temporary home at [[Rouse Hill Anglican College]]. The Ministry and Education Centre was officially opened on 27 April 2008 by the Archbishop of Sydney, Dr [[Peter Jensen]].
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==Current Ministry==
The current rector is the Senior Minister Martin Morgan, previously from Orange Evangelical Church (see [[History of Independent Evangelical Churches in Australia]]). The church currently has two services each Sunday: a 10am contemporary family service and 5pm ''church@five''.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://rhac.org.au Rouse Hill Anglican Church home page]
*[http://five.rhac.org.au church@five home page]

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Christ Church Lavender Bay

2009-12-03T02:03:59Z

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'''Christ Church''', Lavender Bay is an Anglican [[church (building)|church]] in the [[Sydney]] suburb of [[Lavender Bay]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], just north of the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]].

==History==
Christ Church was founded in 1868 and built to designs by an architect chosen by competition using sandstone quarried on the site. Services of worship have been conducted since 1872. The church uses the most recent liturgy of the Australian Anglican Church, A Prayer Book for Australia.

==Current Ministry==
The current rector is Reverend Patrick Collins, with assistant minister Ross McDonald. The church conducts services every Sunday at 10am.

==External links==
*[http://www.lavenderbay.anglican.asn.au/ Christ Church Lavender Bay home page]
*Christ Church, Lavender Bay is at coordinates [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.842633,151.20751&z=19&t=h&h 33°50'33.48"S, 151°12'27.05"E].

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St Barnabas Broadway

2009-12-03T02:02:19Z

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'''St Barnabas''' is an [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican Church]] in the [[Sydney Anglicans|Diocese of Sydney, Australia]]. The church property is located on [[Broadway, New South Wales|Broadway]], near the [[University of Sydney]].

St Barnabas is well-known in Sydney for its church signs, including a celebrated "battle" with the publican of the [[Broadway Hotel]] across the road. The church would put up one sign in the morning, and the hotel would have another in the evening with a witty reply to the church's sign. Some of the signs attracted the attention of the Sydney media. Also [[Arthur Stace]], the "[[Eternity (graffito)|Eternity]]" man, was a member of this church.

==History==
Built by slum labourers in the [[Inner West (Sydney)|Inner West]] region of Sydney, the foundation stone for the building was laid in 1858.

A fire ravaged the church building at 3.30am on [[10 May]], [[2006]]. It took firefighters around 8 hours to completely contain the fire. Destroyed in the fire were a 100-year-old [[pipe organ]], a historic [[stained-glass]] window (valued in the media at over a million dollars) and memorials to parishioners who died in World War I.

The investigation concluded that the fire was probably started at the power box. No accelerants were found, indicating arson was not a cause. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/police-rule-out-arson-at-st-barnabas/2006/06/08/1149359886229.html]

== Prominent members of Ministry ==
The current senior minister is Rev. Ian Powell. The executive pastor is Rev. Mike Paget, and senior ordained staff include Rev. Caroline Evenden and Rev. Diana Morgan. Barneys also employs a Music Director, Steve Crain, and a substantial ministry team.

Previous ministers at the church include:
* Anglican Bishop of South Sydney [[Robert Forsyth]]
* Archbishop of Sydney [[Peter Jensen]]
* Christian scholar, historian and bishop [[Paul Barnett (bishop)|Paul Barnett]]
* Cannon [[R.B.S. Hammond]] (started the tradition of the Barney's sign)
* Howard Guinness (related to [[Arthur Guinness]], founder of [[Guinness]] Beer)

==Eternity==

A member of the congregation, [[Arthur Stace]] attracted attention for writing the word [[Eternity (graffito)|Eternity]] in chalk on the streets of Sydney from the 1940s through to the 1960s in a distinctive copperplate style. "Eternity" was featured on the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]] during New Year's celebrations in 2000.

A documentary about Arthur Stace, called "Eternity" by Lawrence Johnston was released in 1994.

== Battle Of The Signs ==

R.B.S Hammond began the weekly ritual of the famous St Barnabas message board. His witty and often thought provoking messages were what made St Barnabas famous. Some include; "Drink and trouble are like petrol and fire", "Alcohol makes your mind stagger long before your feet do", "Do not nurse a grievance, teach it to walk", and "Divorce is the hash we make from domestic scraps". Continuing on the tradition was Robert Forsyth, who found that he had competition from the nearby pub, Broadway Hotel. The two noticeboards would often display subtle wordplay. Here are some of them:

*St Barnabas: "This church is for sinners" / Broadway Hotel: "This pub is for drinkers"
*St Barnabas: "Money does not make you happy" / Broadway Hotel: "I'd rather be rich and happy than poor and happy"
*St Barnabas: "God made sex for marriage not for money" / Broadway Hotel: "Wish he had made money for marriage"
*St Barnabas: "Free Grace brothers and sisters" (St Barnabas was next to a [[Grace Brothers]] store) / Broadway Hotel: "Free [[David Jones Limited|David Jones]] too" (referring to another Australian department store)
*St Barnabas: "The best things in life aren't things" / Broadway Hotel: "Things are not all what they seem to be"

==External Links==
*[http://www.barneys.org.au/ Church website]
*[http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/ Anglican Diocese of Sydney]
*[http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2006/05/10/1146940613354.html Just a Fiery Glitch] - story in [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] about the May 10 fire.
*[http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1634861.htm Bishop vows to rebuild gutted church] - news of the May 10 fire from the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].
*[http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/senior_clergy/bishop_forsyth/welcome/ Rob Forsyth ] Bishop Rob Forsyth's page, Rector of St Barnabas 1983-2000.
*[http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2006/05/10/1146940584473.html Photo gallery from the Sydney Morning Herald] - including some church signs

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St Andrews Cathedral Sydney

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'''St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney''' is the [[cathedral]] church of the [[Anglican]] [[Diocese]] of [[Sydney]] in the [[Anglican Church of Australia]]. The cathedral is the seat of the Anglican [[Archbishop]] of Sydney and [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of [[New South Wales]], the Most Reverend [[Peter Jensen]]. The [[dean (religion)|Dean]] of Sydney since 2003 is his brother, the Very Reverend [[Phillip Jensen]].

Located in central Sydney, the cathedral is one of the city's finest examples of [[Gothic Revival architecture]]. Designed by [[Edmund Blacket]] it was ready for services and consecrated in 1868, making it the oldest cathedral in [[Australia]]. Joan Kerr described St Andrew's as ''"....a perfect example of the colonial desire to reproduce England in Australia in the mid nineteenth century".'' <ref>Joan Kerr, ''Edmund Thomas Blacket'' </ref>
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== Building and architecture ==

===Macquarie and Greenway===
The early [[Governors of New South Wales|Governor of New South Wales]], [[Lachlan Macquarie]], had grand plans for the city of Sydney. He foresaw that Sydney would grow into a large city requiring a large cathedral. With the architect [[Francis Greenway]], who had been transported to Sydney for forgery, the governor planned a church 200 feet square and probably with the seating and galleries facing inward from three sides. But this was never brought to fruition. Only a few foundations were laid before the plan was abandoned. Macquarie was severely criticised for planning beyond the colony's means.

===Broughton and Hume===
Bishop [[William Grant Broughton]], consecrated in 1836, had a new foundation stone laid in 1837. The plans, prepared by the architect [[James Hume]], were of much more modest proportions and were for a traditional cruciform church in the [[Gothic Architecture|Gothic style]]. The designs, dating from the early phase of Gothic Revival architecture, did not show a great expertise in the handling of the particular architectural vocabulary. Only one notable section was completed, the façade of the south transept. However, the foundations were laid and some of the walls were constructed up to a height of about 15 feet.

===Edmund T. Blacket===
In 1842 [[Edmund Blacket|Edmund Thomas Blacket]] presented himself to the Bishop with a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury recommending his talent as an architect and having equal facility in both the [[Classical Architecture|Classical]] and the Gothic style. He was eventually to become known as the [[Christopher Wren|Wren]] of Sydney, having designed two universities, three cathedrals and fifty or more parish churches as well as banks, offices, bridges, mansions and countless shops, cottages and terraced houses. Blacket became the official Colonial Architect 1849-1854.

Blacket was an inventive and stylish [[Gothic Revival]] architect who utilised the forms of English Medieval prototypes reproduced in the books of his architectural library to produce designs which, although archeologically "correct", are often highly original. This was just as well, because the task that he inherited from James Hume was not an easy one.
It took some convincing to get the bishop to accept his deviations from the original design. The problem was how to make a truly splendid and imposing cathedral on foundations which were only the size of a large English parish church. Taking into account what Hume had done and the fact that some of Hume's rather amateurish window tracery was already in place, Blacket designed the cathedral in the style known as [[Perpendicular Gothic]], used extensively at the cathedrals of [[Canterbury Cathedral|Canterbury]], [[Winchester Cathedral|Winchester]] and [[York Minster|York]].

===Perpendicular style===
With the repetition of forms and the strongly vertical lines characteristic of [[Perpendicular Gothic]], Blacket succeeded in creating a building which, despite its small size, is nevertheless imposing and of harmonious proportions. The western front with its layered decoration is a majestic composition, based loosely of that of [[York Minster]]. The strongly projecting rectangular buttresses, which transform by stages into lofty octagonally-sectioned pinnacles, and the complex molding around the portals casts varied shadows in the bright Australian sunlight. Kinsela describes it as ''“a grand façade with superb towers…Covered with a profusion of ornanament, blind traceries and tiny attached pinnacles, in a light-hearted yet elegant manner.”''<ref>Joseph Kinsela, ''St Andrew's Cathedral'' </ref>

Bishop Broughton did not live to consecrate St Andrew's. He died while on a trip to England in 1853 and is buried at Canterbury Cathedral. The second Bishop of Sydney, Frederick Barker, consecrated the completed building on St Andrew's Day, 30 November 1868.

===Interior===
The interior is a harmonious composition in Perpendicular Gothic. Although the building is small, it is given a sense of grandeur by the proportions of the arcade and clerestory, the richness of the moldings, the loftiness of the [[hammerbeam roof]] with its blue and vermillion decoration, and the decorative details, which include carved stone ribbons around the nave piers, bearing the names of notables in the early Sydney church.
The stone used throughout is Sydney sandstone. The chancel has a newly-restored floor in ornate pattern set with marble and intaglio tiles in the [[Cosmatesque|Cosmati style]] by Fields of London, created under the direction of [[Gilbert Scott]]. The rest of the building is paved with encaustic tiles of red and black with small intaglio designs by [[Mintons Ltd|Mintons]] of [[Stoke-on-Trent]].

The [[reredos]] was commissioned by the third Bishop of Sydney, Bishop Barry, and carved of translucent cream English [[alabaster]] by the sculptor Earp, under the supervision of the well-known [[Gothic Revival]] architect, [[J. L. Pearson]], in 1886. The subject matter of the three pictorial panels, as originally created, were: at the centre - the [[Crucifixion]], to the left – the [[Resurrection]], to the right – the [[Ascension of Jesus Christ|Ascension]]. To either side were the figures of [[Moses]] and [[Elijah]]. In 1887 there was objection at synod to the representational nature of the reredos and in particular to the central Crucifixion on the grounds that it might be seen as [[idolatry|idolatorous]]. The Crucifixion was replaced, at the expense of the objectors, by the present scene of the [[Transfiguration of Jesus| Transfiguration]].

The original furniture of the chancel, of which much remains, is of different dates, but for the most part in the Gothic style. The choir stalls, of dark English oak, are particularly fine, having large poppy heads, each richly carved with a different foliate design.

===Windows===
The lower stained glass windows are one of the earliest complete cycles of glass by [[Hardman of Birmingham]] and demonstrate the skilful employment of primary colour, elegant design and narrational intelligence that is typical of the work of John Hardman Powell. They represent the life and the [[parables]] of Jesus.

The seven-light and four-tiered east window is a complex composition showing scenes in the life of Christ at which the [[St Andrew|Apostle Andrew]] was present, such as the Feeding of the Five Thousand. The west window has tiers of Apostles. There was a dispute with the firm over the inclusion of [[Mary Magdalene]] among the male disciples which was resolved by painting a beard on Mary.

===Orientation and reorientation===
St Andrew's Cathedral is built to the ''[[cruciform]]'' shape traditional of Christian Churches and symbolic of the faith. The body of the cathedral or ''[[nave]]'', with lower aisles on either side, is crossed by the ''[[transept]]'', forming a ''[[chancel]]'' for the seating of clergy and choir at the eastern end. The sides of the ''[[Quire (architecture)|choir]]'' are traditionally known as ''[[Cantoris]]'', the side of the [[Precentor]], or cantor, and ''[[Decani]]'', the side of the [[Dean (religion)|Dean]], the senior clerical appointee within the Cathedral. ''See [[Cathedral architecture]] and [[Cathedral diagram]].''

It is customary for cathedrals to be orientated on an East-West axis with the main door to the West and the Sanctuary to the East. St Andrew's conformed to that tradition. But Sydney's main thoroughfare, George Street, ran by the Eastern rather than the Western end. This made the main entrance less accessible and also meant that when an electric tram system was installed in the street, the noise frequently drowned out the service of [[Holy Communion]].

In 1941 the interior was therefore reoriented. A new raised chancel floor was built in the West end, the West door was permanently closed and the [[Reredos]] was placed immediately in front of it. All the internal fittings of the Chancel were relocated, the positioning of the reredos right against the wall creating some extra space. There was a claim that the acoustics were improved but this is spurious. While, on one hand, the trams would not have seemed so loud, being more remote, the effect on the internal acoustic was disastrous. A very large number of choristers were employed to make themselves heard.

Between 1999 and 2000 major conservation and restoration work was undertaken to restore the original internal layout, whereby the [[sanctuary]] was relocated at the Cathedral's Eastern end. This was achieved under the Very Reverend Boak Jobbins.

===Changes===
In line with the trend in the Anglican Church in Sydney for services of a more contemporary nature, and to avoid its potential confusion with an altar, it was decided that the communion table should be placed in a more forward position in the sanctuary and that it should be easily portable in order that it might be removed when not required for Holy Communion, to clear a space for presentations and musical performances. An new table, of a simple, square, modern design was installed. It was suggested by some traditional Anglicans that the older table, with its ornate carving, should be retained in its usual place in front of the ''[[reredos]].'' It is not unusual for cathedrals in England, because of their vast size, to have tables in two positions. But as this was not the case in Sydney it was decided to abandon the old table rather than maintaining it at the risk of it being associated with the "High Altar" of the Roman Catholic Church (The Table in an Anglican Church in Sydney must be of wood and be able to be moved). In addition, a major consideration in not retaining the old table was that it was riddled with termite damage, a perpetual problem in the centre of Sydney.

The [[reredos]] is in five sections, parallel with the five inner lights of the large seven-light east window above it. The removal of the communion table that was formally part of this visual and liturgical unit has left a visually empty space. Its place is now occupied by one of the treasures of the cathedral, the [[Great Bible]] of 1539 (printed at the date when [[Henry VIII]] ordered that every church should have a bible in the English language.) This is in keeping with the Sydney diocese's emphasis on the ''[[Bible]]'' as providing all that is needed for [[salvation]].

The emphasis of Sydney Anglican theology on an understanding of [[scripture]] as against experiential spirituality is confirmed by the apparent precedence of the Book over the [[Sacrament]]. The antiquity of the particular bible displayed is such that it needs to be enclosed in a glass case.

==Music==

===Organ===
In 1866 an organ by the famous English organ builders [[William Hill & Sons]] was installed with a case to Edmund Blacket's design and richly decorated organ pipes. It was placed in the South transept. It was joined in 1932 by an instrument by [[John Whitely]] which was placed opposite in the North transept. In the 1950s the instruments were amalgamated to be played from a single console, thus constituting the largest church organ in Australia. There has been a further rationalisation of the organs in the recent restoration and the Whitely has gone from the North transept gallery, thus revealing one of the cathedral's finest Hardman windows.

The cathedral's first organist was [[Montague Younger]].

There are regular Friday afternoon recitals involving Australian and International organists commencing at 1.10 pm (usually for 30 or 40 minutes). These recitals have now been going for more than 40 years.

===Choir===
In 1885 [[St Andrew's Cathedral School]] was founded by the third Bishop of Sydney, Bishop Barry, for the purpose of providing choristers to sing the daily services at the cathedral. For many years the enrolment stood at 46 boys and the headmaster was also the Master of Choristers and precentor of the cathedral. The school began to expand in 1941 and for many years in the latter part of the 20th century the enrolment stood at 700 and catered for boys from Years 3 to 12. In 1999 girls were admitted to senior years and in 2008 St Andrew's Cathedral School became fully co-educational from Kindergarten.

In 2004 the present dean altered the form of service in the cathedral in keeping with his inclination to rationalise the worship on Evangelical Protestant principles. This has decreased the formal participation of the Cathedral Choir and has been met by some controversy.<ref>"Peter Phillips is conductor of one of the world's most famous choirs, The Tallis Scholars, as well as being a regular columnist for The Spectator. In his most recent column he has launched a blistering attack on the Sydney Anglicans, claiming the Jensen brothers are vandalising Anglican music and culture in Sydney..." [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/religionreport/stories/2008/2149668.htm The Religion Report] ABC Radio National, January 30 2008, accessed October 9 2008</ref>

Since 2005, the Director of Music is Ross Cobb, previously Director of Music at Christ Church, Clifton in Bristol, England. He is an Associate of Kings College London and holds a Bachelor of Music from the Royal Academy of Music and Kings College, London. Mr Cobb was appointed to the role in 2005.[http://your.sydneyanglicans.net/sydneystories/cobb_follows_call_to_cathedral/]

Since the 1970s the choir has regularly toured abroad. The most recent tour was to Europe in July 2008 and was made to mark the 140th anniversary[http://www.standrewscathedralchoir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=21] of the choir. The choir sang in Wells & Bristol Cathedrals (the latter with the world-renowned Black Dyke Colliery Band), Bath Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral London in the presence of the Australian High Commissioner. The choir also sang for the first time in the Basilica of San Marco in Venice, as well as the Anglican churches of Venice and Florence.

The choir sings at the 10.30am ''Sunday Church''[http://www.cathedral.sydney.anglican.asn.au/pages/church-activities/1030am-sunday-church.php] service and two weekday services (Wednesday at 7:30am and Thursday at 5:30pm). There is a Cathedral Girls' choir, drawn from the Cathedral school who sing an early morning mattins service on Tuesdays. There is also an independent group of adults called The Cathedral Singers. [http://www.cathedral.sydney.anglican.asn.au/pages/music-st-andrews.php]

===Bells===
St Andrew's has a peal of 10 bells cast by John Taylor and Co. of Loughborough in England and installed in 1965 to the memory of Ernest Samuel Trigg. The tenor weighs 29 1/4 cwt and the lightest 6 1/2 cwt. The bells have since been augmented with three more. They are rung each Sunday at 9.45am.

==Specifications==

===Dimensions===
*'''Length''' (internal) - 48 metres (160 ft)
*'''Width''' - 17.6 metres (58 ft)
*'''Width''' at transept - 33.3 metres 110 ft)
*'''Height''' - 29.7 metres (68 ft)
*'''Height''' of western towers - 39.3 metres (130 ft

===Materials===
*'''Building''' - Sydney sandstone
*'''Roof''' - Welsh slate
*'''Roof timber''' -
*'''Lower windows''', east and west windows, transept windows, - Hardman of Birmingham, 1861-8
*'''Nave clerestory windows''' - designer, Norman Carter, 1953-4
*'''Chancel and transept clerestory windows''' - various, including Lyon and Cottier, Falconer and Ashwin and English firms.
*'''Floor''' - Minton intaglio tiles
*'''Chancel floor''' - Cosmateque tiles by Fields of London
*'''Pulpit and Choir stalls''' - English Oak
*'''Reredos''' - English Alabaster
*'''Pulpit'''- Otago sandstone and Gabo Island granite

==Town Hall Group==

The cathedral is part of the Town Hall group, an important group of heritage-listed buildings in that part of Sydney. Apart from the cathedral, the group includes [[Sydney Town Hall]] (designed by Wilson and Bond, built 1886-1889), the [[Queen Victoria Building]] (designed by [[George McRae]], built 1893-98), the former Gresham Hotel (149 York Street) (designed by J. Kirkpatrick, built circa 1890) and the former Bank of New South Wales (facade only), 485 George Street (designed by Varney Parkes, built 1894). All buildings are listed on the [[Register of the National Estate]].<ref>The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/100</ref>

== References ==
<references/>
* The Venerable S.M.Johnstone, ''The Book of St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney'', revised 1968, Angus and Robertson
* Joseph Kinsela, ''St Andrew's Cathedral, a pictorial History and Guide'', 1986, Argyle Press, ISBN 0-909625-95-6
* Joan Kerr, ''Our Great Victorian Architect, Edmund Thomas Blacket'', 1983, National Trust of Australia, ISBN 0-909723-17-6
* First organist of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, [http://jboddy2782.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/montagueyounger.pdf Montague Younger]

==External links==
*[http://www.cathedral.sydney.anglican.asn.au/ St Andrew's Cathedral website]
*[http://www.sydney.anglican.asn.au/ Anglican Diocese of Sydney website]
*[http://www.standrewscathedralchoir.com/ St Andrew's Cathedral Choir website]
*[http://www.cathedralsingers.org.au/ The Cathedral Singers website]
*[http://www.sacs.nsw.edu.au/ St Andrew's Cathedral School website]
*[http://www.sydneyorgan.com/SACHistframes.html History and Specifications of the Cathedral Organs plus Organ Recital schedule]
*[http://www.sydneyheal.com/ Healing Ministry of St Andrew's Cathedral website]

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St Andrews Cathedral Sydney

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Kololee: New page: '''St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney''' is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney in the Anglican Church of Australia. The cathedral is the seat of the Ang...

'''St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney''' is the [[cathedral]] church of the [[Anglican]] [[Diocese]] of [[Sydney]] in the [[Anglican Church of Australia]]. The cathedral is the seat of the Anglican [[Archbishop]] of Sydney and [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of [[New South Wales]], the Most Reverend [[Peter Jensen]]. The [[dean (religion)|Dean]] of Sydney since 2003 is his brother, the Very Reverend [[Phillip Jensen]].

Located in central Sydney, the cathedral is one of the city's finest examples of [[Gothic Revival architecture]]. Designed by [[Edmund Blacket]] it was ready for services and consecrated in 1868, making it the oldest cathedral in [[Australia]]. Joan Kerr described St Andrew's as ''"....a perfect example of the colonial desire to reproduce England in Australia in the mid nineteenth century".'' <ref>Joan Kerr, ''Edmund Thomas Blacket'' </ref>
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== Building and architecture ==

===Macquarie and Greenway===
[[Image:Bishop Broughton.jpg|thumb|150px|William Grant Broughton, first Bishop of Sydney]]
The early [[Governors of New South Wales|Governor of New South Wales]], [[Lachlan Macquarie]], had grand plans for the city of Sydney. He foresaw that Sydney would grow into a large city requiring a large cathedral. With the architect [[Francis Greenway]], who had been transported to Sydney for forgery, the governor planned a church 200 feet square and probably with the seating and galleries facing inward from three sides. But this was never brought to fruition. Only a few foundations were laid before the plan was abandoned. Macquarie was severely criticised for planning beyond the colony's means.

===Broughton and Hume===
Bishop [[William Grant Broughton]], consecrated in 1836, had a new foundation stone laid in 1837. The plans, prepared by the architect [[James Hume]], were of much more modest proportions and were for a traditional cruciform church in the [[Gothic Architecture|Gothic style]]. The designs, dating from the early phase of Gothic Revival architecture, did not show a great expertise in the handling of the particular architectural vocabulary. Only one notable section was completed, the façade of the south transept. However, the foundations were laid and some of the walls were constructed up to a height of about 15 feet.
[[Image:Nave, St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, (Looking E) from The Powerhouse Museum Collection.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Looking east, circa 1900]]

===Edmund T. Blacket===
In 1842 [[Edmund Blacket|Edmund Thomas Blacket]] presented himself to the Bishop with a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury recommending his talent as an architect and having equal facility in both the [[Classical Architecture|Classical]] and the Gothic style. He was eventually to become known as the [[Christopher Wren|Wren]] of Sydney, having designed two universities, three cathedrals and fifty or more parish churches as well as banks, offices, bridges, mansions and countless shops, cottages and terraced houses. Blacket became the official Colonial Architect 1849-1854.

Blacket was an inventive and stylish [[Gothic Revival]] architect who utilised the forms of English Medieval prototypes reproduced in the books of his architectural library to produce designs which, although archeologically "correct", are often highly original. This was just as well, because the task that he inherited from James Hume was not an easy one.
It took some convincing to get the bishop to accept his deviations from the original design. The problem was how to make a truly splendid and imposing cathedral on foundations which were only the size of a large English parish church. Taking into account what Hume had done and the fact that some of Hume's rather amateurish window tracery was already in place, Blacket designed the cathedral in the style known as [[Perpendicular Gothic]], used extensively at the cathedrals of [[Canterbury Cathedral|Canterbury]], [[Winchester Cathedral|Winchester]] and [[York Minster|York]].

===Perpendicular style===
[[Image:St Andrews Sydney 03 interior c.jpg|thumb|240px|Looking east during the restoration of 2000, with scaffolding in front of the east window.]]
With the repetition of forms and the strongly vertical lines characteristic of [[Perpendicular Gothic]], Blacket succeeded in creating a building which, despite its small size, is nevertheless imposing and of harmonious proportions. The western front with its layered decoration is a majestic composition, based loosely of that of [[York Minster]]. The strongly projecting rectangular buttresses, which transform by stages into lofty octagonally-sectioned pinnacles, and the complex molding around the portals casts varied shadows in the bright Australian sunlight. Kinsela describes it as ''“a grand façade with superb towers…Covered with a profusion of ornanament, blind traceries and tiny attached pinnacles, in a light-hearted yet elegant manner.”''<ref>Joseph Kinsela, ''St Andrew's Cathedral'' </ref>

Bishop Broughton did not live to consecrate St Andrew's. He died while on a trip to England in 1853 and is buried at Canterbury Cathedral. The second Bishop of Sydney, Frederick Barker, consecrated the completed building on St Andrew's Day, 30 November 1868.

===Interior===
The interior is a harmonious composition in Perpendicular Gothic. Although the building is small, it is given a sense of grandeur by the proportions of the arcade and clerestory, the richness of the moldings, the loftiness of the [[hammerbeam roof]] with its blue and vermillion decoration, and the decorative details, which include carved stone ribbons around the nave piers, bearing the names of notables in the early Sydney church.
The stone used throughout is Sydney sandstone. The chancel has a newly-restored floor in ornate pattern set with marble and intaglio tiles in the [[Cosmatesque|Cosmati style]] by Fields of London, created under the direction of [[Gilbert Scott]]. The rest of the building is paved with encaustic tiles of red and black with small intaglio designs by [[Mintons Ltd|Mintons]] of [[Stoke-on-Trent]].
[[Image:St Andrews Sydney windows E3 Resurrection.JPG|thumb|left|240px|<center>''The Resurrection''</center> <br> One of the series of 27 windows witnessing the life and teachings of Jesus, by [[Hardman & Co.]] of Birmingham]]
The [[reredos]] was commissioned by the third Bishop of Sydney, Bishop Barry, and carved of translucent cream English [[alabaster]] by the sculptor Earp, under the supervision of the well-known [[Gothic Revival]] architect, [[J. L. Pearson]], in 1886. The subject matter of the three pictorial panels, as originally created, were: at the centre - the [[Crucifixion]], to the left – the [[Resurrection]], to the right – the [[Ascension of Jesus Christ|Ascension]]. To either side were the figures of [[Moses]] and [[Elijah]]. In 1887 there was objection at synod to the representational nature of the reredos and in particular to the central Crucifixion on the grounds that it might be seen as [[idolatry|idolatorous]]. The Crucifixion was replaced, at the expense of the objectors, by the present scene of the [[Transfiguration of Jesus| Transfiguration]].

The original furniture of the chancel, of which much remains, is of different dates, but for the most part in the Gothic style. The choir stalls, of dark English oak, are particularly fine, having large poppy heads, each richly carved with a different foliate design.

===Windows===
The lower stained glass windows are one of the earliest complete cycles of glass by [[Hardman of Birmingham]] and demonstrate the skilful employment of primary colour, elegant design and narrational intelligence that is typical of the work of John Hardman Powell. They represent the life and the [[parables]] of Jesus.

The seven-light and four-tiered east window is a complex composition showing scenes in the life of Christ at which the [[St Andrew|Apostle Andrew]] was present, such as the Feeding of the Five Thousand. The west window has tiers of Apostles. There was a dispute with the firm over the inclusion of [[Mary Magdalene]] among the male disciples which was resolved by painting a beard on Mary.

===Orientation and reorientation===
St Andrew's Cathedral is built to the ''[[cruciform]]'' shape traditional of Christian Churches and symbolic of the faith. The body of the cathedral or ''[[nave]]'', with lower aisles on either side, is crossed by the ''[[transept]]'', forming a ''[[chancel]]'' for the seating of clergy and choir at the eastern end. The sides of the ''[[Quire (architecture)|choir]]'' are traditionally known as ''[[Cantoris]]'', the side of the [[Precentor]], or cantor, and ''[[Decani]]'', the side of the [[Dean (religion)|Dean]], the senior clerical appointee within the Cathedral. ''See [[Cathedral architecture]] and [[Cathedral diagram]].''
[[Image:St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, Australia.JPG|250px|thumb|The East End, with the entrance that was made in 1941.]]

It is customary for cathedrals to be orientated on an East-West axis with the main door to the West and the Sanctuary to the East. St Andrew's conformed to that tradition. But Sydney's main thoroughfare, George Street, ran by the Eastern rather than the Western end. This made the main entrance less accessible and also meant that when an electric tram system was installed in the street, the noise frequently drowned out the service of [[Holy Communion]].

In 1941 the interior was therefore reoriented. A new raised chancel floor was built in the West end, the West door was permanently closed and the [[Reredos]] was placed immediately in front of it. All the internal fittings of the Chancel were relocated, the positioning of the reredos right against the wall creating some extra space. There was a claim that the acoustics were improved but this is spurious. While, on one hand, the trams would not have seemed so loud, being more remote, the effect on the internal acoustic was disastrous. A very large number of choristers were employed to make themselves heard.

Between 1999 and 2000 major conservation and restoration work was undertaken to restore the original internal layout, whereby the [[sanctuary]] was relocated at the Cathedral's Eastern end. This was achieved under the Very Reverend Boak Jobbins.

===Changes===
In line with the trend in the Anglican Church in Sydney for services of a more contemporary nature, and to avoid its potential confusion with an altar, it was decided that the communion table should be placed in a more forward position in the sanctuary and that it should be easily portable in order that it might be removed when not required for Holy Communion, to clear a space for presentations and musical performances. An new table, of a simple, square, modern design was installed. It was suggested by some traditional Anglicans that the older table, with its ornate carving, should be retained in its usual place in front of the ''[[reredos]].'' It is not unusual for cathedrals in England, because of their vast size, to have tables in two positions. But as this was not the case in Sydney it was decided to abandon the old table rather than maintaining it at the risk of it being associated with the "High Altar" of the Roman Catholic Church (The Table in an Anglican Church in Sydney must be of wood and be able to be moved). In addition, a major consideration in not retaining the old table was that it was riddled with termite damage, a perpetual problem in the centre of Sydney.

The [[reredos]] is in five sections, parallel with the five inner lights of the large seven-light east window above it. The removal of the communion table that was formally part of this visual and liturgical unit has left a visually empty space. Its place is now occupied by one of the treasures of the cathedral, the [[Great Bible]] of 1539 (printed at the date when [[Henry VIII]] ordered that every church should have a bible in the English language.) This is in keeping with the Sydney diocese's emphasis on the ''[[Bible]]'' as providing all that is needed for [[salvation]].

The emphasis of Sydney Anglican theology on an understanding of [[scripture]] as against experiential spirituality is confirmed by the apparent precedence of the Book over the [[Sacrament]]. The antiquity of the particular bible displayed is such that it needs to be enclosed in a glass case.

==Music==
[[Image:St Andrews Sydney 04 the Hill organ c.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The organ by Hill, 1866]]
===Organ===
In 1866 an organ by the famous English organ builders [[William Hill & Sons]] was installed with a case to Edmund Blacket's design and richly decorated organ pipes. It was placed in the South transept. It was joined in 1932 by an instrument by [[John Whitely]] which was placed opposite in the North transept. In the 1950s the instruments were amalgamated to be played from a single console, thus constituting the largest church organ in Australia. There has been a further rationalisation of the organs in the recent restoration and the Whitely has gone from the North transept gallery, thus revealing one of the cathedral's finest Hardman windows.

The cathedral's first organist was [[Montague Younger]].

There are regular Friday afternoon recitals involving Australian and International organists commencing at 1.10 pm (usually for 30 or 40 minutes). These recitals have now been going for more than 40 years.

===Choir===
In 1885 [[St Andrew's Cathedral School]] was founded by the third Bishop of Sydney, Bishop Barry, for the purpose of providing choristers to sing the daily services at the cathedral. For many years the enrolment stood at 46 boys and the headmaster was also the Master of Choristers and precentor of the cathedral. The school began to expand in 1941 and for many years in the latter part of the 20th century the enrolment stood at 700 and catered for boys from Years 3 to 12. In 1999 girls were admitted to senior years and in 2008 St Andrew's Cathedral School became fully co-educational from Kindergarten.

In 2004 the present dean altered the form of service in the cathedral in keeping with his inclination to rationalise the worship on Evangelical Protestant principles. This has decreased the formal participation of the Cathedral Choir and has been met by some controversy.<ref>"Peter Phillips is conductor of one of the world's most famous choirs, The Tallis Scholars, as well as being a regular columnist for The Spectator. In his most recent column he has launched a blistering attack on the Sydney Anglicans, claiming the Jensen brothers are vandalising Anglican music and culture in Sydney..." [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/religionreport/stories/2008/2149668.htm The Religion Report] ABC Radio National, January 30 2008, accessed October 9 2008</ref>

Since 2005, the Director of Music is Ross Cobb, previously Director of Music at Christ Church, Clifton in Bristol, England. He is an Associate of Kings College London and holds a Bachelor of Music from the Royal Academy of Music and Kings College, London. Mr Cobb was appointed to the role in 2005.[http://your.sydneyanglicans.net/sydneystories/cobb_follows_call_to_cathedral/]

Since the 1970s the choir has regularly toured abroad. The most recent tour was to Europe in July 2008 and was made to mark the 140th anniversary[http://www.standrewscathedralchoir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=21] of the choir. The choir sang in Wells & Bristol Cathedrals (the latter with the world-renowned Black Dyke Colliery Band), Bath Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral London in the presence of the Australian High Commissioner. The choir also sang for the first time in the Basilica of San Marco in Venice, as well as the Anglican churches of Venice and Florence.

The choir sings at the 10.30am ''Sunday Church''[http://www.cathedral.sydney.anglican.asn.au/pages/church-activities/1030am-sunday-church.php] service and two weekday services (Wednesday at 7:30am and Thursday at 5:30pm). There is a Cathedral Girls' choir, drawn from the Cathedral school who sing an early morning mattins service on Tuesdays. There is also an independent group of adults called The Cathedral Singers. [http://www.cathedral.sydney.anglican.asn.au/pages/music-st-andrews.php]

===Bells===
St Andrew's has a peal of 10 bells cast by John Taylor and Co. of Loughborough in England and installed in 1965 to the memory of Ernest Samuel Trigg. The tenor weighs 29 1/4 cwt and the lightest 6 1/2 cwt. The bells have since been augmented with three more. They are rung each Sunday at 9.45am.

==Specifications==
[[Image:St Andrew's Cathedral and Town Hall, Sydney from The Powerhouse Museum Collection.jpg|thumb|300px|right|St Andrew's and [[Sydney Town Hall]], circa 1900]]
===Dimensions===
*'''Length''' (internal) - 48 metres (160 ft)
*'''Width''' - 17.6 metres (58 ft)
*'''Width''' at transept - 33.3 metres 110 ft)
*'''Height''' - 29.7 metres (68 ft)
*'''Height''' of western towers - 39.3 metres (130 ft

===Materials===
*'''Building''' - Sydney sandstone
*'''Roof''' - Welsh slate
*'''Roof timber''' -
*'''Lower windows''', east and west windows, transept windows, - Hardman of Birmingham, 1861-8
*'''Nave clerestory windows''' - designer, Norman Carter, 1953-4
*'''Chancel and transept clerestory windows''' - various, including Lyon and Cottier, Falconer and Ashwin and English firms.
*'''Floor''' - Minton intaglio tiles
*'''Chancel floor''' - Cosmateque tiles by Fields of London
*'''Pulpit and Choir stalls''' - English Oak
*'''Reredos''' - English Alabaster
*'''Pulpit'''- Otago sandstone and Gabo Island granite

==Town Hall Group==

The cathedral is part of the Town Hall group, an important group of heritage-listed buildings in that part of Sydney. Apart from the cathedral, the group includes [[Sydney Town Hall]] (designed by Wilson and Bond, built 1886-1889), the [[Queen Victoria Building]] (designed by [[George McRae]], built 1893-98), the former Gresham Hotel (149 York Street) (designed by J. Kirkpatrick, built circa 1890) and the former Bank of New South Wales (facade only), 485 George Street (designed by Varney Parkes, built 1894). All buildings are listed on the [[Register of the National Estate]].<ref>The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/100</ref>

== References ==
<references/>
* The Venerable S.M.Johnstone, ''The Book of St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney'', revised 1968, Angus and Robertson
* Joseph Kinsela, ''St Andrew's Cathedral, a pictorial History and Guide'', 1986, Argyle Press, ISBN 0-909625-95-6
* Joan Kerr, ''Our Great Victorian Architect, Edmund Thomas Blacket'', 1983, National Trust of Australia, ISBN 0-909723-17-6
* First organist of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, [http://jboddy2782.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/montagueyounger.pdf Montague Younger]

==External links==
{{commons|Category:St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney|St Andrew's Cathedral}}
*[http://www.cathedral.sydney.anglican.asn.au/ St Andrew's Cathedral website]
*[http://www.sydney.anglican.asn.au/ Anglican Diocese of Sydney website]
*[http://www.standrewscathedralchoir.com/ St Andrew's Cathedral Choir website]
*[http://www.cathedralsingers.org.au/ The Cathedral Singers website]
*[http://www.sacs.nsw.edu.au/ St Andrew's Cathedral School website]
*[http://www.sydneyorgan.com/SACHistframes.html History and Specifications of the Cathedral Organs plus Organ Recital schedule]
*[http://www.sydneyheal.com/ Healing Ministry of St Andrew's Cathedral website]

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All Souls Anglican Leichhardt

2009-12-03T01:57:47Z

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'''All Souls''' is an [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican Church]] in the [[Sydney Anglicans|Diocese of Sydney, Australia]]. The church is located on the corner of Norton & Marion Streets, [[Leichhardt, New South Wales]]. Leichhardt is a suburb of Sydney, in the State of [[New South Wales]].

==First building==
The church building to house All Soul’s was opened for public worship on Saturday, January 7th, 1882. The building and the land together cost £800 <ref name="Home page">Home page, http://www.allsouls.net.au/About%20Us%20History1.htm</ref>.

==Current church building==
Soon after the first building was opened, the first Rector of the parish Thomas Holme encouraged the parish to build a new and bigger church to house the congregation. The new church was designed by Blacket Bros <ref name="NSW Heritage Office">NSW Heritage Office, http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_01_2.cfm?itemid=1940284</ref>. This is the architectural firm founded by [[Edmund Blacket]] who was a prominent Anglican Church architect of the eighteenth century<ref name="Home page"/>.. The church is designed in the early English gothic style. It has a simple brick façade with a tile roof and is finished with sandstone details. There is also a box shaped tower with a slender style spire which was built at a later time.
The building is heritage listed as be notable for its landmark tower <ref name="NSW Heritage Office"/>. The church’s website describes the building is being “distinctively evangelical with its short sanctuary and lack of cruciform design”.
The first service in the new building was conducted on 2 February 1884.

==In the news==
The church came to notice in the media with its introduction of a “café” style church service in 2004. This was to accommodate the changing nature of the Leichhardt area since the post-war immigration of Europeans to Australia. Since World War II, the area has become known as the “Little Italy” of Sydney. The café service was there a natural extension of the café streetscape of the Norton Street <ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/25/1095961911822.html?from=storylhs Church spruiks cafe society to spread the word - National - www.smh.com.au]</ref>.

Later during the soccer world cup, the church posted a sign outside its building that read "Jesus saves better than Kalak" <ref> "Dream is Over", The Glebe, 27 JUNe 2006, http://www.theglebe.com.au/article/2006/06/27/534_news.html</ref> <ref>[http://www.insidesport.com.au/is/index?pg=verbatim&spg=verbatim9.htm Inside Sport]</ref>. Later, another sign read "We're putting the mental back into fundamentalism." <ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/14/1087065083081.html?from=storylhs Mental as anything - Spike - www.smh.com.au]</ref> and then later "We're putting the fun back into fundamentalism'' <ref>” Fun in old time religion”, The Glebe, 24 JUNE 2004 </ref>.

== Prominent members of Ministry ==
The Rev Dr Leon Morris, later New Testament scholar at Principal of Ridley College, taught Sunday School at the branch church of St Mark's Lilyfield as a young man in the 1930s.

The Rev. Dr. Tim Foster was appointed in May 2002 and left in May 2009 to the role of Director of Ridley Melbourne. His replacement, announced on 7 June, 2009, is Rev. Darren Hindle, a graduate of Sydney Mission and Bible College and serving in Hong Kong at the time of the appointment. Mr Hindle is due to begin in late September, 2009.

==Notable parishioners==
*[[Thomas Chaplin Breillat]], merchant and founder of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce <ref>[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030207b.htm Breillat, Thomas Chaplin (1804 - 1873) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online]</ref>.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*Church website, http:// http://www.allsouls.net.au
*Anglican Diocese of Sydney website http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/
*New South Heritage Office, http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_01_2.cfm?itemid=1940284

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All Souls Anglican Petersham

2009-12-03T01:56:11Z

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All Saints Anglican Church is an [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican Church]] in the [[Sydney Anglicans|Diocese of Sydney, Australia]]. The church is located at 325 Stanmore Road, [[Petersham, New South Wales|Petersham]] in the State of [[New South Wales]].

==History==

The first [[church (building)|church]] service was held in Petersham on 15 April 1860 in a tiny school room. Shortly thereafter, the congregation resolved to build a school and hall. The old school room no longer exists.

==Church building==

In [[1870]], the parish decided to build a proper church. The site for the church was bequeathed to the Church by the late Mrs. Priddle, sister of Dr. Wardell, an early settler in Petersham. Building commenced and the [[foundation stone]] of the present building was laid on [[17 December]] of that year.

Nearly a year elapsed before the eastern end of the building was finished. The opening service was held on [[All Saints' Day]], Wednesday [[1 November]] [[1871]]. The cost of the church was 1927 pounds.

The western end of the building was commenced in 1879 and completed in 1880. The re-opening service was held on 11 September 1880.

The church Vestry was built in 1886. In the same year, a pipe organ built by A. Hunter & Sons of Clapham, England was installed at a cost of 750 pounds. The organ was converted from a water motor to an electric motor in 1911.

On 24 October 1968, the [[National Trust of Australia|National Trust of Australia (NSW)]] included the church building in the Trust's register of Historic Buildings.

A memorial stone was laid by the [[Governor of New South Wales]], [[Roden Cutler|Sir Roden Cutler]] on 1 November 1970 to commemorate 100 years of service to Petersham.

== Prominent members of Ministry ==

The current senior minister is Rev. Antony Barraclough.

==Notable parishioners==
*[[Charles Arthur Jarman]], notable organist and composer <ref>[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140638b.htm Jarman, Charles Arthur (1882 - 1968) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online]</ref>.

==Sources==
*E. E. Quelch, "All Saints’ Church of England, Petersham, 1870-1970", ISBN 0959964800

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://www.allsaintspetersham.org.au/ Church website]
*[http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/ Anglican Diocese of Sydney]
*[http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_01_2.cfm?itemid=2030092 NSW Heritage Council database record]

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==A==

[[All Souls Anglican Petersham]]

[[All Souls Anglican Leichhardt]]

[[St Andrews Cathedral Sydney]]

==B==

[[St Barnabas Broadway]]

==C==

[[Christ Church Lavender Bay]]

[[Christ Church Rouse Hill]]

[[Church By The Bridge]]

==G==

[[Grace Church Kogarah]]

==H==

[[Hillsong]]

==J==

[[St John's Anglican Church Ashfield]]

==N==

[[Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church]]

[[Northmead Anglican Church (NSW)|Northmead Anglican Church]]

==T==

[[St Thomas Anglican Narellan]]

[[St Thomas Anglican North Sydney]]

[[Toongabbie Anglican Church]]

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==A==

[[All Souls Anglican Petersham]]
[[All Souls Anglican Leichhardt]]
[[St Andrews Cathedral Sydney]]

==B==

[[St Barnabas Broadway]]

==C==

[[Christ Church Lavender Bay]]
[[Christ Church Rouse Hill]]
[[Church By The Bridge]]

==G==

[[Grace Church Kogarah]]

==H==

[[Hillsong]]

==J==

[[St John's Anglican Church Ashfield]]

==N==

[[Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church]]
[[Northmead Anglican Church (NSW)|Northmead Anglican Church]]

==T==

[[St Thomas Anglican Narellan]]
[[St Thomas Anglican North Sydney]]
[[Toongabbie Anglican Church]]

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Grace Church Kogarah

2009-12-03T01:46:01Z

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'''Grace Church Kogarah''' is an independent [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] church in Kogarah, a suburb of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The church is located at the corner of Kensington and Premier Streets, near the St George Bank headquarters. The English service is one of several services run at Grace, at 9am every Sunday. Grace Church is also known as '''Grace Chinese Christian Church''' or '''GCCC'''.

Grace Church believes that the [[Bible]] as the inspired Word of God, and that it gives true answers to peoples’ deepest questions and needs. This church preaches the [[gospel]], namely [[Jesus Christ]] as [[Lord]] and [[Saviour]], and that only through him can people experience [[forgiveness]] of sins and receive an eternal life and hope. Its vision is to be a Christ-centred church showing forth the living [[faith]] in [[Jesus]], the desire for loving fellowship and the passion for reaching out into the world for God’s glory.

== History of Grace Church (focusing on the English Congregation) ==

A small group of Chinese Christians who had been meeting in the Kogarah area, organised the Chinese Christian Fellowship (1978) on Sunday afternoons and was led by Rev. John Lu. In 1981 the Rev. Abel Chung commenced a long and fruitful full-time ministry. The church was renamed Grace Chinese Christian Church (1984) and started an English service. In 1987 Grace Church Kogarah purchased the property at the present address in Kogarah for further church development. The service was served by visiting preachers each week, and by the late 80s the attendance had reached approximately 40.

Rev. Keith Noldt served as the full-time pastor for the English congregation in 1995-2007, and the English congregation grew significantly over those years. Rev. Bob McSwan (ex-Kingsgrove Uniting Church pastor) served in the September 2008 to June 2009 period, and attendance did not fall during that time.

Albert Garlando is the current full-time pastor for the English congregation, starting in July 2009.

The English congregation has 120-140 people meeting weekly to worship God, and people of all ages and nationalities are invited to share in service.

== Congregations at Grace Church Kogarah ==

The English Congregation has the gospel preached in an environment that mixes the traditional and contemporary elements. Overall values of Grace Church are God's word as authority, dependence on God, close personal relationships, unity in diversity, everyone serving with joy, and mission.

The English Congregation meets at the corner of Kensington & Premier Streets at 9am each Sunday, with plans to trial a monthly night service in addition in 2010. Bi-yearly combined services at St George Girls' break the pattern, while [[Good Friday]] / Christmas Eve night services add to the pattern. It also has various bible discussion groups and is involved in various ways with the local community, such as the Annual Kogarah Bed Race.

There are six other congregations at Grace Church. Two of these meet at the Acton Street Sutherland church plant and a Cantonese congregation meets at the Princes Highway Banksia church plant next to an Islamic centre. A new Cantonese night service commenced at the main Kogarah site on 22 February 2009, which runs weekly at 6pm. Foreign language night services are believed to be a rarity in [[Australia]].

== External Links ==

* [http://www.gracechurch.org.au Grace Church Kogarah]
* [http://www.2kow.org.au Youth Fellowship / "2KOW"]
* [http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/graceinsight "Insight"]
* [http://www.hope1032.com.au Hope 103.2 (Affiliate)]

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Grace Church Kogarah

2009-12-02T02:05:49Z

Kololee:

'''Grace Church Kogarah''' is an independent [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] church in [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]], a suburb of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The church is located at the corner of Kensington and Premier Streets, near the St George Bank headquarters. The English service is one of several services run at Grace, at 9am every Sunday. Grace Church is also known as '''Grace Chinese Christian Church''' or '''GCCC'''.

Grace Church believes that the [[Bible]] as the inspired Word of God, and that it gives true answers to peoples’ deepest questions and needs. This church preaches the [[gospel]], namely [[Jesus Christ]] as [[Lord]] and [[Saviour]], and that only through him can people experience [[forgiveness]] of sins and receive an eternal life and hope. Its vision is to be a Christ-centred church showing forth the living [[faith]] in [[Jesus]], the desire for loving [[fellowship]] and the passion for reaching out into the world for God’s glory.

== History of Grace Church (focusing on the English Congregation) ==

A small group of Chinese Christians who had been meeting in the [[Kogarah]] area, organised the Chinese Christian Fellowship (1978) on Sunday afternoons and was led by Rev. John Lu. In 1981 the Rev. Abel Chung commenced a long and fruitful full-time ministry. The church was renamed Grace Chinese Christian Church (1984) and started an English service. In 1987 Grace Church Kogarah purchased the property at the present address in [[Kogarah]] for further church development. The service was served by visiting preachers each week, and by the late 80s the attendance had reached approximately 40.

Rev. Keith Noldt served as the full-time pastor for the [[English]] congregation in 1995-2007, and the [[English]] congregation grew significantly over those years. Rev. Bob McSwan (ex-[[Kingsgrove]] [[Uniting Church]] pastor) served in the [[September]] [[2008]] to [[June]] [[2009]] period, and attendance did not fall during that time.

Albert Garlando is the current full-time pastor for the [[English]] congregation, starting in [[July]] [[2009]].

The [[English]] congregation has 120-140 people meeting weekly to worship God, and people of all ages and nationalities are invited to share in service.

== Congregations at Grace Church Kogarah ==

The English Congregation has the gospel preached in an environment that mixes the traditional and contemporary elements. Overall values of Grace Church are God's word as authority, dependence on God, close personal relationships, unity in diversity, everyone serving with joy, and mission.

The English Congregation meets at the corner of Kensington & Premier Streets at 9am each Sunday. Bi-yearly combined services at St George Girls' break the pattern, while [[Good Friday]] / [[Christmas Eve]] night services add to the pattern. It also has various bible discussion groups and is involved in various ways with the local community, such as the Annual [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]] Bed Race.

There are six other congregations at Grace Church. Two of these meet at the Acton Street [[Sutherland, New South Wales|Sutherland]] church plant and a Cantonese congregation meets at the Princes Highway [[Banksia, New South Wales|Banksia]] church plant next to an [[Islamic]] centre. A new [[Cantonese]] [[night service]] commenced at the main [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]] site on [[22 February]] [[2009]], which runs weekly at 6pm. [[Foreign language]] night services are believed to be a rarity in [[Australia]].

== External Links ==

* [http://www.gracechurch.org.au Grace Church Kogarah]
* [http://www.2kow.org.au Youth Fellowship / "2KOW"]
* [http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/graceinsight "Insight"]
* [http://www.hope1032.com.au Hope 103.2 (Affiliate)]

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Grace Church Kogarah

2009-12-02T02:05:05Z

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Grace Church Kogarah

2009-12-02T02:03:40Z

Kololee:

'''Grace Church Kogarah''' is an independent [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] church in [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]], a suburb of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The church is located at the corner of Kensington and Premier Streets, near the St George Bank headquarters. The English service is one of several services run at Grace, at 9am every Sunday. Grace Church is also known as '''Grace Chinese Christian Church''' or '''GCCC'''.

Grace Church believes that the [[Bible]] as the inspired Word of God, and that it gives true answers to peoples’ deepest questions and needs. This church preaches the [[gospel]], namely [[Jesus Christ]] as [[Lord]] and [[Saviour]], and that only through him can people experience [[forgiveness]] of sins and receive an eternal life and hope. Its vision is to be a Christ-centred church showing forth the living [[faith]] in [[Jesus]], the desire for loving [[fellowship]] and the passion for reaching out into the world for God’s glory.

== History of Grace Church (focusing on the English Congregation) ==

A small group of Chinese Christians who had been meeting in the [[Kogarah]] area, organised the Chinese Christian Fellowship (1978) on Sunday afternoons and was led by Rev. John Lu. In 1981 the Rev. Abel Chung commenced a long and fruitful full-time ministry. The church was renamed Grace Chinese Christian Church (1984) and started an English service. In 1987 Grace Church Kogarah purchased the property at the present address in [[Kogarah]] for further church development. The service was served by visiting preachers each week, and by the late 80s the attendance had reached approximately 40.

Rev. Keith Noldt served as the full-time pastor for the [[English]] congregation in 1995-2007, and the [[English]] congregation grew significantly over those years. Rev. Bob McSwan (ex-[[Kingsgrove]] [[Uniting Church]] pastor) served in the [[September]] [[2008]] to [[June]] [[2009]] period, and attendance did not fall during that time.

Albert Garlando is the current full-time pastor for the [[English]] congregation, starting in [[July]] [[2009]].

The [[English]] congregation has 120-140 people meeting weekly to worship God, and people of all ages and nationalities are invited to share in service.

== Congregations at Grace Church Kogarah ==

The English Congregation has the gospel preached in an environment that mixes the traditional and contemporary elements. Overall values of Grace Church are God's word as authority, dependence on God, close personal relationships, unity in diversity, everyone serving with joy, and mission.

The English Congregation meets at the corner of Kensington & Premier Streets at 9am each Sunday. Bi-yearly combined services at St George Girls' break the pattern, while [[Good Friday]] / [[Christmas Eve]] night services add to the pattern. It also has various bible discussion groups and is involved in various ways with the local community, such as the Annual [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]] Bed Race.

There are six other congregations at Grace Church. Two of these meet at the Acton Street [[Sutherland, New South Wales|Sutherland]] church plant and a Cantonese congregation meets at the Princes Highway [[Banksia, New South Wales|Banksia]] church plant next to an [[Islamic]] centre. A new [[Cantonese]] [[night service]] commenced at the main [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]] site on [[22 February]] [[2009]], which runs weekly at 6pm. [[Foreign language]] night services are believed to be a rarity in [[Australia]].

== External Links ==

* [http://www.gracechurch.org.au Grace Church Kogarah]
* [http://www.2kow.org.au Youth Fellowship / "2KOW"]
* [http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/graceinsight "Insight"]
* [http://www.hope1032.com.au Hope 103.2 (Affiliate)]

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==G==

[[Grace Church Kogarah]] (Sydney, New South Wales)

==H==

[[Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Adelaide, South Australia)]]

==T==

[[Trinity Baptist Church (Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia)]]

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==G==

[[Grace Church Kogarah (Sydney, Australia)]]

==H==

[[Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Adelaide, South Australia)]]

==T==

[[Trinity Baptist Church (Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia)]]

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==G==

[[Grace Church Kogarah]]

==H==

[[Hillsong]]

==N==

[[Northmead Anglican Church (NSW)|Northmead Anglican Church]]

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Grace Church Kogarah

2009-12-02T01:58:40Z

Kololee: Minor typographical edits

'''Grace Church Kogarah''' is an independent [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] church in [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]], a suburb of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The church is located at the corner of Kensington and Premier Streets, near the St George Bank headquarters. The English service is one of several services run at Grace, at 9am every Sunday. Grace Church is also known as '''Grace Chinese Christian Church''' or '''GCCC'''.

Grace Church believes that the [[Bible]] as the inspired Word of God, and that it gives true answers to peoples’ deepest questions and needs. This church preaches the [[gospel]], namely [[Jesus Christ]] as [[Lord]] and [[Saviour]], and that only through him can people experience [[forgiveness]] of sins and receive an eternal life and hope. Its vision is to be a Christ-centred church showing forth the living [[faith]] in [[Jesus]], the desire for loving [[fellowship]] and the passion for reaching out into the world for God’s glory.

== History of Grace Church (focusing on the English Congregation) ==

A small group of Chinese Christians who had been meeting in the [[Kogarah]] area, organised the Chinese Christian Fellowship (1978) on Sunday afternoons and was led by Rev. John Lu. In 1981 the Rev. Abel Chung commenced a long and fruitful full-time ministry. The church was renamed Grace Chinese Christian Church (1984) and started an English service. In 1987 Grace Church Kogarah purchased the property at the present address in [[Kogarah]] for further church development. The service was served by visiting preachers each week, and by the late 80s the attendance had reached approximately 40.

Rev. Keith Noldt served as the full-time pastor for the [[English]] congregation in 1995-2007, and the [[English]] congregation grew significantly over those years. Rev. Bob McSwan (ex-[[Kingsgrove]] [[Uniting Church]] pastor) served in the [[September]] [[2008]] to [[June]] [[2009]] period, and attendance did not fall during that time.

Albert Garlando is the current full-time pastor for the [[English]] congregation, starting in [[July]] [[2009]].

The [[English]] congregation has 120-140 people meeting weekly to worship God, and people of all ages and nationalities are invited to share in service.

== Congregations at Grace Church Kogarah ==

The English Congregation has the gospel preached in an environment that mixes the traditional and contemporary elements. Overall values of Grace Church are God's word as authority, dependence on God, close personal relationships, unity in diversity, everyone serving with joy, and mission.

The English Congregation meets at the corner of Kensington & Premier Streets at 9am each Sunday. Bi-yearly combined services at St George Girls' break the pattern, while [[Good Friday]] / [[Christmas Eve]] night services add to the pattern. It also has various bible discussion groups and is involved in various ways with the local community, such as the Annual [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]] Bed Race.

There are six other congregations at Grace Church. Two of these meet at the Acton Street [[Sutherland, New South Wales|Sutherland]] church plant and a Cantonese congregation meets at the Princes Highway [[Banksia, New South Wales|Banksia]] church plant next to an [[Islamic]] centre. A new [[Cantonese]] [[night service]] commenced at the main [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]] site on [[22 February]] [[2009]], which runs weekly at 6pm. [[Foreign language]] night services are believed to be a rarity in [[Australia]].

== External Links ==

* [http://www.gracechurch.org.au Grace Church Kogarah]
* [http://www.2kow.org.au Youth Fellowship / "2KOW"]
* [http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/graceinsight "Insight"]
* [http://www.hope1032.com.au Hope 103.2 (Affiliate)]

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User talk:Kololee

2009-12-02T01:54:30Z

Kololee: Reply

==Welcome==
Great to see you here on WikiChristian. I'm also in Sydney, though at the other end from you. God's blessings on you. [[User:MatthewClarke|Matt]] 07:04, 7 November 2009 (PST)

==Replies==
Thanks Matt. I think in general, we need to see more articles on churches in Sydney. There are so many for Adelaide in comparison. [[User:Kololee|Arthur]] 19:58, 2 December 2009 (AEST)

Grace Church Kogarah

2009-11-06T03:32:28Z

Kololee: Fixing a typo with the external links

'''Grace Church Kogarah''' is an independent [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] church in [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]], a suburb of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The church is located at the corner of Kensington and Premier Streets, near the St George Bank headquarters. The English service is one of several services run at Grace, at 9am every Sunday. Grace Church is also known as '''Grace Chinese Christian Church''' or '''GCCC'''.

Grace Church believes that the [[Bible]] as the inspired Word of God, and that it gives true answers to peoples’ deepest questions and needs. This church preaches the [[gospel]], namely [[Jesus Christ]] as [[Lord]] and [[Saviour]], and that only through him can people experience [[forgiveness]] of sins and receive an eternal life and hope. Its vision is to be a Christ-centred church showing forth the living [[faith]] in [[Jesus]], the desire for loving [[fellowship]] and the passion for reaching out into the world for God’s glory.

== History of Grace Church (focusing on the English Congregation) ==

A small group of Chinese Christians who had been meeting in the [[Kogarah]] area, organised the Chinese Christian Fellowship (1978) on Sunday afternoons and was led by Rev. John Lu. In 1981 the Rev. Abel Chung commenced a long and fruitful full-time ministry. The church was renamed Grace Chinese Christian Church (1984) and started an English service. In 1987 Grace Church purchased the property at the present address in [[Kogarah]] for further church development. The service was served by visiting preachers each week, and by the late 80s the attendance had reached approximately 40.

Rev. Keith Noldt served as the full-time pastor for the [[English]] congregation in 1995-2007, and the [[English]] congregation grew significantly over those years. Rev. Bob McSwan (ex-[[Kingsgrove]] [[Uniting Church]] pastor) served in the [[September]] [[2008]] to [[June]] [[2009]] period, and attendance did not fall during that time.

Albert Garlando is the current full-time pastor for the [[English]] congregation, starting in [[July]] [[2009]].

The [[English]] congregation has 120-140 people meeting weekly to worship God, and people of all nationalities are invited to share in service.

== Congregations at Grace ==

The English Congregation has the gospel preached in an environment that mixes the traditional and contemporary elements. It meets at the corner of Kensington & Premier Streets at 9am each Sunday. (Bi-yearly combined services at St George Girls' break the pattern, while [[Good Friday]] / [[Christmas Eve]] night services add to the pattern).

The English Congregation has various bible discussion groups and is involved in various ways with the local community, such as the Annual [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]] Bed Race. Overall values of Grace Church are God's word as authority, dependence on God, close personal relationships, unity in diversity, everyone serving with joy, and mission.

There are six other congregations at Grace Church. Two of these meet at the Acton Street [[Sutherland, New South Wales|Sutherland]] church plant and a Cantonese congregation meets at the Princes Highway [[Banksia, New South Wales|Banksia]] church plant next to an [[Islamic]] centre. A new [[Cantonese]] [[night service]] commenced at the main [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]] site on [[22 February]] [[2009]], which runs weekly at 6pm. [[Foreign language]] night services are believed to be a rarity in [[Australia]].

== External Links ==

* [http://www.gracechurch.org.au Grace Church Kogarah]
* [http://www.2kow.org.au Youth Fellowship / "2KOW"]
* [http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/graceinsight "Insight"]
* [http://www.hope1032.com.au Hope 103.2 (Affiliate)]

[[Category:Australia]]

Grace Church Kogarah

2009-11-06T03:31:43Z

Kololee: Grace Church Kogarah, a moderately large evangelical church located in the heart of Kogarah, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

'''Grace Church Kogarah''' is an independent [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] church in [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]], a suburb of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The church is located at the corner of Kensington and Premier Streets, near the St George Bank headquarters. The English service is one of several services run at Grace, at 9am every Sunday. Grace Church is also known as '''Grace Chinese Christian Church''' or '''GCCC'''.

Grace Church believes that the [[Bible]] as the inspired Word of God, and that it gives true answers to peoples’ deepest questions and needs. This church preaches the [[gospel]], namely [[Jesus Christ]] as [[Lord]] and [[Saviour]], and that only through him can people experience [[forgiveness]] of sins and receive an eternal life and hope. Its vision is to be a Christ-centred church showing forth the living [[faith]] in [[Jesus]], the desire for loving [[fellowship]] and the passion for reaching out into the world for God’s glory.

== History of Grace Church (focusing on the English Congregation) ==

A small group of Chinese Christians who had been meeting in the [[Kogarah]] area, organised the Chinese Christian Fellowship (1978) on Sunday afternoons and was led by Rev. John Lu. In 1981 the Rev. Abel Chung commenced a long and fruitful full-time ministry. The church was renamed Grace Chinese Christian Church (1984) and started an English service. In 1987 Grace Church purchased the property at the present address in [[Kogarah]] for further church development. The service was served by visiting preachers each week, and by the late 80s the attendance had reached approximately 40.

Rev. Keith Noldt served as the full-time pastor for the [[English]] congregation in 1995-2007, and the [[English]] congregation grew significantly over those years. Rev. Bob McSwan (ex-[[Kingsgrove]] [[Uniting Church]] pastor) served in the [[September]] [[2008]] to [[June]] [[2009]] period, and attendance did not fall during that time.

Albert Garlando is the current full-time pastor for the [[English]] congregation, starting in [[July]] [[2009]].

The [[English]] congregation has 120-140 people meeting weekly to worship God, and people of all nationalities are invited to share in service.

== Congregations at Grace ==

The English Congregation has the gospel preached in an environment that mixes the traditional and contemporary elements. It meets at the corner of Kensington & Premier Streets at 9am each Sunday. (Bi-yearly combined services at St George Girls' break the pattern, while [[Good Friday]] / [[Christmas Eve]] night services add to the pattern).

The English Congregation has various bible discussion groups and is involved in various ways with the local community, such as the Annual [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]] Bed Race. Overall values of Grace Church are God's word as authority, dependence on God, close personal relationships, unity in diversity, everyone serving with joy, and mission.

There are six other congregations at Grace Church. Two of these meet at the Acton Street [[Sutherland, New South Wales|Sutherland]] church plant and a Cantonese congregation meets at the Princes Highway [[Banksia, New South Wales|Banksia]] church plant next to an [[Islamic]] centre. A new [[Cantonese]] [[night service]] commenced at the main [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]] site on [[22 February]] [[2009]], which runs weekly at 6pm. [[Foreign language]] night services are believed to be a rarity in [[Australia]].== External Links ==

* [http://www.gracechurch.org.au Grace Church Kogarah]
* [http://www.2kow.org.au Youth Fellowship / "2KOW"]
* [http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/graceinsight "Insight"]
* [http://www.hope1032.com.au Hope 103.2 (Affiliate)]

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