Church Name: | Wentworth Memorial Church - Former |
Church Previous Name: | - |
Denomination: | Anglican Church of Australia |
Street Address: | 32B Fitzwilliam Rd, Vaucluse NSW 2030, Australia |
Suburb: | Vaucluse |
State: | NSW |
Postcode: | 2030 |
Foundation Stone Laid: | 27-02-1965 |
Foundation Stone Notes: | Foundation stone records: To the Glory of God, this stone was set by the Most Reverend Hugh Roland Gough CMG, OBE, MA, DD, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney and Primate on 27 February 1965, Churchwardens C J Sisley, G H Green, P W Grieve, Rector the Reverend N C Bathgate. A copper plaque in the floor records: We remember with pride and gratitude those who in the 1939 ~ 1945 War put service to their country before life itself.
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Date Opened: | 19-09-1965 |
Date Closed: | 00-00-2006 |
Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
The former Wentworth Memorial Church, Vaucluse property is now privately owned. The church was built as a memorial to the servicemen and women who served during World War II. It was dedicated by the Archbishop of Sydney on 19/9/1965, and consecrated on 2/7/1972. The final communion service was held in 2006. More historical information/photographs of the former church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 9/3/2020.