Church Name: | St Matthew's Anglican Church |
Church Previous Name: | - |
Denomination: | Anglican Church of Australia |
Street Address: | 9-11 Ridge St, Merrylands NSW 2160, Australia |
Suburb: | Merrylands |
State: | NSW |
Postcode: | 2160 |
Foundation Stone Laid: | 20-04-1892 |
Foundation Stone Notes: | The foundation stone of the first church building in Arcadia Street, was laid on 20/4/1892 by the Archdeacon. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited. No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known for the current church building. Information/photographs are invited. |
Date Opened: | 28-05-1892 |
Date Closed: | unknown |
Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Anglican services began in the district about 1890. They were held in a building called 'The Old Dairy' at the corner of Merrylands Road and Fowler Road, where Merrylands West Post Office was later erected.
The first St Matthew's Anglican Church building was opened by the Archbishop of Sydney and Primate of Australia, William Saumarez Smith on 28/5/1892. It was erected in Arcadia Street on land donated by Messrs E C V Broughton & Co.
The present St Matthew's church building was erected on the present site in Ridge Street, in 1972, after the sale of the Arcadia Street property. (Sourced from : https://www.greystanes.net/our-story/).
More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 15/9/2020.