St Peter's Anglican Church
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St Peter's Anglican Church

Leeton, NSW 2705

Church Information

Church Name: St Peter's Anglican Church
Church Previous Name: St Peter the Apostle, Martyr Anglican Church
Denomination: Anglican Church of Australia
Street Address: 24 Church St, Leeton NSW 2705, Australia
Suburb: Leeton
State: NSW
Postcode: 2705
Foundation Stone Laid: 17-05-1913
Foundation Stone Notes: 

Foundation stone for the first church building records: A M + D G - St Peter's - May 17th 1913 - E A Anderson DD - Bishop of Riverina

The foundation stone of the present church was laid on 3/3/1973 by the Bishop of Riverina, the Rt Rev B R Hunter. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited.

A plaque on a memorial in the form of a cross, placed on the ground, holding the original foundation stone records: You are facing the site of - The original St Peter's Church of England, Leeton - It was of Adobe Construction built from hand made mud bricks - The church was used for regular worship until 1973 - Decommissioned 12~12~1994 by Bishop Bruce of Riverina - Demolished 14~3~1995.

Date Opened: 00-00-1915
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The St Peter's Anglican Church, Leeton is part of the Parish of Leeton and the Diocese of Riverina. The church was established in 1912 and the first building opened about 1915. The present church building was erected/opened in 1973. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photograph uploaded 25/8/2021.

Note: Photograph attribution/source - By Mattinbgn (talk · contribs) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1978171

Note: Photograph attribution/source - By Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19151008

Last Updated: Wednesday 25th August, 2021
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