Rose Bay Presbyterian Church
Rose Bay Presbyterian Church 00-04-2010 - Trevor Bunning - sydneyorgan.com - See Note
Rose Bay Presbyterian Church - Sydney Town Building - In Background 00-00-1870 - Charles Percy Pickering - See Note

Rose Bay Presbyterian Church

Rose Bay, NSW 2029

Church Information

Church Name: Rose Bay Presbyterian Church
Church Previous Name: St Andrew's Scots Presbyterian Church
Denomination: Presbyterian Church of Australia
Street Address: Carlisle St & Dover Rd, Rose Bay NSW 2029, Australia
Suburb: Rose Bay
State: NSW
Postcode: 2029
Foundation Stone Laid: 30-11-1833
Foundation Stone Notes: 

The foundation stone for the earlier church building was laid on 30/11/1833 by Hon Colonel Snodgrass CH. The text on the foundation stone is not known.

No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known about the current building. Information/photographs are invited.

Date Opened: 00-00-1835
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The present Rose Bay Presbyterian Church building was opened on 1/11/1913. It replaced an earlier building opened on 13/9/1835, and located in Kent Street, behind the current St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral. It held its last service on 5/11/1911, before it was demolished. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 30/1/2021.

Note: Photograph attribution/source - https://www.sydneyorgan.com/sydneypics/RoseBayPres1.jpg

Note: Photograph attribution/source - https://dictionaryofsydney.org/building/st_andrews_scots_presbyterian_church

For more of the Rose Bay Presbyterian Church story see - Presbyterian saga 150 years: St Andrew's Scots of Australia:1831, Sydney Town Rose Bay Parish, 1981/ researched and written by Hec Wilson. Bib No 796632. Not sighted.

Last Updated: Saturday 30th January, 2021
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