Holy Covenant Anglican Church

The Holy Covenant Anglican Church, Cook is in the Parish of Jamison and part of the Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn. The parish was the first to  be established in the Belconnen valley as part of a unique scheme between the Anglican, Churches of Christ, Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. Regular services began on 11/2/1968 in the Macquarie Primary School. Because of growth in the Joint Congregation they required more space, so in early 1969 the services were moved to the newly opened Aranda Primary School. After operating for ten years, the common purse was terminated and this marked 'the beginning of the end' of the co-operating scheme. By this time the Uniting Church had been formed, incorporating the Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, and the Anglicans withdrew from the Covenant. Over the years a number of plans proposed church buildings, on various sites, were presented, but it wasn't until 29/7/1984 that the Anglican worship centre at Jamison was opened¹. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 31/10/2025.

For more of the Church story see - Deep and lasting foundations - parishes of the Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn 2013, Edited by Kevin Stone and Charles Body, ISBN 9781921577222, 2013, Barton Books, Canberra  AND  Note 1:  https://www2.holycovenant.org.au/who-we-are/

Note: Photograph attribution/source - https://www2.holycovenant.org.au/