St John's Anglican Church
Heathcote, VIC 3523
Church Information
| Church Name: | St John's Anglican Church |
| Church Previous Name: | Christ Church Church of England |
| Denomination: | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Street Address: | 165 High St, Heathcote VIC 3523, Australia |
| Suburb: | Heathcote |
| State: | VIC |
| Postcode: | 3523 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited. An engraved stone tablet high up in the church gable records: A D - 1868. |
| Date Opened: | 00-00-1854 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The St John's Anglican Church, Heathcote is in the Parish of Heathcote and the Diocese of Bendigo. St John's Anglican Church, is the only church building in Heathcote, still standing on the site granted by the Government in the land sale of 1853/54. The smaller Budd Hall was the original church building, first named Christ Church and built in 1854. Although it has undergone renovations, it remains one of the oldest buildings in the town, named after the Rev Theodore Budd, minister from 1856-67.
The present church building was opened on 3/10/1869 and consecrated on 14/8/1889.
More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs upladed 15/3/2017 & 29/4/2021.
