St Andrew's Uniting Church, Brisbane

St. Andrew's Uniting Church

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church is a heritage-listed church building of the Presbyterian denomination, built in 1905 at 131 Creek Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on the corner of Ann Street. Following the merger of Protestant nonconformist churches in Australia in 1977, St Andrew's became part of the Uniting Church and became known as St. Andrew's Uniting Church, Brisbane.

History

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church with adjacent stonemason, circa 1915

The congregation originally met in a church in Wickham Terrace. However, the railways required the land for extensions to Brisbane's central railway station.[1] A competition was called for the design of the new church. It was won by the architect George Payne,[2] who proposed a Neo-Romanesque-style church. The design was simple and severe and did not find favour with many, who had expected a Gothic-style church. However, it is regarded as one of the Southern Hemisphere's finest examples of the Neo-Romanesque style.[3]

The first service was held in the church on Sunday 27 August 1905, conducted by the Rev. W. Sweyn Macqueen.[4]

Heritage listing

The church was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Brisbane Courier, 24 June 1899, p. 5
  2. ↑ Brisbane Courier, 14 October 1902, p. 7
  3. ↑ A Guided Tour: St Andrew's Uniting Church, Brisbane
  4. ↑ Brisbane Courier, p. 4, 26 August 1905
  5. ↑ "St Andrews Uniting Church (entry 600086)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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Coordinates: 27°27′55.90″S 153°01′38.92″E / 27.4655278°S 153.0274778°E / -27.4655278; 153.0274778

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