Mingay Uniting Church
| Mingay Uniting Church | |
|---|---|
| Mingay Presbyterian Church | |
Mingay Uniting Church | |
Mingay Uniting Church | |
| 37°50′08″S 143°19′33″E / 37.8355°S 143.3257°E | |
| Address | 18 Barrs Road, Mingay, Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Uniting (since 1977) |
| Previous denomination | Presbyterian |
| History | |
| Status | Closed |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Years built | 1953 (current building) |
Mingay Uniting Church (formerly Mingay Presbyterian Church) is a small, closed Uniting church located in the rural locality of Mingay, between the towns of Lismore and Skipton. The church, built 1953, replaced an older timber structure removed from nearby Stockyard Hill, and initially began as a Presbyterian Church until 1977, where it served as a Uniting church for its later years.[1][2][3]
History
Prior to the construction of the present church building, a timber church had been moved to the Mingay area from Stockyard Hill in 1903, after the congregation there outgrew the building and begun building a new brick church.[4][2]
The Mingay Presbyterian Church had initially fallen under the Parish of Skipton until 1921, when the Parish of Derrinallum was created, resulting in a shuffling of churches into different parishes. Mingay ultimately fell under the Parish of Lismore.[2][5]
On Saturday 5 September 1953, the Right Reverend W. A. Alston, the then Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria, opened the church.[1] The church was approved by the Health Commission of the Department of Public Health later that year in December.[6]
The church later amalgamated with the Uniting Church of Australia from its inception in 1977 until the church's later years. It is unclear when the church closed.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Church Occasions". Trove. The Age. 5 September 1953. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Church Severance". Trove. The Skipton Standard ad Streatham Gazette. 16 July 1921. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ a b "National Redress Scheme: Mingay Uniting Church". National Redress Scheme. National Redress Scheme. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Stockyard Hill Presbyterian Church Opening Ceremony". Trove. The Grenville Standard. 17 January 1903. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Mt. Bute Presbyterian Church Opening Ceremony". Trove. The Skipton Standard and Streatham Gazette. 18 March 1922. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Hampden Shire Council shorts: Presbyterian Church at Mingay". Trove. Camerdow Chronicle. 11 December 1953. Retrieved 17 March 2026.