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St John the Baptist Anglican Church
Mudgee, NSW 2850
Church Information
| Church Name: | St John the Baptist Anglican Church |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Street Address: | 6 Church St, Mudgee NSW 2850, Australia |
| Suburb: | Mudgee |
| State: | NSW |
| Postcode: | 2850 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | 00-00-1853 |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | The foundation stone was laid in 1853 by Bishop Barker. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited. A plaque in the garden records: Gunther Memorial Garden - Dedicated by Bishop E K Leslie - Sunday 15th May 1988 to commemorate - the first Rector of Mudgee Parish - Reverend James Gunther (1841~79) - Mudgee Parish was founded by - Bishop Broughton on 16th May 1841. - The present Church building - was consecrated on 22nd Nov 1860. A tablet on the Sunday School building records: This porch is restored - 1941 - in memory of - Arthur H Hardwick - many years a faithful Superintendent - of St John's Sunday School - Died 5.2.41. A plaque records: This plaque was unveiled by - The Governor of N S W - Sir Roden Cutler VC KCMG CBE - on the 8th March, 1970 - To commemorate the restoration - of the church. A plaque records: In thanksgiving for the - interior restoration of - St John's Church - Commenced in 1991 - the 150th anniversary of the Parish - Archdeacon Michael Birch, Rector - Barbara Hickson, Architect - To the Glory of God. A plaque records: This plaque was unveiled to celebrate - the 175th anniversary of the founding - of the Parish of St John the Baptist Mudgee - in the presence of - Bishop George Browning (Rtd) - Bishop Bruce Wilson (Rtd) - Bishop Ian Palmer - 10th Bishop of Bathurst - on Sunday 15th May 2016. A marble tablet records: In - memory of - The Ven Archdeacon Gunther - 38 years incumbent of this parish - Died 20th December 1879 - Aged 73 years. - Amid these aisles, where once his precepts showed - the heavenward pathway which in life he trod - this simple tablet marks a people's love. A plaque records: St John the Baptist Anglican Church - The first St John's was completed on this site in 1841. The first - minister, the Reverend James Gunther, served the Mudgee Parish - from 1841 to 1879. The present church, built adjacent to the first - church, was completed by Mudgee builder James Atkinson in - 1860, to the design of Sydney architects William Weaver and - William Kemp ...A 175 Commemoration Project 1822 ~ 1997. The church also contains a number of Honour Rolls and Memorials to the fallen. |
| Date Opened: | 22-11-1860 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | adfmin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
For some more of the story see - https://johnbroadleyheritage.com/?i=478/the-first-st-johns-anglican-church-mudgee
