North Geelong Presbyterian Church - Former

The former North Geelong Presbyterian Church, Rippleside is now closed, and the property has been sold. The church had its genesis when a discussion in 1909 began to canvas redistribution of local Presbyterian Churches to cater for the growing suburbanisation of Geelong. This concluded that a congregation was to be established in North Geelong. A site at Melbourne Road/Liverpool Street was subsequently purchased in August 1918. (between 1915-20). The North Geelong Congregational Church building was purchased in 1918 and moved to the Melbourne Road site. After the Geelong City Council excised part of the site for road widening, a decision was made in November 1928 to purchase the present site and relocate the church buildings and the manse¹. Over the years further alterations and improvements were made to the buildings to meet the needs of the congregation. When the property became too small, a decison was made to find a new site. The congregation subsequently moved to its present location/building at 12 Tarkin Court, Bell Park, about 2018.(see separate entry - 3215). More historical information/photographs of the former church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 30/10/2014.

Note 1: Geelong City 'C' Citations, accessed at - http://images.heritage.vic.gov.au/attachment/2889  AND  https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/119751569