Yea Presbyterian Church
Yea, VIC 3717
Church Information
| Church Name: | Yea Presbyterian Church |
| Church Previous Name: | Scot's Presbyterian Church |
| Denomination: | Presbyterian Church of Australia |
| Street Address: | 31 Station St, Yea VIC 3717, Australia |
| Suburb: | Yea |
| State: | VIC |
| Postcode: | 3717 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | 16-12-1922 |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | Foundation stone records: This stone was laid - to the Glory of God - by the Rt Rev The Moderator - of Victoria Rev F Paton MA BD - Dec 16th 1922. A plaque by a tree records: To the Glory of God - and - in loving memory of - Clarence S Borrie - presented by - his wife and family - 1903 ~ 1980.
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| Date Opened: | 12-07-1923 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The present Yea Presbyterian Church was opened on 12/7/1923, and is in the Presbytery of North East Victoria. The early Scottish settlers met in the home of 'Mrs Grace McLeish and the blacksmith's shop of John Borrie for gospel readings, hymns and probably an occasional service conducted by a passing preacher. Later services were held in the brick church built by Mrs Alexander Miller' [this building was believed to have been erected as a Baptist Church, but not used as such, and gifted to?/purchased by the Presbyterians?1. A formal congregation was formed in 1863, and their first minister, the Rev A Murdock inducted on 16/3/1864. The Rev D Milne was inducted in 1885, after several years without a minister. During his tenure (1885-1905) he created a Session, and major renovations were carried out to the church building. Subsequently some seating and the pulpit requirements were transferred to the new church building. The first minister in the new church building was the Rev H A E O'Sullivan, who was appointed about 1921. The Anglican and Presbyterian Churches had established a school about 1859, and the church building had for a period been used by the school. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 15/8/2019.
[Information provided by Phil Quinton - June 2020. Prior to 1922 - Minister from 1885 to 1905: Rev. David Milne - David Milne was born c.1830 in Scotland. He came with his parents and siblings to Tas in 1834-1839. By 1841 they had moved to Vic. The Rev D Milne was inducted to the Yea Church in 1885 and continued until 1905.
'The Age', Melb, Mon 8 Oct 1906, Deaths: MILNE.— 5th October, at Cowes... The Rev. David Milne, late of Yea, died here very suddenly on Friday of heart failure. He was about to enter the Cowes general store when he fell and died in a few minutes. He was 77 years of age, and a colonist of nearly 60 years.]
Note: Photograph attribution - By Mattinbgn [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], from Wikimedia Commons
Note 1: For more of the church story see - The Story of Yea - A 150 Year History of the Shire /by Harvey Blanks, Melbourne, The Hawthorne Press, 1973. pages 170,176-180.
