All Saints Anglican Church, Petersham

All Saints Anglican Church is an Anglican church in the Diocese of Sydney. The church is located at 325 Stanmore Road, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia.

History

The first church service was held in Petersham on 15 April 1860 in a tiny school room. Shortly thereafter, the congregation resolved to build a school and hall.^[1][2] The old school room no longer exists.

Church building

In 1870 the parish decided to build a proper church. The site for the church was bequeathed to the Church by the late Mrs. Priddle, sister of Dr. Wardell, an early settler in Petersham. Building commenced and the foundation stone of the present building was laid on 17 December 1870.

Nearly a year elapsed before the eastern end of the building was finished. The opening service was held on All Saints' Day, 1 November 1871. The cost of the church was £1,927.

The western end of the building was commenced in 1879 and completed in 1880. The re-opening service was held on 11 September 1880.

The church vestry was built in 1886. In the same year, a pipe organ built by A. Hunter & Son of Clapham, England was installed at a cost of £750. The organ was converted from a water motor to an electric motor in 1911.

On 11 February 1974, the National Trust of Australia (NSW) included the church building in the Trust's register of Historic Buildings. It is also listed on the local government heritage register.^[3]

A memorial stone was laid by the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Roden Cutler on 1 November 1970 to commemorate 100 years of service to Petersham.

Prominent members of Ministry

• Rev HA Palmer foundation rector
• Rev C Barber
• Can RE Goddard
• Rev PJ Bazeley
• Rev CE Adams
• Rev RA Johnson
• Rev T E Chamion

The current senior minister is Rev Benjamin Gray

Notable parishioners

• Charles Arthur Jarman, notable organist and composer.^[4]

See also

1. ^ All Saints History. Archived 18 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
2. ^ The First Hundred years – The Story of the Church of England in Petersham 1860–1960 Archived 21 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
3. ^ "All Saints Anglican Church and interior". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
4. ^ "Jarman, Charles Arthur (1882–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.

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