The history of the Baptist Church at Devonport goes back to the 1880’s when services held in a billiard hall. [see No. 220] In 1898 a hall on Stewart Street was purchased but this was replaced by a substantial brick ‘tabernacle’ that opened in 1904. This building now houses the Devonport Art Centre.
In 1958, the Baptists purchased land on William Street to build a hall which was completed in 1962. A modern Baptist church on the William Street site was opened in December 1972 and is now known as the Lifeway Baptist Church.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtxO1YZLBpJSxyWnDA4-uNGzUzC_t0CUy79fARdB72IIhDf7hMANIfaLxjSknwraoJojyStcdXcQ_SmeNJUv2Fk5Rx3ztK2m_UJhWCK5spmgBksDUfwGr1QTmQFjYo5TNy4dznV_pe1Fh/s640/IMGP4098.jpg) |
Photograph: Duncan Grant 2019 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_j-LCq90JHFAv-mBdqxQN58YwX_PvRkudzQ_cVdZQnUuipFZQDqjWP5S6jjmkC0Vn4trPjGnYbCtv5FMonT1BjTWNAbXfHAEe8HLmb2LkTJvTYk0fRPu_rHD-b8oeraZnh6GP5v3Ir-yE/s640/IMGP4099.jpeg) |
Photograph: Duncan Grant 2019 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYTt7bE5z8qmJV2PyEbsPZ03mHKgbNX-mHpdEdhsjxMi9ZG_1lHe1hqkYd5zORhC9Nf2Ik63fF6ikVJoJHXBdjKAkWX7R0J11Em_3yEm6HQMtb20_6Q2HM2tX_HuDZoqlj22TDh7iJ0Mb/s640/IMGP4101.jpeg) |
Photograph: Duncan Grant 2019 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5enrUZe5gdhQbc2Sq92GSACpDvUHs_URCo3COfQYxq0Y2IC3s452vr2-RlXipqG0AyZn22PbDFrJrLS9gQjYyBfPwYNy-ICvVqPeTChguZ7UnwvJ0J6Po-HUCkWVdtFOd3h8uGvIyQW9/s640/IMGP4102.jpg) |
Photograph: Duncan Grant 2019 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3chyB-wc0w4spoPyvGherctXp1maEsHAIsf6TzDklCvBSJlkYBMh9JqUYxSXq3yE47geVxPZmck2pvnajRMA9JiYQ-JS61Dxa6kwl9fh0GMNCsBozX1rn7Luf6qEoxPzoL9jXyv4hFgY/s640/IMGP4103.jpeg) |
Photograph: Duncan Grant 2019 |
Sources:
http://www.devonportbaptists.org.au/home/a-brief-history/
Why do people build churches that look like public toilet blocks?
ReplyDelete