Churches of Tasmania

Chigwell is a northern suburb of Hobart approximately 20 kilometres from the city. It was built and named by the Housing Department in the 1950s. It takes its name from "Chigwell House", the home of William Gore Elliston in the 1840s. The former Salvation Army Hall situated on Arunta Crescent has been closed for many years and the building was converted into a house in 2007. The building has also been used as a Boy Scout hall. As a relatively recently established place of worship, there is very little information about the Chigwell Hall. As information becomes available this article will be updated. The Companion to Tasmanian History has the following concise summary of the history of the Salvation Army in Tasmania: “The Salvation Army had a seminal link with Tasmania. Launceston businessman and philanthropist Henry Reed, living in London, gave William Booth over £5000 to establish the Salvation Army on a firm footing in about 1870. In 1883 the Salvation Army Launceston

Burnie is a port city on the north west coast of Tasmania. When it was settled in 1827 by the Van Diemen’s Land Company it was known as Emu Bay. In the 1840s the settlement was renamed Burnie after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company. Over thirty places of worship have been established at Burnie since settlement began. The Burnie City Church, previously known as the Burnie Christian Centre, is located in a converted commercial building on Wilmot street near Burnie’s foreshore. The church is associated with CRC Churches International, formerly known as the Christian Revival Crusade, which is a Pentecostal Protestant Christian denomination founded in New Zealand and Australia by Thomas Foster (Melbourne) and Leo Harris (Adelaide). There are 8 CRC churches across Tasmania. Additional information about this church and the building is most welcome as all articles are continually updated. I can be contacted through this page or my Facebook page "Churches of T

Lindisfarne is an eastern shore suburb within the Greater Hobart area. It is named after "Lindisfarne House", a property situated in the adjoining suburb of Rosny. The area was originally known as Beltana but this was changed to Lindisfarne in 1903. In the early 1890s Anglican services at Lindisfarne were held in a “recreation pavilion” and later in the local State school. Fundraising for building a place of worship began in the late 1890s with the aim of establishing a Mission Hall which could also be be used for social gatherings. [ see No. 727 ] By 1907 sufficient funds had been raised for the project to proceed and a Mission Hall was completed by the end of that year. However, by the 1920s Lindisfarne’s population had grown considerably, which led to the Mission Hall’s replacement with St Aidan’s church in 1926. Due to high building costs it was intended that the new church would be built in stages as a “gradual undertaking”. However, while the church was extended i

Devonport was created in 1890 with the merging of two towns on the opposite banks of the Mersey River; Formby on the west bank and Torquay on the east bank. The area was first settled in the 1840s. By the 1950s Devonport’s original Presbyterian church, built in 1906, [ see No.232  ] was no longer able to accomodate the large congregation.  On 16 December 1956, the foundation stone for a new church, was officially laid by Rev. F.J. Scrimgeour, on a site adjacent to the earlier building,  The church was officially opened and dedicated, as St Columba’s, on 12 October 1957, by the State Moderator, the Rt. Rev. K. McLean. Situated on the corner of Best and Edward streets, the new church was built of brick with rendered interior walls and polished myrtle floors. The building was designed by architect Mr. A. A. Freak. The original communion table was retained but the pulpit and pews were replaced with modern pieces made of Tasmanian oak and maple. The new building had a capacity to seat two

Warrane is an eastern shore suburb of Hobart established by the Housing Department in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Warrane is an Aboriginal word meaning 'blue sky’ and this was adopted for postal purposes for the Montague Bay area before it was transferred to its present locality in the 1940s. St Camillus is a short-lived Catholic church that was located at Amundsen Crescent. The church was sold in 2006 and has been substantially altered when it was converted into a house. St Camillus de Lellis was an Italian priest who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV in the year 1742, and canonised by him four years later. De Lellis is the patron saint of the sick, hospitals, nurses and physicians. Additional information about this church is most welcome as all articles are continually updated. I can be contacted through this page or my Facebook page "Churches of Tasmania" which is linked here: Church

Devonport was created in 1890 with the merging of two towns on the opposite banks of the Mersey River; Formby on the west bank and Torquay on the east bank. The area was first settled in the 1840s. Over thirty places of worship have been established at Devonport since settlement began. The Devonport Community Church is a more recent addition being established in the 1990s. The church is located on Formby Road in a converted building which includes a Christian bookshop. The Devonport Community Church describes itself as a meeting place “for the worship of God, the preaching of the gospel, Christian fellowship and care, as well as being an outreach to those in need”. The church does not appear to be connected to any of recognised denominations but can be classified as an independent evangelical church. Additional information about this church and the building is most welcome as all articles are continually updated. I can be contacted through this page or my Facebook page "Churc

Newstead is a Launceston suburb situated on the east side of the city centre. It is named after "Newstead House" which was built and named by Ronald Campbell Gunn in 1855. In December 2020, Sacred Heart Catholic Church celebrated it 50th anniversary. Sacred Heart was built to replace St Thomas More’s Catholic Church which had opened only 33 years earlier. [ see No. 110 ] As early as the 1950s it had become apparent that a larger church was needed for Newstead. The suburb’s increased population and the opening of a primary school adjacent to the church had brought this need about. The move to build a larger modern church was driven by parish priest Father Tim Murphy. Father Murphy who was born in County Kerry, Ireland, arrived in Tasmania in 1927 as a newly ordained priest. In 1950 he came to Newstead where served until 1977. ‘Father Tim’ is credited as the driving force in raising £70 000 towards building Sacred Heart. Father Murphy’s arrival at Newstead coincided with th

Moonah is a suburb of Greater Hobart and is located approximately 5 kilometres north of the central business district. Moonah was previously known as South Glenorchy before it was developed as a residential area in the late 19th century. Very little information is available about this former Gospel Hall situated in Hopkins Street. The building was sold in 2018 and again in 2019. The hall has recently been converted into a house and the cladding has been removed and the weatherboard restored. The Gospel Hall, which belong to the Christian Brethren, opened on Sunday 13 November 1927. The former Moonah railway line once ran alongside the hall. Apart from an advertisement announcing the hall’s official opening, there are no newspaper reports describing this occasion or information about the building. Additional information about this former church and the building is most welcome as all articles are continually updated. I can be contacted through this page or my Facebook page "Church