Churches of Tasmania

Goodwood is a small residential suburb starts just south-east of the Brooker Highway and Goodwood Road junction. Most houses in Goodwood were built in the 1950s as public housing. The Good News Centre is a former Assembles of God church located on Dodds Avenue. The building was constructed in 1962. After the church’s closure it was sold in 2004 and converted into a house. Little information about this former Assembly of God church is readily available. In the early 2000s the Assemblies of God was still a significant religious denomination in Tasmania. The Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies provides the following review of the denomination: “Assemblies of God are made up of autonomous Pentecostal churches led by an elected state President. Pentecostals are distinguished by their belief in spiritual gifts, most notably 'tongues', prophecy and healing. They are generally characterised by contemporary worship. The Australian Assemblies of God commenced in 1937 when several fle...

Rokeby is an eastern suburb of Greater Hobart which falls under the City of Clarence local government area. Rokeby was a small village until the 1970s when the State Government Housing Department established a large housing estate. The area is is named after "Rokeby House" which was built by George Stokell in 1830. Rokeby is a village in Yorkshire, England. The origins of the Grace Church date to 1958 when it was known as the Assembly of God. Around 2010 the church moved from Hobart to Mornington where rented premises were used as a place of worship for about five years. Services are currently held in the Performing Arts Centre at the Emmanuel Christian School at Rokeby.   In 2015 the Rokeby Tavern was purchased by the Grace Church. It is not used as a place of worship but has been transformed into a community meeting hub, as a gift by the church to the local community.  The interesting story of the pub’s renovation and conversion into a church is recounted in a program reco...

Punchbowl is a suburb to the south east of the city of Launceston. The area is best known for the Punch Bowl Reserve, which centres on a natural rock fissure and waterfall. In earlier times it was known as The Devil’s Punchbowl. The Eternal Life Christian Church on Punchbowl Road is a part of the Assembly of God denomination. It was previously the Punchbowl Bible Chapel, one of four Christian Brethren churches established in Launceston. A timber chapel was built by the Brethren in 1956 but this was outgrown and sold after the Brethren built a new church at Punchbowl in 1991. At some point a brick facade and tower was added to the building. The original timber church remains and can been seen from the side and rear of the building. Additional information about this church is welcomed as all articles will be updated. I can be contacted through this page or my Facebook page "Churches of Tasmania" which is linked here: < Churches of Tasmania > * Photographs used are ...

Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania. The origins of the city date back to 1827 when a settlement was established at Emu Bay by the Van Diemen’s Land Company. Upper Burnie, as the name suggests, is a southern suburb located on the hill above the city and which is centred around Mount Street. Little information about this former Assembly of God church is readily available. In the early 2000’s the Assemblies of God were a significant religious denomination in Tasmania. The Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies summarised the denomination as follows: “Assemblies of God are made up of autonomous Pentecostal churches led by an elected state President. Pentecostals are distinguished by their belief in spiritual gifts, most notably 'tongues', prophecy and healing. They are generally characterised by contemporary worship. The Australian Assemblies of God commenced in 1937 when several fledgling groups of Pentecostal churches decided to combine. The Tasm...