St Columb's Anglican Church is an Anglican church in

Hawthorn, Victoria Hawthorn is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Hawthorn recorded a population of 22,322 at the 2021 census. Glenferrie ...

, a suburb of Melbourne in Australia.

Location

The church is located on the corner of Burwood Road and St Columbs Street.Official website: Contact Us
/ref> The exact address is 5 St Columb's Street.Hawthorn Historical Society: St Columb's Anglican Church
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History

The church is named after St Columb's Cathedral in

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, Northern Ireland, in honour of Saint

Columba Columba or Colmcille; gd, Calum Cille; gv, Colum Keeilley; non, Kolban or at least partly reinterpreted as (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is toda ...

(521–597), an Irish abbot and missionary who spread Christianity to Scotland.Official website: History
/ref> The church was founded in 1879 as a

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for Christ Church, another church in Hawthorn. The main building was designed by George Wharton in the Decorated Gothic architectural style in 1882-1883. It was built by James Anderson in the 1880s, using bluestone and freestone dressings. The first sermon took place in 1883. However, the entire church building was only completed in 1907, to the designs of architects H.W. & F.B. Tompkins. Other buildings include the Large Hall on Burwood Road, which used to act as a Sunday School and the 'chapel' for the Sunday 6pm service and other uses, and the Small Hall, a former nursery school which is now used for Sunday 10am kids church, Thursday playgroup and other uses such as choir and dance lessens. The stained glass was designed by William Montgomery, Alan Sumner and others. The original

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, built by William Stone of

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, was sold to St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in

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in 1923. The current pipe organ, built by Roberts Ltd of Melbourne and Adelaide, has been in this church since 1923. It is listed by the

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. In 2007, the pews were replaced with padded seats. Since 2012, the church has received donations from Louise and Graham Tuckwell of the Tuckwell Foundation.Tuckwell Foundation: Activity
/ref> The current vicar is Rev. Mark McDonald. St Columb's Anglican Church currently has two Sunday worship services: 10am in the church and 6pm "Live @ the Chapel" in the café.

References

Bibliography

*Carolan, Jane. ''St Columb's Hawthorn 1883-1983''. Harthorn, Victoria: Vestry of St. Columb's. 1983. {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Columb's Anglican Church Columb, Hawthorn Churches completed in 1907 Gothic Revival architecture in Melbourne Gothic Revival church buildings in Australia Religious organizations established in 1879 Buildings and structures in the City of Boroondara