St Matthew's Church is a heritage listed

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church in

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, an inner eastern suburb of

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. It was established in 1848 and consecrated in 1849. It is adjacent to

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History

The land for the church was donated in 1848 by the

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, who received it from

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. The church was consecrated on 21 September 1849.

Percy Grainger Percy Aldridge Grainger (born George Percy Grainger; 8 July 188220 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long and ...

's parents, architect John Harry Grainger and Rose Annie Aldridge, daughter of a local hotel-keeper, were married in St Matthew's in 1880, and Percy's funeral was conducted there after his body was flown back from the

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in 1961. The church was listed on the now-defunct

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on 21 March 1978.

Grace Anglican Network

St Matthew's was as of 2021 part of the Grace Anglican Network, together with St Bartholomew's Church in Norwood (St Bart's Norwood). The network was created in 2002. The church communities described themselves as "gospel-centred" and

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in theological stance. , "St Bart's Norwood" makes no mention of St Matthew's on its website, but says it is transitioning to a new ministry team.

Rectors

* Mathew Hale * Tim HarrisIn May 2008 became the first Dean o
Bishopdale Theological College

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* Kevin Giles, a well-known contributor to discussions about gender roles and the

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, including

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Cemetery

Notable South Australians buried on the grounds of St Matthews include: * Colonel Peter Edgerton Warburton, noted South Australian explorer and police commissioner, who died in 1889. His eldest daughter married the only son of

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, the first Anglican bishop of Adelaide. * Baroness von Oertzen, born ''Matilda Goulding'', 1 January 1840, in

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, died 27 April 1864, in South Australia, ancestor of Baron

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