St Paul's Anglican Church is a

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former church building located at 221 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill,

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, Australia. It is also known as St Paul's Anglican Church (former) and St Paul's Church (former). The former church was added to the

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on 2 April 1999. The current St Paul's Anglican Church, a church in the Diocese of Sydney, has been enlarged and relocated to 421 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill. The music ministry of the church, CityAlight, is known for their modern hymns, including their song "Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me".

History

A church of St Simon was established in the former convict barracks at Castle Hill in 1827. However it closed when a new

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was established in Castle Hill named for

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in 1861. The new

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was constructed of brick and was located at 221 Old Northern Road, south of the township, near the corner of Church Street. A

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was constructed opposite the church from materials of the old St Simon's Church. Both buildings remain today and are subject to state and local preservation orders. This church building served the parish until the end of the latter half of the 20th century. The current larger St Paul's Anglican Church was constructed at Rogans Hill on land owned by the church, adjacent to Oakhill College. The new facilities cater to a congregation of over a 1,000 worshipers. The church is located approximately north-west of the

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Rectors

* J Brook and R Barrie circa 1980 * R L Milne and D Eastway, circa 1975 * D Holland, circa 1970.Year book of the Diocese of Sydney 1970(Church of England in Australia, Diocese of Sydney, 1970) page 68

Heritage listing

The former St Paul's Anglican Church was listed on the

on 2 April 1999.

Gallery

Image:(1)_Former_Parsonage-A.jpg, Former

(1866), Parsonage Road

References

Attribution

External links

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