St Matthew's Church, Marryatville

St Matthew's Church
An exterior view of the church
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34°55′37″S 138°38′40″E / 34.926921°S 138.644326°E / -34.926921; 138.644326
Location146 Kensington Road, Marryatville, South Australia
DenominationAnglican Church of Australia
Websitewww.stmatts.asn.au
History
Consecrated21 September 1849

St Matthew's Church is a heritage listed[1] Anglican church in Marryatville, an inner eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It was established in 1848 and consecrated in 1849.[2] It is adjacent to Marryatville High School.

History

The land for the church was donated in 1848 by the South Australia Company, who received it from George Brunskill.[3] The church was consecrated on 21 September 1849.[2]

Percy Grainger'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 United States in 1961.[4]

The church was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate on 21 March 1978.[5]

Grace Anglican Network

St Matthew's was as of 2021 part of the Grace Anglican Network,[6] together with St Bartholomew's Church in Norwood (St Bart's Norwood). The network was created in 2002.[7] The church communities described themselves as "gospel-centred" and evangelical in theological stance.[8] As of February 2022, "St Bart's Norwood" makes no mention of St Matthew's on its website,[9] but says it is transitioning to a new ministry team.[10]

Rectors

Cemetery

Notable South Australians buried on the grounds of St Matthews include:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Place ID 6523". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. and "St Matthews Anglican Church (listing RNE6523)". Australia Heritage Places Inventory. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
  2. ^ a b St. Matthew's Church (Kensington, S.A.) (1949), The Centenary of St. Matthew's Church, Kensington : an historical record of St. Matthew's Church of England, Kensington, South Australia, 1849–1949, St. Matthew's Church of England, retrieved 12 February 2019
  3. ^ a b Sue Speck, News: School History: Cemeteries, Marryatville High School Newsletter at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2011)
  4. ^ "Percy Grainger in Adelaide". Stephen Orr, writer. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. ^ "St Matthews Anglican Church, 146 Kensington Rd, Marryatville, SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 6523)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Make Jesus Known - Grace Anglican Network". Grace Anglican Network. 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Grace Brings Change to Adelaide". The Living Church. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  8. ^ "What We Believe". Grace Anglican Network. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  9. ^ "St Bart's Norwood". St Bart's Norwood. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Ministry Team". St Bart's Norwood. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  11. ^ "ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH, KENSINGTON". The Advertiser. South Australia. 12 April 1929. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ In May 2008 became the first Dean of Bishopdale Theological College, New Zealand

Further reading

  • "St. Matthews Church, Kensington South Australia 1848–1988 : an historical record of our parish in celebration of Australia’s Bi-Centenary and for those who follow us", Editor: Kevin Giles. ISBN 0-7316-3031-9 Published 1988.