St Matthew's Church, Marryatville
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.
| St Matthew's Church | |
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 An exterior view of the church | |
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| Location | 146 Kensington Road, Marryatville, South Australia |
| Denomination | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Website | www.gracenetwork.asn.au |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 21 September 1849 |
Current status
St Matthew's is part of the Grace Anglican Network, together with St Bartholomew's Norwood and Grace Church, St Morris. The church communities are evangelical in theological stance. The current Senior Minister is Rev David Bassett, former vicar of St James Ivanhoe, Melbourne. The churches run a range of ministries and Sunday services, including a well-established youth group.
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]
Rectors
- Mathew Hale[6]
- Tim Harris[7]
- Kevin Giles, a well-known contributor to discussions about gender roles and the Trinity, including subordinationism.
Cemetery
Notable South Australians buried on the grounds of St Matthews include:[3]
- Colonel Peter Edgerton Warburton, noted South Australian explorer and police commissioner, who died in 1889. His eldest daughter married the only son of Augustus Short, the first Anglican bishop of Adelaide.
- Baroness von Oertzen, born Matilda Goulding, 1 January 1840, in Marlborough, Wiltshire, died 27 April 1864, in South Australia, ancestor of Baron Klaus von Oertzen.
References
- "Place ID 6523". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. and "St Matthews Anglican Church (listing RNE6523)". Australia Heritage Places Inventory. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
- 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
- Sue Speck, News: School History: Cemeteries, Marryatville High School Newsletter at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2011)
- "Percy Grainger in Adelaide". Stephen Orr, writer. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- "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. Department of the Environment. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH, KENSINGTON". The Advertiser. South Australia. 12 April 1929. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- 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.