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
An exterior view of the church
34°55′37″S 138°38′40″E
Location146 Kensington Road, Marryatville, South Australia
DenominationAnglican Church of Australia
Websitewww.stmatts.asn.au
History
Consecrated21 September 1849

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. 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. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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.
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