St Paul's Anglican Church, Castle Hill

St Paul's Anglican Church is a heritage-listed Anglican former church building located at 221 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill, The Hills Shire, New South Wales, 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 New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

St Paul's Church
St Paul's Anglican Church
33°43′39″S 151°01′07″E
Location221 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill, The Hills Shire, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
DenominationAnglican
Websitestpauls.church
History
StatusChurch
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
DioceseSydney
Clergy
Minister(s)Rev. John Gray
St Paul's Church (former)
St Paul's Anglican Church (former)
The entrance to the heritage-listed (former) St Paul's Church, in 2010.
St Paul's Church (former) is located in Sydney
St Paul's Church (former)
St Paul's Church (former)
Location of St Paul's Church in Greater metropolitan Sydney
33°44′16″S 151°00′05″E
Location221 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill, The Hills Shire, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
DenominationAnglican
History
StatusChurch
Architecture
Functional statusPreserved
Official nameSt. Paul's Anglican Church (former); St Paul's Church (former)
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.332
TypeChurch (former)
CategoryReligion

The current St Paul's Anglican Church, a church in the Diocese of Sydney,[2][3] has been enlarged and relocated to 421 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill. The contemporary Christian music band, CityAlight is a ministry of the congregation.[4]

History

A church of St Simon was established in the former convict barracks at Castle Hill in 1827. However it closed when a new parish was established in Castle Hill named for St Paul in 1861. The new church building was constructed of brick and was located at 221 Old Northern Road, south of the township, near the corner of Church Street. A sandstone parsonage 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.[1][5] 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 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district.

Rectors
  • J Brook and R Barrie circa 1980[6]
  • R L Milne and D Eastway, circa 1975 [7]
  • D Holland, circa 1970.[8]

Heritage listing

The former St Paul's Anglican Church was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

See also

References
  1. "St. Paul's Anglican Church". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00332. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  2. "St Pauls". Sydney Anglicans. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. "Homepgage". St Paul's Church. n.d. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. Challies, Tim (10 December 2018). "Get To Know CityAlight (and Their New Album)". Challies. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. "St Paul's Anglican Church (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. Retrieved 12 July 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  6. Year book of the Diocese of Sydney 1980(Church of England in Australia, Diocese of Sydney 1980) page 63.
  7. Year book of the Diocese of Sydney 1975 (Church of England in Australia, Diocese of Sydney, 1975) page 62
  8. Year book of the Diocese of Sydney 1970(Church of England in Australia, Diocese of Sydney, 1970) page 68

Attribution

This Wikipedia article contains material from St. Paul's Anglican Church, entry number 00332 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 1 June 2018.

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