Calvary Presbyterian Church

Author

Shire of Brookton

Place Number

00280

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Location

29 Richardson St Brookton

Location Details

Lot 123

Other Name(s)

Baptist Church
Church of Christ

Local Government

Brookton

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1910

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	17 Nov 2016

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Nov 2016	2	2 High level of protection appropriate: provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the town planning scheme to conserve the significance of the place.

Statement of Significance

Calvary Presbyterian Church is significant for its Presbyterian associations, Miss Jones and the Mission Church, and for the sense of place associated with the worship and events that have taken place.

Physical Description

The single storey double volume church is detailed in face brick with stepped buttresses along both side walls. The front features a round vent detail in the gable apex and a central protruding gabled porch entry with a single gothic window at front. Separate and set further back is a timber framed corrugated iron clad gable roofed hall building.

History

The Baptists were among the first active religious groups in Brookton with the first service in town in 1903, and the Church opened in 1905, and a manse by 1908. By 1911 both properties became the property of the Church of Christ with only 4 Baptists remaining in town. The Church thrived until the early 1920s, including baptisms in Mile Pool and
local wine for sacrament. Mary (Miss) Jones came to Brookton in 1948, and purchased the church (and manse) from her own funds. Daughter of a Presbyterian Minister, Miss Jones was a pioneer missionary among the Aboriginal people. In 1950 she formed the Brookton-Pingelly Native Welfare, and inaugurated and ran Easter conventions until
1970, attracting Aboriginal devotees from throughout the state and nation. Miss Jones handed her church to the World Presbyterian Missions in 1970, but continued her ministry until her retirement in 1971, and passed away in 1977. The Hall was transported from the Water Supply Department in Pingelly. The Church became the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, known as the Calvary Presbyterian Church.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity : High
Authenticity : High

Condition

Good

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Present Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion

Creation Date

13 Jul 1988

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

28 Apr 2021

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