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Hemmant Christian Community Church

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Hemmant Christian Community Church, erected in 1865-66, is significant historically as one of the oldest churches in Brisbane, associated with the early establishment of Methodism in Queensland and with the development of Tingalpa/Hemmant as a farming district in the second half of the 19th century.
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was taken up for sugar growing. The Reverend Beaizley called for tenders for the construction of a Wesleyan Church at Church Hill, Tingalpa in August–September 1865. The building was officially opened in November 1866. Local involvement included that of the Hon.
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The Tingalpa district, which included Hemmant, had been opened up to farming in 1859. Settlement expanded following the introduction of the 1864 Coffee and Sugar Regulations, when most of the land in the district along Doughboy Creek
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The building illustrates the principal characteristics of a modest, 19th century timber gothic-style church in Queensland, and has functioned as a community focus and landmark for over 130 years.
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The building illustrates the principal characteristics of a modest, 19th century timber gothic-style church in Queensland, and has functioned as a community focus and landmark for over 130 years.
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The building was extended by 5 metres (16 ft) at an unknown date, and in 1947 the windows and most of the interior fittings and furniture were replaced.
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in the mid-1970s. In 1988 it was closed due to a declining congregation. Saved from demolition by a local community group, the building was re-opened as the
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Hemmant Methodist Church functioned as the Hemmant Uniting Church following the amalgamation of Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational churches as the
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The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.
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windows along each side of the building and two at the front. They are all memorials to the church's pioneer families.
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The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.
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boards. A folding timber screen divides the building in two, separating the church from a meeting room.
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The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.
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on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the
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The interior walls and ceiling are lined with horizontal double-headed
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on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.
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This Knowledge (XXG) article was originally based on
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Hemmant Christian Community Church was listed on the
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27°26′56″S 153°07′35″E / 27.449°S 153.1265°E / -27.449; 153.1265
Hemmant
City of Brisbane
Queensland
Denomination
Union
Methodist
Uniting
Church
Style
Gothic Revival
Materials
Queensland Heritage Register
Union
church
Hemmant
City of Brisbane
Queensland
Methodist
Queensland Heritage Register
Tingalpa
East Brisbane
Wynnum
Bulimba Creek
Brisbane River
Angus Gibson
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
Hemmant State School
Uniting Church in Australia

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