St Columba's Presbyterian Church (Peppermint Grove, Western Australia)


St Columba's Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at the corner of Venn and Keane streets in Peppermint Grove, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

St Columba's Presbyterian Church
St Columba's Presbyterian Church, pictured in 2014
32°00′06″S 115°45′48″E
LocationVenn and Keane Street, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia
CountryAustralia
DenominationPresbyterian
History
StatusChurch
Founded1909 (1909T20)
Founder(s)F. A. Moseley, Esq. JP
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Louis Bowser Cumpston
Architectural typeChurch
Clergy
Minister(s)Rev. Dr. Kwangho Song
Designations
TypeState Registered Place
Designated28 June 1996
Reference no.1927

History
Plaque on the front wall of the church

The suburb of Peppermint Grove was originally predominantly Scottish, and thus Presbyterian.[5] An earlier building, called the St Columba's Presbyterian Church Hall, was built on Venn Street in 1896.[6] It was the first church building in Peppermint Grove and also acted as the only school in the neighbourhood until the construction of the Cottesloe State School.[6]

A few years later, land on the corner of Venn and Keane Streets was donated by Alexander Forrest (1849–1901) to build the current church building.[5] It was designed by architect Louis Bowser Cumpston (1865-1931).[5]

Construction began on 20 November 1909, when the first stone was laid by F. A. Moseley. A foundation stone on the front wall of the church building reads, "This foundation stone of St Columba's church was laid by F.A. Moseley E.s.q. J.P. on the 20th November 1909 'To the Glory of God.'"

Worship services

Worship services take place every Sunday at 10am.[2][3] The current Minister is the Rev. Dr. Kwangho Song.[1]

References
  1. Peppermint Grove: Churches
  2. FindAPresbyterianChurch
  3. Presbyterian Church in Western Australia
  4. 1987 picture
  5. Rob Pascoe, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia's capital suburb, Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1983, p. 47
  6. The Grove Library: Peppermint Memories
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