Your Church in Brisbane City

Your Church in Brisbane City is a Christian church in the Brisbane central business district, Australia, that holds public worship services each Sunday morning.[1]

Your Church in Brisbane City
Location430 Ann Street, Brisbane
CountryAustralia
Denominationevangelical
Website430annstreet.com
History
Founded1883

Its website lists its aim as "Connecting Christians and Changing Lives" with importance placed on worshipping Jesus and welcoming everyone.[1]

History

Beginnings in 1883

The church was formed on 23 September 1883 when a handful of idealistic Christians gathered in Brisbane to found a new church.[2] The founders were linked by their support of Australian evangelist Stephen Cheek. Cheek died in early 1883 before the church began. The church was a leading congregation within Churches of Christ in Australia with roots in the Restoration Movement. Throughout its history it has been known as "Disciples of Christ", "Ann Street Church of Christ" and "Your Church in Brisbane City".

The church was active in starting other Brisbane churches. In 1912 it held an outreach to Hawthorne and established a Sunday school that in 1914 became the Hawthorne Church of Christ.[3] The Sunday school secretary of the Ann Street church in the early 1920s was Australian army chaplain John Kenneth Martin.[4]

  • Photo of the 1901 Ann Street Church of Christ women's sewing group
  • On the last Saturday of the month the church holds a free community barbecue.

Chapel at 430 Ann Street

The historic building at 430 Ann Street, Brisbane, was built in 1881 for the Methodist Church. When it was offered for sale in 1898 the church's minister William and his wife Martha Clapham led the church to purchase it. The sum of 1,100 pounds was the price paid by the Church of Christ in September 1898.[5]

Famous Members
  • Digby Denham, Premier of Queensland 1911-1915, was a leading member in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was Premier from 1911-1915 and helped establish the University of Queensland and the Queensland Ambulence Service.[2]
  • Alexander Russell Main (1877-1945), Theologian, the church's minister from 1900-1903[6]
  • Allen Brooke (1899-1968), Chaplain-General, was the church's minister in 1939. He left the ministry to serve as a chaplain on the front lines of World War II. He went on to become Chaplain-General of the Australian forces.[7] He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[8]
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References
  1. Official website
  2. Norman Watson, A Century of Witness, 1883–1983
  3. Our Brisbane: History of the suburb Hawthorne
  4. Viv Martin, "Digger History: A Chaplain's Story"
  5. AOL Travel Guide
  6. Encyclopedia of Stone Campbell Movement, A.R. Main
  7. Newspaper articles "Brooke, Chaplain-General Allen. 1899-1968."
  8. Australian War Memorial

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