St Columba's Presbyterian Church
St Columba's Presbyterian Church, 2014
32°00′06″S 115°45′48″E / 32.0018°S 115.7634°E / -32.0018; 115.7634
LocationVenn and Keane Street, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia
CountryAustralia
DenominationPresbyterian
Websitestcolumbaspresbyterian.com
History
StatusChurch
Founded20 November 1909 (1909-11-20)
Founder(s)F. A. Moseley, Esq. JP
DedicationSaint Columba
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Louis Bowser Cumpston
Architectural typeChurch
Administration
ProvincePresbyterian Church in Western Australia
Clergy
Minister(s)Rev. Dr. Kwangho Song
TypeState Registered Place
Designated28 June 1996
Reference no.1927

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.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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 to build the current church building.[5] It was designed by architect Louis Bowser Cumpston.[5]

Construction began on 20 November 1909, when the first stone was laid by F. A. Moseley.

Worship services

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

References

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

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