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New page: '''Christ Church''' is an historic church building belonging to '''Rouse Hill Anglican Church''' of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney located on Windsor Road, [[Rous...
'''Christ Church''' is an historic [[church (building)|church]] building belonging to '''Rouse Hill Anglican Church''' of the [[Anglican Diocese of Sydney]] located on Windsor Road, [[Rouse Hill, New South Wales|Rouse Hill]], in the north west of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].
Christ Church, was built in 1863 and is one of the oldest surviving buildings in [[Rouse Hill, New South Wales|Rouse Hill]].
==History==
The land for the church, ¾ acre in total, was donated by Robert Fitzgerald to the Bishop of Sydney in 1863.<ref>Warren, J.; Wilson, P.; Pullen, N. (2006). ''Rouse Hill Village: a step back in time''. The Hills District Historical Society Inc. ISBN 0-95-776023-X</ref>
A summary of the history of Christ Church and its buildings, as recorded by Warren ''et al.'' (2006) follows:
* 1863: Land gifted to the Bishop of Sydney
* 1863: Christ Church built for the sum of 603 pounds 3 shillings
* 1863-1869: Christ Church building used as both a church and school
* 1869: A separate school building was built on the same parcel of land
* 1875: School changed from a denominational school to a public school
* 1878: Christ Church consecrated
* 1888: School closed and pupils transferred to new Rouse Hill Public School
* 1908: School building demolished and replaced by a hall (still standing)
* 1963: School master's residence demolished
* early 1980s: Church closed
* 1998: Church re-opened as a home for the congregation from St. Stephens, [[Kellyville, New South Wales|Kellyville]]
* 2004: Church closed when a new building for St. Stephens was completed in [[Kellyville, New South Wales|Kellyville]]
* 2006: Development Application lodged with council to redevelop the site
In recent years, the site has once more become active with construction commencing in 2007 on a new Ministry and Education Centre to be built alongside Christ Church. As part of this project, restoration works were undertaken to Christ Church and the 1908 hall. In March 2008, Rouse Hill Anglican Church moved back to the site from their temporary home at [[Rouse Hill Anglican College]]. The Ministry and Education Centre was officially opened on 27 April 2008 by the Archbishop of Sydney, Dr [[Peter Jensen]].
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==Current Ministry==
The current rector is the Senior Minister Martin Morgan, previously from Orange Evangelical Church (see [[History of Independent Evangelical Churches in Australia]]). The church currently has two services each Sunday: a 10am contemporary family service and 5pm ''church@five''.
== References ==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://rhac.org.au Rouse Hill Anglican Church home page]
*[http://five.rhac.org.au church@five home page]
{{returnto}} [[Churches in New South Wales Index]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Churches in New South Wales Index]]
Christ Church, was built in 1863 and is one of the oldest surviving buildings in [[Rouse Hill, New South Wales|Rouse Hill]].
==History==
The land for the church, ¾ acre in total, was donated by Robert Fitzgerald to the Bishop of Sydney in 1863.<ref>Warren, J.; Wilson, P.; Pullen, N. (2006). ''Rouse Hill Village: a step back in time''. The Hills District Historical Society Inc. ISBN 0-95-776023-X</ref>
A summary of the history of Christ Church and its buildings, as recorded by Warren ''et al.'' (2006) follows:
* 1863: Land gifted to the Bishop of Sydney
* 1863: Christ Church built for the sum of 603 pounds 3 shillings
* 1863-1869: Christ Church building used as both a church and school
* 1869: A separate school building was built on the same parcel of land
* 1875: School changed from a denominational school to a public school
* 1878: Christ Church consecrated
* 1888: School closed and pupils transferred to new Rouse Hill Public School
* 1908: School building demolished and replaced by a hall (still standing)
* 1963: School master's residence demolished
* early 1980s: Church closed
* 1998: Church re-opened as a home for the congregation from St. Stephens, [[Kellyville, New South Wales|Kellyville]]
* 2004: Church closed when a new building for St. Stephens was completed in [[Kellyville, New South Wales|Kellyville]]
* 2006: Development Application lodged with council to redevelop the site
In recent years, the site has once more become active with construction commencing in 2007 on a new Ministry and Education Centre to be built alongside Christ Church. As part of this project, restoration works were undertaken to Christ Church and the 1908 hall. In March 2008, Rouse Hill Anglican Church moved back to the site from their temporary home at [[Rouse Hill Anglican College]]. The Ministry and Education Centre was officially opened on 27 April 2008 by the Archbishop of Sydney, Dr [[Peter Jensen]].
<ref> {{cite news
| first = Natasha
| last = Percy
| authorlink =
| author =
| coauthors =
| title = People know we’re here!
| url = http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/sydneystories/people_know_were_here/
| format =
| work =
| publisher = SydneyAnglicans.net
| location =
| id =
| pages =
| page =
| date = 2008-04-28
| accessdate = 2008-07-02
| language =
| quote =
| archiveurl =
| archivedate =
}} </ref>
==Current Ministry==
The current rector is the Senior Minister Martin Morgan, previously from Orange Evangelical Church (see [[History of Independent Evangelical Churches in Australia]]). The church currently has two services each Sunday: a 10am contemporary family service and 5pm ''church@five''.
== References ==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://rhac.org.au Rouse Hill Anglican Church home page]
*[http://five.rhac.org.au church@five home page]
{{returnto}} [[Churches in New South Wales Index]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Churches in New South Wales Index]]
