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New page: '''St John the Baptist Anglican Church''' is an Anglican church located between Alt and Bland Streets, Ashfield, Sydney, [[Austr...
'''St John the Baptist Anglican Church''' is an [[Anglican]] [[church (building)|church]] located between Alt and Bland Streets, [[Ashfield, New South Wales|Ashfield]], [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. The church building is the oldest surviving building in Ashfield.
==History==
The first acre of the grounds was donated by [[Elizabeth Underwood]] in 1840.<ref>author unlisted (2004). "''St John The Baptist, Ashfield, The First 150 Years''". Published by ''the Churchwardens of St John's Anglican Church, Ashfield'', 1990. Updated 2004. p4.</ref> Further land was purchased from her in 1845.<ref>author unlisted (2004). "''St John The Baptist, Ashfield, The First 150 Years''". Published by ''the Churchwardens of St John's Anglican Church, Ashfield'', 1990. Updated 2004. p10.</ref>
[[Edmund Blacket]] in 1842, shortly after arriving in Sydney, was requested to inspect the walls of the church building, then under construction. As a result of his report, the walls were demolished and rebuilt <ref>Coupe, Sheena and Robert (1988). "''Speed The Plough, Ashfield 1788-1988''". Published by ''The Council of the Municipality of Ashfield'', 1988. ISBN 0-9595234-1-3. p50.</ref>. Much later, Blacket designed the current [[transept]] and [[chancel]], completed in 1875 <ref>Coupe, Sheena and Robert (1988). "''Speed The Plough, Ashfield 1788-1988''". Published by ''The Council of the Municipality of Ashfield'', 1988. ISBN 0-9595234-1-3. p93.</ref>.
St John's was the first church to be established between Sydney and [[Parramatta, New South Wales|Parramatta]]<ref>author unlisted (2004). "''St John The Baptist, Ashfield, The First 150 Years''". Published by ''the Churchwardens of St John's Anglican Church, Ashfield'', 1990. Updated 2004. p1.</ref>, making it among the oldest continuous churches still in existence in Sydney.
Australia's only memorial to [[Australian Air Force Cadets]] who died in [[World War II]] occupies a prominent position on the grounds, and a memorial service attended by the Cadets is held annually.
==Current Ministry==
The current rector is the Reverend Andrew Katay<ref>"Parish in Focus: St John's Ashfield". South Sydney News, Southern Cross. Published by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, March 2007. ISSN 1445-0089.</ref>, the eighteenth holder of the position. In 2008 the church was part of an amalgamation with the Parishes of [[Five Dock, New South Wales|Five Dock]] and [[Haberfield, New South Wales|Haberfield]], forming Christ Church Inner West Anglican Community (CCIW)<ref>"New Year equals New Parish". South Sydney News, Southern Cross. Published by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, December 2007. ISSN 1445-0089.</ref> with Andrew Katay continuing as the Rector of the new parish. It currently has three services at Ashfield, and two services at Five Dock.
== References ==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{commonscat}}
*[http://www.stjohnsashfield.org.au Ashfield home page]
*[http://www.cciw.org.au CCIW home page]
{{returnto}} [[Churches in New South Wales Index]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Churches in New South Wales Index]]
==History==
The first acre of the grounds was donated by [[Elizabeth Underwood]] in 1840.<ref>author unlisted (2004). "''St John The Baptist, Ashfield, The First 150 Years''". Published by ''the Churchwardens of St John's Anglican Church, Ashfield'', 1990. Updated 2004. p4.</ref> Further land was purchased from her in 1845.<ref>author unlisted (2004). "''St John The Baptist, Ashfield, The First 150 Years''". Published by ''the Churchwardens of St John's Anglican Church, Ashfield'', 1990. Updated 2004. p10.</ref>
[[Edmund Blacket]] in 1842, shortly after arriving in Sydney, was requested to inspect the walls of the church building, then under construction. As a result of his report, the walls were demolished and rebuilt <ref>Coupe, Sheena and Robert (1988). "''Speed The Plough, Ashfield 1788-1988''". Published by ''The Council of the Municipality of Ashfield'', 1988. ISBN 0-9595234-1-3. p50.</ref>. Much later, Blacket designed the current [[transept]] and [[chancel]], completed in 1875 <ref>Coupe, Sheena and Robert (1988). "''Speed The Plough, Ashfield 1788-1988''". Published by ''The Council of the Municipality of Ashfield'', 1988. ISBN 0-9595234-1-3. p93.</ref>.
St John's was the first church to be established between Sydney and [[Parramatta, New South Wales|Parramatta]]<ref>author unlisted (2004). "''St John The Baptist, Ashfield, The First 150 Years''". Published by ''the Churchwardens of St John's Anglican Church, Ashfield'', 1990. Updated 2004. p1.</ref>, making it among the oldest continuous churches still in existence in Sydney.
Australia's only memorial to [[Australian Air Force Cadets]] who died in [[World War II]] occupies a prominent position on the grounds, and a memorial service attended by the Cadets is held annually.
==Current Ministry==
The current rector is the Reverend Andrew Katay<ref>"Parish in Focus: St John's Ashfield". South Sydney News, Southern Cross. Published by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, March 2007. ISSN 1445-0089.</ref>, the eighteenth holder of the position. In 2008 the church was part of an amalgamation with the Parishes of [[Five Dock, New South Wales|Five Dock]] and [[Haberfield, New South Wales|Haberfield]], forming Christ Church Inner West Anglican Community (CCIW)<ref>"New Year equals New Parish". South Sydney News, Southern Cross. Published by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, December 2007. ISSN 1445-0089.</ref> with Andrew Katay continuing as the Rector of the new parish. It currently has three services at Ashfield, and two services at Five Dock.
== References ==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{commonscat}}
*[http://www.stjohnsashfield.org.au Ashfield home page]
*[http://www.cciw.org.au CCIW home page]
{{returnto}} [[Churches in New South Wales Index]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Churches in New South Wales Index]]
