Pitt Street Congregational Church (Sydney, N.S.W.) aggregated collection of records

fonds

1928-2000

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs, Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Architectural and Technical Drawings

9673661

In the early 1830s, in New South Wales, that Congregationalists, or Independents sought to form a church in Sydney by calling a minister, the Reverend W.M. Jarrett. The building in Pitt Street was opened in1846 with the Reverend Dr Robert Ross as minister.
In 1957 the Joint Commission on Church Union was formed comprising delegates of the Congregational Union of Australia, the Methodist Church of Australasia and the Presbyterian Church of Australia.
In 1973, at an Assembly of the Congregational Union of Australia, a large majority of delegates, including those from the Pitt Street Congregational Church, voted in favour of entering the Uniting Church in Australia according to the Basis of Union document. In June 1977 the Uniting Church in Australia was inaugurated. The Pitt Street Congregational Church became the Pitt Street Parish of the Uniting Church in Australia on 22 June 1977.

Reference:
https://pittstreetuniting.org.au/community/history/

Collection 01: Pitt Street Congregational Church (Sydney, N.S.W.) records, 1828-1971

Collection 02: Pitt Street Congregational Church (Sydney, N.S.W.) further records, 1844-1977

Collection 03: Pitt Street Uniting Church, further records, 1877-2000

Restricted - This collection contains confidential, personal and/or culturally sensitive information: Written authority from the Pitt Street Uniting Church is required prior to access. Please contact: Parish Secretary, Pitt Street Uniting Church; 264 Pitt St. Sydney NSW 2000. Email: office@pittstreetuniting.org.au; Phone: (02) 9267-3614 The Library requires you to sign an ‘Undertaking with regard to access’ for this collection to protect the privacy of individuals. This form will be supplied to you prior to access. Guidelines for accessing sensitive collections

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