Scots' Church, Melbourne | |
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37°48′53″S 144°58′08″E / 37.81478°S 144.96902°E | |
Location | 156 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria |
Country | Australia |
Denomination | Presbyterian |
Website | scotschurch |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founded | 1838 |
Founder(s) | James Forbes |
Dedicated | 29 November 1874 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Joseph Reed |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1871–1874 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 600 |
Spire height | 61 metres (201 ft) |
Materials | Freestone |
Administration | |
Division | Victoria |
Presbytery | Melbourne West |
Clergy | |
Minister(s) | Rev. Philip Campbell |
Assistant | Rev. Justin Ang |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Douglas Lawrence |
Parish administrator | Jonathan North |
The Scots' Church is a Presbyterian church in Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Services are held at 11 am (traditional) and 5pm (contemporary). It is a reformed protestant church. It was the first Presbyterian church to be built in the Port Phillip District (now the state of Victoria), and serves as a congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. Its building was described as "an icon for well over a hundred years".[1]