Ann Street Church of Christ
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Ann Street Church of Christ is a Christian
church in the CBD of Brisbane
, Australia
that holds public worship services each Sunday morning.
Its website details a range of activities for people of all ages including student outings, community barbecues, women's meetings, music and family ministries.
The church is affiliated with the Churches of Christ in Australia
and traces its roots to the Restoration Movement
.
The church was formed in 1883.
The historic building at 430 Ann Street, Brisbane
, was built in 1881. The sum of 1,100 pounds was the price paid when it was purchased by the Church of Christ in 1898.
The church was active in starting other Brisbane churches. In 1912 it held an outreach to Hawthorne and established a Sunday school that in 1914 became the Hawthorne Church of Christ.
The Sunday school secretary of the Ann Street church in the early 1920s was Australian army chaplain John Kenneth Martin.
Christian
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church in the CBD of Brisbane
Brisbane
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, Australia
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that holds public worship services each Sunday morning.
Its website details a range of activities for people of all ages including student outings, community barbecues, women's meetings, music and family ministries.
The church is affiliated with the Churches of Christ in Australia
Churches of Christ in Australia
The Churches of Christ in Australia is a Christian movement in Australia. It is part of the Restoration Movement with historical influences from the United States of America and the United Kingdom....
and traces its roots to the Restoration Movement
Restoration Movement
The Restoration Movement is a Christian movement that began on the American frontier during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century...
.
The church was formed in 1883.
The historic building at 430 Ann Street, Brisbane
Ann Street, Brisbane
Ann Street runs parallel to Adelaide Street and is the northern-most street in the Brisbane CBD in Queensland, Australia. It is a major thoroughfare, running straight through the city and linking the suburb of Fortitude Valley with the Riverside Expressway....
, was built in 1881. The sum of 1,100 pounds was the price paid when it was purchased by the Church of Christ in 1898.
The church was active in starting other Brisbane churches. In 1912 it held an outreach to Hawthorne and established a Sunday school that in 1914 became the Hawthorne Church of Christ.
The Sunday school secretary of the Ann Street church in the early 1920s was Australian army chaplain John Kenneth Martin.