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St Barnabas Anglican Memorial Church, Urunga

St Barnabas Anglican Memorial Church, Urunga
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Bob Malone, Bellingen Shire Council
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Description / Background

The memorial is a large brick and tile Anglican church in Urunga, dedicated to those who served in the First and Second World Wars. Dedication plaques are set in the front of the church exterior, beneath a large wooden cross. On one side of the church is a sanctuary hall. The church has a high gabled roof and at the front is a large portico entrance. 

Inscription

Plaque 1

The

Sanctuary and Hall

of this Church were

Hallowed

by

+ Donald

Bishop of Grafton

21, June 1984

Parish Priest:

The Rev'd Fr. Eric Griffith

Plaque 2

Laus Deo

This Stone was set by the

Rt. Rev. Robert Gordon Arthur

Sixth Lord Bishop of Grafton

to mark the consecration

of this Church

of St. Barnabas the Apostle

on the eleventh of June A.D 1969

The Rev. Sidney Welch.

Plaque 3

To The Glory of God

and in memory of those who

served in two world wars

this stone was set by

The RT. Rev. K. J. Clements

Bishop of Grafton

30th April 1960

R. J Board & Son - Architects

Rev. A J Gerlach - Director

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Address
St Barnabas Anglican Memorial Church
3 Bowra Street
Urunga NSW 2455
Local Government Area
Bellingen Shire
Setting
Roadside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Building
Recorded by
Bob Malone, Bellingen Shire Council
Year of construction
1959-1960
Dedication date
30 April 1960
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Materials
Brick
Concrete
Glass
Marble
Timber