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Glen Eira Historical SocietyDocument - Bambra Road Methodist Church, Northcote Avenue
... Methodist Church... Caulfield North... Everett L.D.... St Stephen’s Presbyterian Church Caulfield... Alday Thomas Rev... Everett Win... Bambra Road Trustees... Alday Thomas Mrs... Everett Keith... Caulfield Park... Caulfield Park Bowling Club... Heazlewood Vere... Goddard Sydney... Smith Ray J. M.... Hilton Della... Northcote Avenue... Pask N. H.... Goff J. T. J... Talbot N. E. G... Lavender J. C.... O’ Connor T. M.... Smith R. J. M... Selomb H. W.... Hawkins H. L... Freeman J. T.... Mannering C. W. J.... Gray N. A.... Weatherlake R. C.... Croxford R. L. G.... Wilson G. Rev.... Small H. Rev.... Dunstan A. Rev.... Caulfield Methodist Circuit...Methodist Church Caulfield North Everett L.D. St Stephen’s Presbyterian Church Caulfield Alday Thomas Rev Everett Win Bambra Road Trustees Alday Thomas Mrs Everett Keith Caulfield Park Caulfield Park Bowling Club Heazlewood Vere Goddard Sydney Smith Ray J. M. Hilton Della Northcote Avenue Pask N. H. Goff J. T. J Talbot N. E. G Lavender J. C. O’ Connor T. M. Smith R. J. M Selomb H. W. Hawkins H. L Freeman J. T. Mannering C. W. J. Gray N. A. Weatherlake R. C. Croxford R. L. G. Wilson G. Rev. Small H. Rev. Dunstan A. Rev. Caulfield Methodist Circuit ...Photocopy Of A 2 Page Extract From A Coming Together Book Compiled By Gwenda Mann Describing The History Of Bambra Road Methodist Church. It Contains Information From 75 Years At St Stephen’s Caulfield, Including Union With Bambra Road Methodist Church By Della Hilton, 1985. A Photograph Of Several Small Extracts From This Publication Is Also Included. Also Brief Note By Claire Barton Dated 07/05/2010 With Street And Directory References.bambra road, bambra road methodist church, caulfield north, everett l.d., st stephen’s presbyterian church caulfield, alday thomas rev, everett win, bambra road trustees, alday thomas mrs, everett keith, caulfield park, caulfield park bowling club, heazlewood vere, goddard sydney, smith ray j. m., hilton della, northcote avenue, pask n. h., goff j. t. j, talbot n. e. g, lavender j. c., o’ connor t. m., smith r. j. m, selomb h. w., hawkins h. l, freeman j. t., mannering c. w. j., gray n. a., weatherlake r. c., croxford r. l. g., wilson g. rev., small h. rev., dunstan a. rev., caulfield methodist circuit, caulfield council, anderson mrs., caulfield north, religious groups, methodist church, uniting church, clergy, sunday schools, organs, church furniture, stained glass. -
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Article - St Mary The Virgin, Kooyong Road, South Caulfield
... ... Caulfield Methodist Circuit...Brief history of the Kooyong Road Church; taken from A Coming Together by Gwenda Mann and Gordon Gray, (a short account of some of the highlights of the first Fifty years of the Kooyong Road Methodist Church, Caulfield, Victoria), date unknown and photocopied. The article details the commencement of the Methodist churches circuit. ...Caulfield circuit. The silver Jubilee celebrations. Article by Iris Kenatick being a local preacher in the circuit, and list of Pastors and Ministers from 1917 – 1989. Kooyong Road Church Ontario Street Catterall J. M Rev. Caulfield South Caulfield Methodist ...Brief history of the Kooyong Road Church; taken from A Coming Together by Gwenda Mann and Gordon Gray, (a short account of some of the highlights of the first Fifty years of the Kooyong Road Methodist Church, Caulfield, Victoria), date unknown and photocopied. The article details the commencement of the Methodist churches circuit. Includes some history of the churches, early parishioners, the Trust Organ Fund, the removal from the Elsternwick to the new Caulfield circuit. The silver Jubilee celebrations. Article by Iris Kenatick being a local preacher in the circuit, and list of Pastors and Ministers from 1917 – 1989.kooyong road church, ontario street, catterall j. m rev., caulfield south, caulfield methodist circuit, elsternwick, hawthorn road, bambra road, eddy j. h., mclelcan mr., bundeera road, clarence street, hunt w. h., foy and gibson, balaclava, north road, penny e. r., field a. b, sunday schools, eddy mrs., field mrs., hunt mrs., leach a. g, leach mrs, levens miss, levens mr., spargo mr, spargo mrs, taylor mrs, watson mrs., festivals and celebrations, clemens v. miss, sprunt miss, bishop miss, king miss (2), cox mr, choirs, church furniture, venus street, watson amy, dodds p., oliver f. mrs, campbell h., truscott a, truscott mrs., mcgregor f. mrs, jupiter street, organs, halls, hawthorn road church, tennis courts, foundation stones, kindergartens, cricket clubs, blake e. b rev, mcgregor f. r., price c, pearson a, mahaffy j. b, hollyock e, blake mrs, aveling mrs, cripps mrs, veitch mrs, sharp w, sprunt b, hillier h. r., hillier mrs, (cousins) dulcie, cousins rowley, st mary the virgin, watson(lund) amy, millar joan, kenafick iris, governors, huntingfield lord, festivals and celebrations, clergy, church services, church festivals -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaAward - Trophy
... Caulfield Methodist Circuit Youth Choir...'KOOYONG RD CAULFIELD METHODIST EISTEDDFORD WINNERS CAULFIELD CIRCUIT YOUTH CHOIR 1950"...Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria 54 Serrell Street Malvern East melbourne Caulfield Methodist Circuit Youth Choir Kooyong Road Caulfield Methodist Eisteddford 'KOOYONG RD CAULFIELD METHODIST EISTEDDFORD WINNERS CAULFIELD CIRCUIT YOUTH CHOIR 1950" Round two handled trophy on a brown bakelite base. ...Round two handled trophy on a brown bakelite base.'KOOYONG RD CAULFIELD METHODIST EISTEDDFORD WINNERS CAULFIELD CIRCUIT YOUTH CHOIR 1950"caulfield methodist circuit youth choir, kooyong road caulfield methodist eisteddford -
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Article - Caulfield Evangelical Methodist Church
... Caulfield Mercury... Newspapers... Shops... Le Page Mrs... Hood Mrs... Hood Mrs... ES&A Bank... Banks... Wighman Mr... Cedar Street... Page JW... Bakers... Fraser Mr... Blacksmiths... State school 773... Schools... Newstead Street... Mills... Redman... McCombe... Head... Lomas... Summerell... Watts... Topp... Rowney... Elberry... Jackson... Young... Benbow... Smith JJ... Brunel... Primitive Methodist Church... Caulfield Methodist Church... Gas & Fuel Corporation... Pyne Street... Camden Town Primitive Methodist Church... Provan David Rev... Elsternwick St Kilda Methodist Circuit...Hawthorn Road church Caulfield Camden Camden Town South Caulfield Market gardens Glenhuntly Road Hawthorn Road McConchie HS The Caulfield Mercury Newspapers Shops Le Page Mrs Hood Mrs Hood Mrs ES&A Bank Banks Wighman Mr Cedar Street Page JW Bakers Fraser Mr Blacksmiths State school 773 Schools Newstead Street Mills Redman McCombe Head Lomas Summerell Watts Topp Rowney Elberry Jackson Young Benbow Smith JJ Brunel Primitive Methodist Church Caulfield Methodist Church Gas & Fuel Corporation Pyne Street Camden Town Primitive Methodist Church Provan David Rev Elsternwick St Kilda Methodist Circuit Orrong Road Balaclava Elwood and Bundeera Road South Circuit Churches Brewer MD Byard TM Caulfield Circuit Bambra Road Eldridge LB Dunston A Caulfield Evangelical Church Caulfield Continuing Methodist Church Caulfield Presbyterian Church Neerim Road Caulfield Evangelical Church Hunkin MR Veitch R Jupiter Street Article Caulfield Evangelical Methodist Church ...Reprinted article from the Flame, Vol 2 Nov 1 1969. The article gives a brief overview of the businesses in the Camden Town area now known as South Caulfield in the early 1900s, well known local names and the history of the churches various locations in South Caulfield. Also includes two coloured photographs and chronology of church history from 1893-1983 compiled from documents in file by Gladys Vallati date 03/07/2012.hawthorn road church, caulfield, camden, camden town, south caulfield, market gardens, glenhuntly road, hawthorn road, mcconchie hs, the caulfield mercury, newspapers, shops, le page mrs, hood mrs, hood mrs, es&a bank, banks, wighman mr, cedar street, page jw, bakers, fraser mr, blacksmiths, state school 773, schools, newstead street, mills, redman, mccombe, head, lomas, summerell, watts, topp, rowney, elberry, jackson, young, benbow, smith jj, brunel, primitive methodist church, caulfield methodist church, gas & fuel corporation, pyne street, camden town primitive methodist church, provan david rev, elsternwick st kilda methodist circuit, orrong road, balaclava, elwood and bundeera road south circuit churches, brewer md, byard tm, caulfield circuit bambra road, eldridge lb, dunston a, caulfield evangelical church, caulfield continuing methodist church, caulfield presbyterian church, neerim road, caulfield evangelical church, hunkin mr, veitch r, jupiter street -
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Document - St Giles Presbyterian Church, Murrumbeena
... Caulfield VIC 3162 melbourne One item about the history of this Church for later period: Two copies of the booklet ST GILES 1890 TO 1990, ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN MURRUMBEENA, dated 15/07/1990 by St Giles Publicity Committee, includes photographs. St Giles Presbyterian Church Murrumbeena Presbyterian Church Murrumbeena Methodist Church Ministers Sunday schools Uniting Church Armstrong W. J. Armstrong W. J. Mrs. Secomb W. E. Rev. Andrews Mr. Crabtree Mr. Hocking Mr. Hocking Mrs. Dandenong Road Belgrave Road Murrumbeena Harwood C. Oakleigh Carnegie Circuit ...One item about the history of this Church for later period: Two copies of the booklet ST GILES 1890 TO 1990, ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN MURRUMBEENA, dated 15/07/1990 by St Giles Publicity Committee, includes photographs.st giles presbyterian church, murrumbeena presbyterian church, murrumbeena methodist church, ministers, sunday schools, uniting church, armstrong w. j., armstrong w. j. mrs., secomb w. e. rev., andrews mr., crabtree mr., hocking mr., hocking mrs., dandenong road, belgrave road, murrumbeena, harwood c., oakleigh carnegie circuit, sunday schools, murrumbeena methodist men’s movement, hartley f. rev., orton j. russell rev., manzoney w. s. rev., shotton h. t. rev., eldridge l. b. rev., wilcock s. c. rev., bye r. rev., slattery k. rev., archbold b. rev., sunderland h. rev., blanksby a., mcdonald n., porritt d., lukies j., reid g., orton a., reid g., orton a., reid pris, reid will, pollock lex rev., pollock mabel, evans derek rev., mclean colin rev., denholm robin rev., mcrae dick, elmore frank rev., tara grove, brown robert rev., murrumbeena, murrumbeena road, church groups -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyLetter - Carnegie Methodist Church, Neerim Rd, 252- 254, Carnegie
... Caulfield Conservation Study – Andrew Ward 1995 with photos. Photocopy of extract from the study. Two Black and White photographs of the Carnegie Methodist Church 1) 90mm x 135mm 2) 80mm x 115mm. Sats unknown. Handwritten research note on the Carnegie Methodist Church. Undated and unacknowledged. Letter, National Trust of Australia (Victoria) notifying inclusion of the Carnegie Methodist on the Register – 25/09/1990 Carnegie Rosstown State School Rosstown Neerim Road Carnegie State School Coles A. Phipps Schools Oakleigh Circuit ...Caulfield Conservation Study – Andrew Ward 1995 with photos. Photocopy of extract from the study. Two Black and White photographs of the Carnegie Methodist Church 1) 90mm x 135mm 2) 80mm x 115mm. Sats unknown. Handwritten research note on the Carnegie Methodist Church. Undated and unacknowledged. Letter, National Trust of Australia (Victoria) notifying inclusion of the Carnegie Methodist on the Register – 25/09/1990carnegie, rosstown state school, rosstown, neerim road, carnegie state school, coles a. phipps, schools, oakleigh circuit, ward andrew, toolambool road, methodist circuit, carnegie methodist church, broadbent l. c., snell j. f., reid g., rosstown theatrical company, methodist church, uniting church, architectural styles, architectural features, frederick h. w. rev., californian bungalow, sunday schools, towers. -
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Drawing - Methodist Church, 23 - 25 Bundeera Road, Caulfield South
... Kilda Circuit Bundeera Road Ladies Gvild Sunday School Choirs Windows Drawing Methodist Church, 23 - 25 Bundeera Road, Caulfield South ...Phamphlet containing photocopied and dated newspaper articles about construction of church from various newspapers in 1926 and a brief outline of how and why church was begun and of its eventual demise, 1923 - 1985. Photocpied page of Recollections of Bundeera Road Church by Charlotte Harley (b. 1890), listing the members of December, 1985.methodist church, taylor mr., latham a. t., kindergartens, methodist uniting church, wesley johns rev., corben mrs, bundeera road, eddy r., organs, collier charitable fund, south caulfield, primary schools, kooyong road, methodist church, woodford, bambra estate, mcconchie rev. r. bruce, davenport mr., davies bill, davies mrs., philp rev., shaw mesolames, morris, miles, monday, bryant, woodford, paice, warren, evans bert, shaw william ronald, gvard w. h. rev., wells charlotte, evans elsie, narrawong road., bundeera road uniting church., mcraw dick, westaway frank, adamson dorothy, harley charlotte (nee wells), harley j, hunkin ena, hunkin edward rev., lydiard ruby, lydiard dick, sharples d, sharples j, spence margaret, spence bert, summers mary, summers ron, veitch alan, westaway m, arundell joyce, campbell heather, cock marian, heywood. a, putland roy, richards d, spence philip, taylor mrs., trewin norman, newton m., uniting church archives, kilgour alex, mann gwenda, gray daniel, gray gordon, heywood a, putland roy, richards d, featenby rev., brent p. e, woodford s. g., bent mr., st. kilda circuit, bundeera road ladies gvild, sunday school, choirs, windows -
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Caulfield Central Presbyterian Church, St. Giles
... Glen Eira Historical Society 965 Glen Huntly Rd Caulfield VIC 3162 melbourne St Giles Presbyterian Church Murrumbeena Presbyterian Church Murrumbeena Methodist Church Ministers Sunday schools Uniting Church Armstrong W. J. Armstrong W. J. Mrs. Secomb W. E. Rev. Andrews Mr. Crabtree Mr. Hocking Mr. Hocking Mrs. Dandenong Road Belgrave Road Murrumbeena Harwood C. Oakleigh Carnegie Circuit ...Two copies of the booklet ST GILES 1890 TO 1990, ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN MURRUMBEENA, dated 15/07/1990 by St Giles Publicity Committee, includes photographs., Two printed pages of lists of names of church ministers and other officials from 1890 to 1990.st giles presbyterian church, murrumbeena presbyterian church, murrumbeena methodist church, ministers, sunday schools, uniting church, armstrong, w. j., armstrong, w. j. mrs., secomb, w. e. rev., andrews, mr., crabtree, mr., hocking, mr., hocking, mrs., dandenong road, belgrave road, murrumbeena, harwood, c., oakleigh carnegie circuit, sunday schools, murrumbeena methodist men’s movement, hartley, f. rev., orton, j. russell, rev., manzoney, w. s. rev., shotton, h. t. rev., eldridge, l. b. rev., wilcock, s. c. rev., bye, r. rev., slattery, k. rev., archbold, b. rev., sunderland, h. rev., blanksby, a., mcdonald, n., porritt, d., lukies, j., reid, g., orton, a., reid, g., orton, a., reid, pris, reid, will, pollock, lex, rev., pollock, mabel, evans, derek, rev., mclean, colin, rev., denholm, robin, rev., mcrae, dick, elmore, frank, rev., tara grove, brown, robert, rev., murrumbeena, murrumbeena road, church groups -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaBW photo, March 1986
... Circuit, and to live with the Cleverdons. He spent a year in Ballarat under the tutelage of Rev.F.T Cleverdon in 1939. Jock was accepted by the 1940 Victorian Methodist Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry and started his studies for his theological training and an arts degree at Melbourne University that year. Because of a shortage of ministers, due to the war, Jock was taken out of Queen’s in 1943 to take charge of two fairly small churches in Caulfield...Circuit, and to live with the Cleverdons. He spent a year in Ballarat under the tutelage of Rev.F.T Cleverdon in 1939. Jock was accepted by the 1940 Victorian Methodist Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry and started his studies for his theological training and an arts degree at Melbourne University that year. Because of a shortage of ministers, due to the war, Jock was taken out of Queen’s in 1943 to take charge of two fairly small churches in Caulfield ...John (Jock) Corben Lavender Jock was born in Ivanhoe, but spent most of his youth in Northcote where his father was a bank manager, and where he attended primary school, high school and the Methodist church in High Street which became a central point in his life. He took his first job in the dispatch office at McPhersons nut and bolt factory in North Richmond in 1935. After a short time at McPhersons he moved to the Trustees Executors and Agency Company in 1936. While working at the Trustees Jock developed the conviction that his vocation lay with the church. This necessitated studying Matriculation at night school for two years as well as working and studying to become a Local Preacher. The minister at Northcote at the time was the Rev.F.T.Cleverdon who helped him prepare to apply as a candidate for Ordination. Before going to university and Queen’s for his arts degree and theological training, Mr Cleverdon, who was now the minister at Neil Street, Ballarat, offered Jock the opportunity to minister to the small congregation at Brown Hill, Ballarat, which was in his Circuit, and to live with the Cleverdons. He spent a year in Ballarat under the tutelage of Rev.F.T Cleverdon in 1939. Jock was accepted by the 1940 Victorian Methodist Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry and started his studies for his theological training and an arts degree at Melbourne University that year. Because of a shortage of ministers, due to the war, Jock was taken out of Queen’s in 1943 to take charge of two fairly small churches in Caulfield - Hawthorn Road and Bambra Road. Jock was ordained in 1945 & married two days later to Elsie Chipperfield, with whom he had worked at the Trustees Executors and Agency. He had joined the RAAF as a chaplain and was sent to Borneo. Returning to Australia in early 1946, he was then appointed to Orbost for a year, Bracknell in Tasmania in 1948, followed by Reid in Canberra, 1951. The next move was to Portland in 1954. Unfortunately not long after this, Elsie was diagnosed with breast cancer. This necessitated a move back to Melbourne - to Mitcham in 1957. Elsie died in December 1957. This period was a very hard time as Jock had four young daughters but his mother helped out by living in for most of the week until Jock was married to Peg in 1959 and their son was born in 1961. In 1964 Jock was moved to Launceston, his first city church. These years were challenging for Jock as he felt compelled to speak out around social issues, such as the Vietnam War & Aboriginal rights, although many did not agree with his view. In 1969 Jock was moved to Horsham to take up the role of Separated Chairman of the North-Western District responsible for Circuits, ministers and families for policy issues and pastoral concerns over an area from the South Australian border, up to the Murray and over it to Wentworth and Dareton, up river to Swan Hill and south to Ballarat and Daylesford. It was a demanding job but richly rewarding in the relationships made with ministers and their families. In 1971 Jock was elected Secretary of the Methodist Conference and in 1972 was voted President of the Conference. He felt it an honour and a vote of confidence by clergy and lay people The final move was to Geelong in 1976 where Jock was the minister at Wesley until 1983.Jock found Geelong a very satisfying parish in which to finish his active ministry. It was while he was Minister of Wesley Church, Geelong, that the Uniting Church came into being and Jock became the first Chairman of the Barwon Presbytery. There were now two ministers at Wesley – Jock and Alex Peerman, whose joint congregation of St. Giles (Pres) and City Congregational now joined with Wesley to become the City Parish. Jock was very surprised to be elected as the third Moderator of the Uniting Church in Victoria, to take office in 1979/1980 1983 saw retirement to Portarlington several months’ locum in both Canada & Kununurra. When the property at Portarlington became too large to maintain, they moved in 1994 into the current house in Belmont & returned to the Wesley Church here. In the words of Rev. Prof. Norman Young and Rev. Peter Gador-Whyte at Jock’s funeral service: “We are here today to give thanks to God for Jock Lavender; a gentle man of great compassion, humour and humility. We gather to remember the love he shared so generously the faith he lived so graciously, and the hope he expressed both in his preaching and in his presence. As President of the Methodist Conference and Moderator of the Uniting Church Jock held significant leadership roles within the church and did so with great dignity and grace never lording it over people but leading by example with an inner strength and faith that won respect and trust. There was something really special about him that is hard to put your finger on. We have all been blessed by God through Jock. Mr Alexander Kilgour Alex Kilgour was for many years an active elder and layman in the Presbyterian and then Uniting Church. He was involved in many committees at Synod level for many years. He was a Moderator of the Synod of Victoria of the UCA—one of the first laypeople to take on the role in the early years of the UCA. He was for many years Executive Director of the Resources Commission of the Synod. He worked at Mitchell Brushes (the company owned by Ethel and John Mitchell. B&W photograph. The Rev. John C (Jock) Lavender and Mr Alex Kilgour, dressed in shirts, are standing shoulder to shoulder, facing the camera.C&N 19/3/1986rev. jock lavender; mr alex kilgour; methodist, presbyterian, uniting church; synod appointments; moderator -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaBW photo, Undated
... Circuit, and to live with the Cleverdons. He spent a year in Ballarat under the tutelage of Rev.F.T Cleverdon in 1939. Jock was accepted by the 1940 Victorian Methodist Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry and started his studies for his theological training and an arts degree at Melbourne University that year. Because of a shortage of ministers, due to the war, Jock was taken out of Queen’s in 1943 to take charge of two fairly small churches in Caulfield...Circuit, and to live with the Cleverdons. He spent a year in Ballarat under the tutelage of Rev.F.T Cleverdon in 1939. Jock was accepted by the 1940 Victorian Methodist Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry and started his studies for his theological training and an arts degree at Melbourne University that year. Because of a shortage of ministers, due to the war, Jock was taken out of Queen’s in 1943 to take charge of two fairly small churches in Caulfield ...JOHN CORBEN LAVENDER (Jock) Jock was born in Ivanhoe, but spent most of his youth in Northcote where his father was a bank manager, and where he attended primary school, high school and the Methodist church in High Street which became a central point in his life. He took his first job in the dispatch office at McPhersons nut and bolt factory in North Richmond in 1935. After a short time at McPhersons he moved to the Trustees Executors and Agency Company in 1936. While working at the Trustees Jock developed the conviction that his vocation lay with the church. This necessitated studying Matriculation at night school for two years as well as working and studying to become a Local Preacher. The minister at Northcote at the time was the Rev.F.T.Cleverdon who helped him prepare to apply as a candidate for Ordination. Before going to university and Queen’s for his arts degree and theological training, Mr Cleverdon, who was now the minister at Neil Street, Ballarat, offered Jock the opportunity to minister to the small congregation at Brown Hill, Ballarat, which was in his Circuit, and to live with the Cleverdons. He spent a year in Ballarat under the tutelage of Rev.F.T Cleverdon in 1939. Jock was accepted by the 1940 Victorian Methodist Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry and started his studies for his theological training and an arts degree at Melbourne University that year. Because of a shortage of ministers, due to the war, Jock was taken out of Queen’s in 1943 to take charge of two fairly small churches in Caulfield - Hawthorn Road and Bambra Road. Jock was ordained in 1945 & married two days later to Elsie Chipperfield, with whom he had worked at the Trustees Executors and Agency. He had joined the RAAF as a chaplain and was sent to Borneo. Returning to Australia in early 1946, he was then appointed to Orbost for a year, Bracknell in Tasmania in 1948, followed by Reid in Canberra, 1951. The next move was to Portland in 1954. Unfortunately not long after this, Elsie was diagnosed with breast cancer. This necessitated a move back to Melbourne - to Mitcham in 1957. Elsie died in December 1957. This period was a very hard time as Jock had four young daughters but his mother helped out by living in for most of the week until Jock was married to Peg in 1959 and their son was born in 1961. In 1964 Jock was moved to Launceston, his first city church. These years were challenging for Jock as he felt compelled to speak out around social issues, such as the Vietnam War & Aboriginal rights, although many did not agree with his view. In 1969 Jock was moved to Horsham to take up the role of Separated Chairman of the North-Western District responsible for Circuits, ministers and families for policy issues and pastoral concerns over an area from the South Australian border, up to the Murray and over it to Wentworth and Dareton, up river to Swan Hill and south to Ballarat and Daylesford. It was a demanding job but richly rewarding in the relationships made with ministers and their families. In 1971 Jock was elected Secretary of the Methodist Conference and in 1972 was voted President of the Conference. He felt it an honour and a vote of confidence by clergy and lay people The final move was to Geelong in 1976 where Jock was the minister at Wesley until 1983.Jock found Geelong a very satisfying parish in which to finish his active ministry. It was while he was Minister of Wesley Church, Geelong, that the Uniting Church came into being and Jock became the first Chairman of the Barwon Presbytery. There were now two ministers at Wesley – Jock and Alex Peerman, whose joint congregation of St. Giles (Pres) and City Congregational now joined with Wesley to become the City Parish. Jock was very surprised to be elected as the third Moderator of the Uniting Church in Victoria, to take office in 1979/1980 1983 saw retirement to Portarlington several months’ locum in both Canada & Kununurra. When the property at Portarlington became too large to maintain, they moved in 1994 into the current house in Belmont & returned to the Wesley Church here. Deceased c.2015. Rev. John (Jock) Lavender is pictured standing at a microphone, wearing clerical clothingRev. J C Lavenderrev. john (jock) lavender; methodist minister; uniting church minister; -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaBW photo, 1980s?
... Circuit, and to live with the Cleverdons. He spent a year in Ballarat under the tutelage of Rev.F.T Cleverdon in 1939. Jock was accepted by the 1940 Victorian Methodist Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry and started his studies for his theological training and an arts degree at Melbourne University that year. Because of a shortage of ministers, due to the war, Jock was taken out of Queen’s in 1943 to take charge of two fairly small churches in Caulfield...Circuit, and to live with the Cleverdons. He spent a year in Ballarat under the tutelage of Rev.F.T Cleverdon in 1939. Jock was accepted by the 1940 Victorian Methodist Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry and started his studies for his theological training and an arts degree at Melbourne University that year. Because of a shortage of ministers, due to the war, Jock was taken out of Queen’s in 1943 to take charge of two fairly small churches in Caulfield ...JOHN CORBEN LAVENDER (Jock) Jock was born in Ivanhoe, but spent most of his youth in Northcote where his father was a bank manager, and where he attended primary school, high school and the Methodist church in High Street which became a central point in his life. He took his first job in the dispatch office at McPhersons nut and bolt factory in North Richmond in 1935. After a short time at McPhersons he moved to the Trustees Executors and Agency Company in 1936. While working at the Trustees Jock developed the conviction that his vocation lay with the church. This necessitated studying Matriculation at night school for two years as well as working and studying to become a Local Preacher. The minister at Northcote at the time was the Rev.F.T.Cleverdon who helped him prepare to apply as a candidate for Ordination. Before going to university and Queen’s for his arts degree and theological training, Mr Cleverdon, who was now the minister at Neil Street, Ballarat, offered Jock the opportunity to minister to the small congregation at Brown Hill, Ballarat, which was in his Circuit, and to live with the Cleverdons. He spent a year in Ballarat under the tutelage of Rev.F.T Cleverdon in 1939. Jock was accepted by the 1940 Victorian Methodist Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry and started his studies for his theological training and an arts degree at Melbourne University that year. Because of a shortage of ministers, due to the war, Jock was taken out of Queen’s in 1943 to take charge of two fairly small churches in Caulfield - Hawthorn Road and Bambra Road. Jock was ordained in 1945 & married two days later to Elsie Chipperfield, with whom he had worked at the Trustees Executors and Agency. He had joined the RAAF as a chaplain and was sent to Borneo. Returning to Australia in early 1946, he was then appointed to Orbost for a year, Bracknell in Tasmania in 1948, followed by Reid in Canberra, 1951. The next move was to Portland in 1954. Unfortunately not long after this, Elsie was diagnosed with breast cancer. This necessitated a move back to Melbourne - to Mitcham in 1957. Elsie died in December 1957. This period was a very hard time as Jock had four young daughters but his mother helped out by living in for most of the week until Jock was married to Peg in 1959 and their son was born in 1961. In 1964 Jock was moved to Launceston, his first city church. These years were challenging for Jock as he felt compelled to speak out around social issues, such as the Vietnam War & Aboriginal rights, although many did not agree with his view. In 1969 Jock was moved to Horsham to take up the role of Separated Chairman of the North-Western District responsible for Circuits, ministers and families for policy issues and pastoral concerns over an area from the South Australian border, up to the Murray and over it to Wentworth and Dareton, up river to Swan Hill and south to Ballarat and Daylesford. It was a demanding job but richly rewarding in the relationships made with ministers and their families. In 1971 Jock was elected Secretary of the Methodist Conference and in 1972 was voted President of the Conference. He felt it an honour and a vote of confidence by clergy and lay people The final move was to Geelong in 1976 where Jock was the minister at Wesley until 1983.Jock found Geelong a very satisfying parish in which to finish his active ministry. It was while he was Minister of Wesley Church, Geelong, that the Uniting Church came into being and Jock became the first Chairman of the Barwon Presbytery. There were now two ministers at Wesley – Jock and Alex Peerman, whose joint congregation of St. Giles (Pres) and City Congregational now joined with Wesley to become the City Parish. Jock was very surprised to be elected as the third Moderator of the Uniting Church in Victoria, to take office in 1979/1980 1983 saw retirement to Portarlington several months’ locum in both Canada & Kununurra. When the property at Portarlington became too large to maintain, they moved in 1994 into the current house in Belmont & returned to the Wesley Church Geelong.Head and shoulders portrait of the Rev. John (Jock) Lavender, wearing suit and tie.Jock Lavenderrev. john (jock) lavender; methodist minister; uniting church minister; -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaBW photo, 1979
... Circuit, and to live with the Cleverdons. He spent a year in Ballarat under the tutelage of Rev.F.T Cleverdon in 1939. Jock was accepted by the 1940 Victorian Methodist Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry and started his studies for his theological training and an arts degree at Melbourne University that year. Because of a shortage of ministers, due to the war, Jock was taken out of Queen’s in 1943 to take charge of two fairly small churches in Caulfield...Circuit, and to live with the Cleverdons. He spent a year in Ballarat under the tutelage of Rev.F.T Cleverdon in 1939. Jock was accepted by the 1940 Victorian Methodist Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry and started his studies for his theological training and an arts degree at Melbourne University that year. Because of a shortage of ministers, due to the war, Jock was taken out of Queen’s in 1943 to take charge of two fairly small churches in Caulfield ...JOHN CORBEN LAVENDER (Jock) Jock was born in Ivanhoe, but spent most of his youth in Northcote where his father was a bank manager, and where he attended primary school, high school and the Methodist church in High Street which became a central point in his life. He took his first job in the dispatch office at McPhersons nut and bolt factory in North Richmond in 1935. After a short time at McPhersons he moved to the Trustees Executors and Agency Company in 1936. While working at the Trustees Jock developed the conviction that his vocation lay with the church. This necessitated studying Matriculation at night school for two years as well as working and studying to become a Local Preacher. The minister at Northcote at the time was the Rev.F.T.Cleverdon who helped him prepare to apply as a candidate for Ordination. Before going to university and Queen’s for his arts degree and theological training, Mr Cleverdon, who was now the minister at Neil Street, Ballarat, offered Jock the opportunity to minister to the small congregation at Brown Hill, Ballarat, which was in his Circuit, and to live with the Cleverdons. He spent a year in Ballarat under the tutelage of Rev.F.T Cleverdon in 1939. Jock was accepted by the 1940 Victorian Methodist Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry and started his studies for his theological training and an arts degree at Melbourne University that year. Because of a shortage of ministers, due to the war, Jock was taken out of Queen’s in 1943 to take charge of two fairly small churches in Caulfield - Hawthorn Road and Bambra Road. Jock was ordained in 1945 & married two days later to Elsie Chipperfield, with whom he had worked at the Trustees Executors and Agency. He had joined the RAAF as a chaplain and was sent to Borneo. Returning to Australia in early 1946, he was then appointed to Orbost for a year, Bracknell in Tasmania in 1948, followed by Reid in Canberra, 1951. The next move was to Portland in 1954. Unfortunately not long after this, Elsie was diagnosed with breast cancer. This necessitated a move back to Melbourne - to Mitcham in 1957. Elsie died in December 1957. This period was a very hard time as Jock had four young daughters but his mother helped out by living in for most of the week until Jock was married to Peg in 1959 and their son was born in 1961. In 1964 Jock was moved to Launceston, his first city church. These years were challenging for Jock as he felt compelled to speak out around social issues, such as the Vietnam War & Aboriginal rights, although many did not agree with his view. In 1969 Jock was moved to Horsham to take up the role of Separated Chairman of the North-Western District responsible for Circuits, ministers and families for policy issues and pastoral concerns over an area from the South Australian border, up to the Murray and over it to Wentworth and Dareton, up river to Swan Hill and south to Ballarat and Daylesford. It was a demanding job but richly rewarding in the relationships made with ministers and their families. In 1971 Jock was elected Secretary of the Methodist Conference and in 1972 was voted President of the Conference. He felt it an honour and a vote of confidence by clergy and lay people The final move was to Geelong in 1976 where Jock was the minister at Wesley until 1983.Jock found Geelong a very satisfying parish in which to finish his active ministry. It was while he was Minister of Wesley Church, Geelong, that the Uniting Church came into being and Jock became the first Chairman of the Barwon Presbytery. There were now two ministers at Wesley – Jock and Alex Peerman, whose joint congregation of St. Giles (Pres) and City Congregational now joined with Wesley to become the City Parish. Jock was very surprised to be elected as the third Moderator of the Uniting Church in Victoria, to take office in 1979/1980 1983 saw retirement to Portarlington several months’ locum in both Canada & Kununurra. When the property at Portarlington became too large to maintain, they moved in 1994 into the current house in Belmont & returned to the Wesley Church Geelong.Upper body photo of Rev. John (Jock) Lavender (Geelong) speaking at a lectern.Church & Nation 23/5/79, p. 5; Rev. Lavenderrev. john (jock) lavender; methodist minister; uniting church minister;
