This alterpiece by Charles Rocco was created with wire mesh, river stones and copper. 500 x 200 x 150cm. It was commissioned by the Catholic parish in Eltham (Our Lady Help of Christian's) in 2002 Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p81This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, art, our lady help of christian’s church, charles rocco, eltham, resurrection of christ, sculpture

Stations of the Cross by Clifton Pugh is a contempooray art piece in four sections making up 11 stations of the cross. It was commissioned by the Catholic parish in Eltham (Our Lady Help of Christians) in 1961 Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p81 Art is an important means of nurturing faith at Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Henry Street, Eltham. The Stations of the Cross by Clifton Pugh and The Crucifix with the Ascending Jesus by sculptor Charles Rocco are two of the fine works that enhance the parishioners’ worship. These two inspiring works of art were added in 2001 – long after Roman Catholics began worshipping in Eltham around 1864. This beautiful worship centre was built following hardship and change – for parishioners have endured their church being destroyed by fire and have built four churches since they first worshipped together. Before 1864, according to local legend, a visiting priest administered sacraments in the parlour of former convict-turned-respected citizen Thomas Sweeney at Sweeneys Lane, Eltham.1 The first church was blessed in September, 1865, by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Goold. It stood on an acre (0.4ha) of land in Little Eltham as that area was known then, near the present Fordhams and Main Roads and was part of the Heidelberg Church Parish. In 1912 the church was relocated to a new building on the present primary school site at 1 Henry Street. This was closer to the town centre, which had moved from Little Eltham after the railway line was extended to Eltham in 1902.2 In 1958 the church split from the Sacred Heart parish, Diamond Creek, to become a parish in its own right, with Father Tom Curran as inaugural priest. Not long after in 1961, a fire destroyed the church and huge working bees under the prominent Catholic builders, the Sibbel brothers, rebuilt and extended it, using the original altar from the first church. It was then that builder and parishioner Herman Sibbel asked his friend, artist Clifton Pugh, to paint the Stations of the Cross for the church. But the priest, Father Curran, neither approved of Pugh’s bohemian reputation nor liked the paintings, so they were hung in the corridor of Our Lady’s Primary School instead. The parishioners almost sold the paintings in 1989 to pay for major school renovations. However the paintings remained there for about 40 years, until 2001, when the church was extensively renovated by Father Barry Caldwell. Another change awaited the church, as it outgrew its building, later to be used as the school hall. So, in 1976, the present church was built across the road. Three beautiful stained-glass windows depicting the Passion, Death, Resurrection and the presence of Christ’s Spirit, link these with the church’s experiences. The first depicts a bushfire in Eltham, referring to their church damaged by fire. Another represents the Resurrection of Christ with new growth on a blackened stump and the Holy Spirit is represented by the Southern Cross. A window depicting Our Lady Help of Christians by parishioner Bill Peperkamp, was donated by parishioners to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Father Desmond G Jenkins’ ordination to the priesthood on July 27, 1977. This, with the statue of Mary, creates a Marian shrine. In the 14 Stations of the Cross painted on four masonite panels Pugh captures the pathos of the suffering Christ and his disciples.3 The figures are stylised, except intriguingly, that of Pontias Pilate, who looks like Clifton Pugh. Charles Rocco’s sculpture is an extraordinary Jesus figure being raised from the Cross. The delicate stainless steel mesh of the figure creates a sense of the power of God over death. The organ, built in 1868 by George Fincham and Sons, was first installed in the All Saints’ Anglican Church, East St Kilda, then in the St Andrews Church, Clifton Hill. It was rebuilt into a modern instrument with a donation from parishioner Jim Murray, in memory of his wife Gwendolene Mary.4 Church members created their own work of art in front of the entrance, by painting designs and messages on 700 tiles. This work indicates the strong church family and faith expressed in art, that awaits the worshipper inside.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, art, clifton pugh, stations of the cross, our lady help of christans, installation

Four stereographic cards by C. H. Graves, publisher and General Manager, Philadelphia, USA., sold only by agents of The Universal Art Co. Stamped on the reverse ' W. E. Bell sole agent, Penshurst, NSW. (a) The Crucifixion (of Christ) , (b) The Resurrection , (c) The Sermon on the Mount , (d) The Wedding Ceremony (non Religious).photograph, stereo cards, the crucifixion, the resurrection, the sermon on the mount, the wedding ceremony

List of former and current churches in the City of Brimbank. This includes churches in the former City of Sunshine and City of Keilor.This report records current and former churches in the City of Brimbank as of 15th March 2026.Name Islamic Dawah Centre Of Australia Albion Methodist Church Albion Pentecostal Church Good Shepherd Christian Church Grace Generation Church Imagine Church Khalid Bin Waleed Mosque Slovakian Baptist Church St. Theresa's Catholic Church Sunshine Baptist Church Victory Grace Church of Australia Yen Ming Tang Buddhist Meditation Centre Albion Methodist Church Braybrook Methodist Church Braybrook Wesleyan Church Ardeer Ukrainian Catholic Church Chùa Bảo Vương Cyprus Turkish Islamic Community Etinchrist Kingdom Ministries Mother of God Catholic Church Queen of Heaven Church Braybook Presbyterian Church Braybrook Church of England Braybrook Methodist Church Braybrook Salvation Army Church Cao Dai Temple of Melbourne Christ the King Gateway to Glory Church God Is with Us Christian Church INC Liên Trì Tự - Lien Tri Temple Peneil Church Australia Quang Minh Buddhist Temple Samoan Assembly of God St. Andrew’s & St. Peter’s Anglican Church Chùa Ấn Quang Avalokitesvara Yuan Tong Monastery Beautiful Life Church Bosnian Islamic Centre Chùa Lộc Uyển Deer Park Methodist Church Deer Park Preca Centre St Peter Chanel Catholic Church St. John Anglican Church The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Western Community Alliance Church Avalokitesvara Yuan Tong Monastery ReSoul Church Sion Baptist Chruch Chua Phap Van Buddhist Temple Living Hope Christian Church St Paul's Catholic Church Keilor Christ Church Keilor Uniting Church in Australia St Stephen Bethlehem - Church of the Living God House of Prayer St Mary of the Assumption Parish The City of Refuge, Melbourne Brimbank Anglican Church Vantage Point Church West Campus Arise Church Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement St Augustine's Catholic Church Resurrection Catholic Parish Church Al Nur Mosque Assembly of Belivers Church Hillsong Church - West Campus Iglesia Ni Cristo - Locale of Melbourne Maidstone Church of Christ Maidstone Church of England Maidstone Methodist Church Maidstone Mosque Maidstone Presbyterian Church Maidstone Salvation Army Church Maidstone Wesleyan Chapel New Apostolic Church Our Ladys Westside Assembly of God Worldwide Missionary Movement Melbourne Ethiopian Orthdox Church Maribyrnong Methodist Church Maribyrnong Methodist Church St Margaret's Catholic Church Hillsong Church Melbourne Greater West Campus Wesleyan Methodist Church Bridge Church West Campus Chùa Hoàng Pháp Chùa Thiện Đức Chua Tu Quang Temple Friendens Kirche Lutheran Church of St. Albans GROW Church Holy Eucharist Jehovah Witnesses Kings Park Filipino Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses Mata Chintapurni Mandir Hindu Temple St Albans Neuma Church Melbourne West Panjan Centre Peace Lutheran Church Russian Orthodox Church (Abroad) Sacred Heart Catholic Church Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church And Community St. Albans St Albans Uniting Church St. Alban the Martyr Church of England St. Albans Croatian Seventh-Day Adventist Church St. Albans Preca Centre St. Albans Slavic Church St. Albans Vietnamese Alliance Church St. George Serbian Orthodox Church St. George's Coptic Orthodox Church - Melbourne St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church St. Albans St. Paul Catholic Church Temple Transform Church United Penticostal Church Western New Community Baptist Church Avalokitesvara Yuan Tong Monastery Chua Hue Quang Temple Church of Christ / Elias Church of St the Prophet (Greek-Melkite) Church of England Cloud Christian Church Community Church Holy Apostles Anglican Church Hope Of Life Community Church Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Mara Christian Church of Victoria Inc. Our Lady of the Immaculate Catholic Church Pentecostal Church Plymonth Brethren Church Plymonth Brethren Church Roman Catholic Church Seventh Day Aventist Church St. Marks Church Sunshine Sunshine Methodist Church Sunshine North Sunshine Presbyterian Church Sunshine Roman Catholic Church Sunshine Uniting Church Sunshine Vietnamese Baptist Church Sunshine Wesleyan Methodist Church Tamil Christian Fellowship Melbourne The Salvation Army The Salvation Army Westcare Vietnamese Evangelical Church Voice Of Christ Full Gospel Church Inc. Sunshine Zetseat Ethiopian Evangelical Church Australian Christian Churches Victoria Chua Phap Hoa Buddhist Temple Enjoy Church Faith & Power Ministry Revival Church Iglesia Cristiana Melbourne Murugan Hindu Temple North Sunshine Gospel Hall Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) St Bernadette's Parish St. Marys Church of England Sunshine North Presbyterian Church Sunshine North Uniting Church Tabor Romanian Pentecostal Church Western Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church Ardeer Preca Centre Croatian Catholic Centre, Sunshine Elevation Church, Melbourne West Our Lady of Sorrows' Catholic Church St Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Church St Paul's Church Catholic Church The Potters House Christian Church (Footscray) Emmaus Catholic Church Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral Church - Nativity of The Holy Mother of God (St.Mary) St. Mary's (Holy Mother of God) Macedonian Orthodox Church Sydenham - Caroline Springs Uniting Church Sydenham Baptist Church Sydenham Presbyterian Church The Salvation Army Brimbank City Corps Town Well Uniting Church Sydenham Brimbank Presbyterian Church St. Luke's Anglican Church The Potters House Christian Church Avustralya Nur Vakfi church, churches