The Pentecostalism movement in Sunshine was established in 1916 by Charles Lewis Greenwood, a young 25 year old Sunshine resident and employee of the H.V. McKay Sunshine Harvester Works. He and his wife Frances held the first cottage meetings in their Devonshire Road home. For nine years these meetings continued to be held there, including people being baptised in their bath. The Sunshine Gospel Hall in Martin Street, Sunshine was the third Pentecostal meeting place to be established in Melbourne. Its construction was completed in February 1925. The small hall was described as a timber hall of weatherboard construction with a small brick room at the back. The hall was simply named as the Sunshine Gospel Hall. In 1925, Adolfo C. Valdez arrived from America, he joined the Sunshine group and became its leader that year. Shortly afterwards, the church's congregation outgrew the Sunshine Gospel Hall, and in 1926, the congregation moved to the Richmond Theatre on Bridge Road. This theatre was later to become known as the 'Richmond Temple'. The Martin Street Hall then became the 1st Sunshine Scout Hall. In 1994, the site was sold for private development, and a residential house was built on the site. In 1926, W. J. Nankervis, an enthusiastic Pentecostal poet wrote an unpublished song about the brick prayer room, but unfortunately only part of the words are known. 'There's a little brick room in Sunshine Hall, whose walls give forth no sound, you can shout as you will with never a fear of troubling the folks around'.These documents record the early established of the Pentecostalism movement in Sunshine. The documents also describes the character of Charles Lewis Greenwood as being 25 years old and married for one year. although small in stature, he was a lively, effervescent young man, with abundant energy and drive. When he preached, it was with obvious joy and with infectious enthusiasm. His simple, literal approach to the Word of God gave an authority to this message that caused people to respond. He spoke the language of the working man, and he made clear what he said.5720.01 - Australian Pentecostalism In Sunshine.jpg 5720.02 - Australian Pentecostalism In Sunshine.jpg 5720.03 - Australian Pentecostalism In Sunshine.jpg 5720.04 - Australian Pentecostalism In Sunshine.jpgpentecostal church, martin street, sunshine, sunshine gospel hall, devonshire road, charles lewis greenwood, adolfo c. valdez, w.j.nankervis

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

This scout hall was the former Gospel Mission Hall (Pentecostal Church) which was built in 1910. The scouting movement (1st Sunshine) took over the hall for their use in 1921. The hall was sold by the scouting movement in 1994 to a private resident. The hall was demolished, and a residential house was subsequently built.The image of the hall on this advertisement is a rare image of the church hall that was built in the early 20th century.Auction Saturday 25th June 1994 at 11:00AM 28 Martin Street Sunshine GMP Greenwood Moloney Pinomartin street, sunshine, scouts, scouting, pentecostal church, gospel mission hall