St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney


St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney is a large Anglican church in Sydney's North Shore. It is located at the corner of Church and McLaren streets, close to the North Sydney central business district. The church is listed on the local government heritage register and is listed on the Register of the National Estate.

History

The first church called St Thomas' on the site, then named St Leonard's, was designed by Conrad Martens and opened in 1846. Martens personally carved the font, which is still in use. In the later years of the first Rector's time at St Thomas', the Anglican architect Edmund Blacket was recommended to design a larger church; it opened in 1884 in the Victorian Academic Gothic style.
The graveyard holds the remains of many famous colonialists, including Edward Wollstonecraft.
In 1938 a plaque commemorating the founders was unveiled at the church by New South Wales Governor, Lord Wakehurst. Early members of the church included Alexander Berry, William Miller, Thomas Walker, Oswald Bloxsome, James Milson, Conrad Martens, Colonel George Barney, George Lavender, John Blue, and William Shairp.

Service times

There are three Sunday services at St Thomas'. There is a service at 8:00am, 10:00am and 5:00pm.

Church by the Bridge

is a church plant of St Thomas', North Sydney. It is located in Broughton Street, Kirribilli, and offers a contemporary, Bible-based service which meets at 8am, 9.30am, 5:00pm and 6:45pm each Sunday and 5:30pm each Saturday evening, followed by supper.