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See also [[Australia Church Records]] | See also [[Australia Church Records]] | ||
Research procedures and genealogical sources are different for each religion. Hence, it is helpful to understand the historical events that led to the creation of records, such as parish registers, that your family was listed in. | Research procedures and genealogical sources are different for each religion. Hence, it is helpful to understand the historical events that led to the creation of records, such as parish registers, that your family was listed in. | ||
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The following book provides an excellent background in to the development of the various religious denominations in Australia: | The following book provides an excellent background in to the development of the various religious denominations in Australia: | ||
*Breward, Ian. ''A History of the Australian Churches''. St. Leonards, N.S.W., Australia: Allen & Unwin Pty. Limited, 1993. | *Breward, Ian. ''A History of the Australian Churches''. St. Leonards, N.S.W., Australia: Allen & Unwin Pty. Limited, 1993.{{FSC|671752|item|disp=FS Library Book 994 K2bi}} | ||
The following summaries of the major religious influences in Australia may also prove helpful. | The following summaries of the major religious influences in Australia may also prove helpful. | ||
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=== The Church of England === | === The Church of England === | ||
The Church of England is the largest religious denomination in Australia. The first church service was held in Sydney on | The Church of England is the largest religious denomination in Australia. The first church service was held in Sydney on 3 February 1788. Until the Church Act of 1836, the Church of England was the state church of the Australian colonies. | ||
*http://postcolonialweb.org/australia/austanglican.html | *http://postcolonialweb.org/australia/austanglican.html | ||
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=== Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints === | === Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints === | ||
The first | The first missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to travel to Australia was William Barrett. He was called as a missionary from England in 1840. The mission was officially opened in 1851 and the first branch was organized in Melbourne in 1852. In 1853 a new mission president arrived with ten elders and the work moved forward. In the beginning years converts tended to emigrate to Utah so the Church grew slowly. | ||
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[[Category:Australia]] [[Category:Scots-Irish]] | [[Category:Australia]] [[Category:Scots-Irish]][[Category:Church History By Country]] | ||
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