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See also [[Australia Church Records]] | See also [[Australia Church Records]] | ||
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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:Church History By Country]] | [[Category:Australia]] [[Category:Scots-Irish]][[Category:Church History By Country]] | ||
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