Church by the Bridge, Anglican church in Kirribilli, Australia.
Church by the Bridge, also known as St John the Baptist Church, is an Anglican church in Kirribilli, New South Wales, Australia, built in the Romanesque Revival style. The building features rounded arches and detailed stonework, and sits close to the harbor in a residential part of the suburb.
St John the Baptist was designed by Edmund Blacket as a church school in the Romanesque Revival style and built in 1884 within the Parish of Christ Church, Lavender Bay. It became a separate parish in 1902, and a vestry and sanctuary were added in 1900. In 1989 it was amalgamated with St Augustine's, Neutral Bay, and in 2005 a new evening service began that grew into The Bridge Church.
The name "Church by the Bridge" comes from the congregation's start as a church plant of St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney, in 2005. It runs "Carols Under The Bridge" in Bradfield Park beneath the northern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. A Cantonese-speaking congregation joined in 1983 and moved to Artarmon in 2007.
The church is in Kirribilli and easy to reach on foot from the local ferry wharf. Services are held regularly and visitors are generally welcome to attend, though it is worth checking in advance if a private event is scheduled.
The church runs "Carols Under The Bridge" in Bradfield Park, beneath the northern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The building itself began as a church school, designed by Edmund Blacket in the Romanesque Revival style and completed in 1884; a vestry and sanctuary followed in 1900.
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