St Thomas Church of England, Anglican church in Toowong, Australia

St Thomas Church is an Anglican house of worship on High Street with a steeply pitched gabled roof, two-tone brickwork, and slender pointed windows. Heavy timber trusses cross the interior ceiling, creating the structural backbone of the building.

The first St Thomas' opened in 1865 in Curlew Street, a timber church designed by William Henry Ellerker that cost £185.12.6 and doubled as a temporary school. St Thomas' became a parish in 1870, and the foundation stone of the present church was laid on 17 February 1877; Henry Pears built it to Francis Drummond Greville Stanley's design. The nave was extended in 1886, and transepts and a chancel were added in 1947.

The congregation gathers here regularly, maintaining a local faith community that has been active for generations. Its presence has shaped the religious identity of the neighborhood since colonial times.

The church stands at 69 High Street in Toowong, a short walk from Toowong railway station, which opened in 1875. The entrance faces High Street, and the 1886 nave extension and 1947 transepts and chancel give the interior its present layout. Check service times before visiting, as worship takes place in the building.

The 1865 timber church that preceded this building stood on land donated by Richard Langler Drew in Curlew Street, and its pews were let to cover costs, which drew allegations of elitism. A stone font given in memory of Miss Georgina Hely in the early 1870s is still in parish use.