Christ Church, Tingalpa, Historic Anglican church in Tingalpa, Australia.
Christ Church Tingalpa is a small weatherboard Anglican church with a shingled roof, rebuilt in 1886 on a concrete floor laid for stability in strong winds. It stands on one acre of high ground at 1341 Wynnum Road, and an early photograph shows a detached timber bell tower with a pyramid-shaped shingled roof east of the chancel.
The original church was built in 1868, but a cyclone in 1885 destroyed most of the structure. Reconstruction in 1886 reused materials from the damaged building, showing how early settlers adapted and rebuilt.
The first recorded burial was Susannah Weedon of Cannon Hill on 12 July 1868, before the church was finished. Later graves include William Duckett White of Lota House, a Legislative Council member, and Richard Thomas Jefferies, founder of Palings Music Stores. The last interment was in 1993.
The building sits on Wynnum Road and now operates mainly as a wedding venue for private ceremonies. It is best to contact ahead if you wish to visit, as access is primarily for scheduled events.
The burial ground is among Brisbane's oldest Anglican cemeteries, dating back to 1868 when it first opened. It predates many of the general cemeteries that were established throughout the city in later decades.
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