Ann Street Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian church building in Brisbane, Australia
Ann Street Presbyterian Church is a stone church building in Brisbane with steep gabled roofs, tall pointed windows, and a large rose window facing the street. The interior has a sloping floor that descends toward the communion table, with timber arches running across the ceiling.
The original stone building was constructed in 1858 and was severely damaged by fire in 1871. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1873, with additional facilities like a parish hall added much later in 1936.
The congregation traces its origins to John Dunmore Lang's immigration scheme of the late 1840s, and worship has been held on this Ann Street site since 1858. In 1977 the congregation chose not to join the newly formed Uniting Church in Australia and remained part of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, facing the Albert Street Uniting Church across the way.
The church is located in Brisbane City center and is easily accessible. Visitors should check opening times in advance since regular services are held and access may be limited during worship.
The diagonal boarding is on the ceiling, not the floor: it runs between exposed timber trusses, with regularly spaced fretwork panels set into it. The floor instead slopes gently down from the entrance to the communion table, elders' court and pulpit, and a large pipe organ fills the eastern wall.
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