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Church by the Bridge 
33°50′47.74″S 151°12′46.59″E / 33.8465944°S 151.2129417°ECoordinates: 33°50′47.74″S 151°12′46.59″E / 33.8465944°S 151.2129417°E Location Sydney, New South Wales Country 
AustraliaDenomination Anglican Church of Australia Churchmanship Evangelical Website www.cbtb.org.au History Founded February 2005 Clergy Pastor(s) Paul Dale (Senior Pastor)
Mark Smith (Assistant Pastor)Church by the Bridge, Kirribilli and Lavender Bay is an Anglican Church on Sydney's Lower North Shore. Church by the Bridge meets at St John’s Anglican Church, Kirribilli and at Christ Church, Lavender Bay.
A church plant of St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney, North Sydney in February 2005, the church offers six Bible-based services each Saturday at 5.30pm, and each Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 5:00pm, 6pm (at Christ Church, Lavender Bay) and 6:45pm.
The purpose of Church by the Bridge is to both reunite people who have put their trust in God but haven't been attending church, and provide an opportunity for people who live in the area to listen to the Good News (Gospel).[1]
The congregation consists of around 500 people from a wide variety of backgrounds, married, single and young families.
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History
The Church of St John the Baptist was founded in 1884 within the Parish of Christ Church, Lavender Bay. It subsequently became a parish. The population of Milsons Point declined following commercial development of the area in the 1970s.
In 1983 a Chinese/Cantonese speaking congregation based in the Cathedral decided to join the congregation of St John's. The finances improved and arrears of assessments were paid.
The church was amalgamated with the Parish of Neutral Bay on 1 December 1989 to ensure continuity of ministry. The size of the congregation increased from 1983 to 1993 by 300% due to the addition of the Chinese congregation. In 1993 the congregation comprises approximately 10% local European residents and 90% Chinese from many parts of the Diocese.
In 2007 the Chinese (Cantonese) congregation moved to Artarmon, New South Wales. Bishop Davies invited Paul Dale to consider becoming curate in charge of St John’s.
In March 2011 a new evening congregation was planted at Christ Church, Lavender Bay.
Service Times
Kirribilli:
Saturdays at 5:30pm
Sundays at 8am (Classic Anglican), 9:30am (families with Kids Church), 5pm & 6:45pmLavender Bay (Christ Church, Lavender Bay):
Sundays at 6pmSee also
- List of Anglican churches in the Diocese of Sydney
References
- ^ "Statement of faith", Church by the Bridge our belief.
External links
- Church by the Bridge website
- Church by the Bridge gets made - Sydneyanglicans.net
- Laying the foundations at Church by the Bridge - The Briefing
- Bridge to the Bay - Sydneyanglicans.net
CathedralsChurchesAll Saints Anglican Church, Petersham · All Souls Anglican Church, Leichhardt · Christ Church, Rouse Hill · Christ Church St Laurence · Church by the Bridge · Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church · St Andrew's, Roseville · St. Barnabas, Broadway · St James' Church, Sydney · St John the Baptist Church, Ashfield · St Thomas' Anglican Church, Narellan · St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney · St Philip's Church, Sydney ·Province of Victoria DiocesesCathedralsChurchesProvince of Queensland DiocesesCathedralsSt John's Cathedral, Brisbane · St James' Cathedral, TownsvilleChurchesProvince of Western Australia DiocesesCathedralsChurchesProvince of South Australia DiocesesCathedralsChurchesExtra-provincial DiocesesCathedralsSt David's Cathedral, HobartDefunct DiocesesCategories:- Churches in Sydney
- Anglican churches in Australia
- Religious organizations established in 1884
- Anglican congregations established in the 19th century
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