Chaplaincy - Spirituality, Faith and Meaning
Christian Churches |
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| Name and address | Contact information | Times of worship | Youth activities/comments |
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Anglican |
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St Thomas' Burwood Wattle Park: |
Chris Appleby 9808 3250 0422 187 127 |
Sunday - Wattle Park: |
Youth Group Fridays 7pm Young adults bible study group |
| Church of the Ascension Corner Blackburn Road & Witchwood Crescent EAST BURWOOD 3151 |
Rev. John Gumbley 9802 4863 (BH & AH) |
Sunday - 8am, 9.30am, 1pm(Mandarin Chinese Church) Wednesday - 10am |
Young Adults Group meets for worship and study every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month. A Samurai Karate group runs classes in the church hall from Tuesday - Saturday |
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Church Rd DONCASTER |
Paul Barker |
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| St Mark’s
303 Canterbury Rd FOREST HILL |
Neil Bach 9878 2848 |
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Springfield Rd NORTH BLACKBURN |
Peter McPherson 9894 1781 |
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Waverley Rd GLEN WAVERLEY |
9560 7494 |
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12 John St KEW 3101 |
Rev. Paul Perini, Lisa Day - Office Administrator 9817 4513 (BH) - 9am -5pm |
Sunday - 9am, 11am, 5pm, 7.15pm | Sunday youth service at 7pm - Gennazzano School Hall, Cotham Road |
| St John’s Toorak Cnr Orrong and Toorak Rds TOORAK |
Rev. Mike Simpson 9827 1765 (BH) |
Sunday - 8am , 10am & 6pm Mon - Fri- Morning prayer at 8.30am |
Social and special events |
| St Matthew’s Prahran 157 High St PRAHRAN |
Greg Allinson 9510 3326 |
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| St Paul’s Malvern 530 Dandenong Rd North Caulfield 3161 |
Rev. Roger Rich / Bev Wilson - office administrator 9576 1477 (BH) |
Sunday - 8am & 10am Wednesday - 10am |
Youth groups and social groups Café Church - every 4th Sunday@ 6pm Solid Rock - every 1st Saturday@ 7pm , Christian music in a café setting |
Assemblies of God |
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| Christian Life Centre Burwood 17 Evans Street BURWOOD 3125 |
Daniel Sanders - Young Adults Pastor |
Sunday - 9am, 10.30am & 5pm | Junction - young adults program for 18 - 30 year olds Young adults’ service - once a month on Saturday night The young adult ministry also supports Universe - the Christian club at Deakin University |
| 10 Griffiths Street RICHMOND |
8420 0900 | ||
| Malvern Stonnington Community 57 Fisher Street Malvern East |
9763 3998 | ||
Baptist |
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| Box Hill Cnr Ellingworth Pde & Station St BOX HILL |
9890 1275 (BH) |
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| Kew Baptist Church - Vietnamese community 10 Highbury Grove KEW 3101 |
Rev. Tuan Anh Huywh 9310 9958 (BH & AH) |
Sundays - 1pm | The church provides pastoral care and guidance for Vietnamese students and welcomes any newcomers |
| Ashburton High Street ASHBURTON |
Jill Manton |
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| Crossway 2 Vision Drive BURWOOD EAST |
Stuart Robinson 9886 3700 |
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| Balwyn Cnr Balwyn & Canterbury Rd BALWYN |
Simon Parker 9888 6096 |
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| Murrumbeena Cnr. Murrumbeena & Sydney Road MURRUMBEENA 3163 |
Rev. Chris Wright 9568 7159 (BH) |
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| Stonnington Baptist Church 75 Union Street ARMADALE VIC 3143 |
Rev. Dave Price 9509 9191 (BH)/0423 135 240(AH) |
Sunday - 10am |
Prayer Breakfast -1st Saturday of each month - 8.30am -10.00am Spiritual conversations - a group meets monthly in a local café to discuss questions of spirituality |
| Armadale Baptist Church 88 Kooyong Road ARMADALE 3143 |
Rev. Andrew Somerville 9822 7881(BH & AH) |
Youth group - every second Friday night Youth bible study - Sunday morning Young adults group - Monday night |
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| South Yarra Baptist Church 12 Surry Rd South Yarra |
9827 7900 | ||
Brethen |
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| Wattle Park Chapel 234 Elgar Road BOX HILL SOUTH 3128 |
John Reeder - Interim Pastor 9808 2728 (BH) |
Lime Lounge - an informal Christian discussion group that meets every Sunday night. This group is for university age worshippers | |
Catholic |
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| St Scholastica’s 348 Burwood Highway BENNETTSWOOD 3125 |
Rev. Brian Bainbridge 9808 1006 (BH) 0412 111 525 (AH) |
Sunday - 9am, 11am Saturday -9am & 6pm Tuesday, Thursday & Friday - 8am Wednesday - 11am |
Youth service - Sundays 5.30pm Young Vinnies Group. Community volunteer work, social activities. For information contact Anita 0413 550 055 |
| St Benedict’s 299 Warrigal Road BURWOOD 3125 |
Fr Tony Schick
9808 2492 (BH) - 9.30am- 1.30pm Tuesday - Friday |
Sunday - 9am, 11am, 5pm Mon - Fri - 9am Sat vigil - 6pm |
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| St Michael’s 268 High Street ASHBURTON 3147 |
Rev. William Attard 9885 2498 (BH & AH) |
Tues, Wed & Fri - 10am Sat - 8.30am, 6.30pm Sunday - 9am, 10.30am |
The church has a youth group and recreational activities such as a tennis club and a squash court |
| Catholic Chinese Speaking Community: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 299 Elgar Road SURREY HILLS 3127 |
Rev. Peter Tsang 9890 7798 (BH) |
Sunday - 10.45am Saturday - 7pm |
Youth group |
| St Joseph’s 30 Fitzgerald Street SOUTH YARRA 3141 |
Rev. John Barry 9827 4689 / 9827 9117 (BH) |
Tues- Fri - 10am Sat - 9am, 6.30pm vigil mass Sunday -10.30am |
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| St Dominic’s 816 Riversdale Rd EAST CAMBERWELL |
Rev Anthony Murnane O.P. 9830 5654 |
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| St Francis 326 Lonsdale Street MELBOURNE |
Rev Peter Collins S.S.S. 9663 2495 |
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| Our Lady of Lourdes 631 High Street Armidale |
9510 5042 | ||
| St Peter’s 585 Toorak Rd Toorak |
9827 3194 | ||
| St Joseph’s 30 Fitzgerald Street South Yarra |
9827 4689 9827 9117 |
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Christian City Church |
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| Christian City Church 171 Rooks Road Vermont |
Peter Mc Hugh 9837 2914 |
Sunday 10am 6pm |
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Christian Reformed Churches |
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| 28 Watts Street Box Hill |
Rev A R Esselbrugge 9872 3720 |
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| Wantirna Christian Reformed Church Knox Gardens Community Hall Argyle Way WANTIRNA SOUTH 3152 |
Rev R. Russ 55 Rosehill Street Scoresby Vic 3179 Phone: 03 9763 5146 |
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Churches of Christ |
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| Hartwell Church of Christ 246 Highfield Rd BURWOOD |
Pastor Anthony Risson 9889 3484 |
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| Mt Waverley Church of Christ 280 Highbury Rd Mt Waverley 3149 |
Pastor Peter WING-TANG 9808 1613 or 0408 032 277 |
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Lutheran |
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| St Paul's Box Hill 711 Station Street Box Hill |
Andrew Brook |
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| Holy Cross Lativan Lutheran, |
Aldis Elberts
9836 0119 |
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| St. John's Southgate 20 City Rd Southgate |
Pastor Tom Peitsch 9682 4995 |
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| Redeemer, Waverley 25 Cypress Ave Waverley |
Pastor Wayne Muschamp 9802 0635 |
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| Swedish Lutheran 21 St Georges Rd Toorak |
9827 5580 | ||
Presbyterian |
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| St Stephen’s Cnr Warrigal & Canterbury Rds SURREY HILLS |
9890 7277 | ||
| Canterbury Presbyterian Church 146 Canterbury Road CANTERBURY 3126 |
Rev. Grant Lawry 9836 4601(BH) / 9836 4077 (AH) |
Sunday - 10.30am and 7pm | International Young Adults Group - Friday 6pm -9.30pm ( specially for Japanese and Chinese students). Youth service on final Sunday of every month. The church supports and welcomes overseas students from Korea and Japan. |
| Presbyterian Church 621 Punt Road South Yarra |
9867 4637 | ||
Salvation Army |
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| Salvation Army Box Hill Nelson Road BOX HILL 3128 |
Karin Lennermo-Beasy / Matt Parker(youth pastor) 9890 2993(BH) |
Youth activities on Friday evenings Café Salvo (internet café) open Mon -Fri 10am - 3.30pm |
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| Chinese Box Hill 310 Elgar Rd Box Hill |
9890 6727 | ||
Wesleyan Methodist |
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| Spring Street Wesleyan Methodist Church 29-31 Spring Street, East Prahran |
Rev. Dr. Glen O’Brien 9355 9013 (BH) / 9533 7717(AH) email: gobrien@kingsley.vic.edu.au www.springstreetwesleyan.org |
Sunday - 10.30am Holy communion 1st & 3rd Sundays |
Sunday 6.30pm - Church Nite (Young Adult Service) Dayspring Counselling Service - 9510 8011 |
Uniting Church |
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| Burwood Uniting Church Cnr Warrigal & Hyslop St BURWOOD |
Rev. Peter Whitaker 9888 9435 (BH & AH) |
Sunday - 10am Every 4th Wednesday of the month - Taize style worship @ 8pm |
Weekly fellowship and study groups |
| Burwood Heights Uniting Church 347 Blackburn Road BURWOOD HEIGHTS 3151 (opposite K/mart) |
Rev. Neil Povey 9802 3692 (BH) |
Sunday - 9.30am | The church also has activities such as movie going, exercise and bushwalking groups. Crossroads - Christian fellowship for people with a disability meets every 3rd Saturday of the month |
| St James Uniting Church |
Rev Graeme Hawkins |
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| St David’s Unitin/g Church Cnr Burke Rd and Mont Albert Rd CANTERBURY |
Adrian Pyle 03 9817 2720 |
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| Toorak Uniting 603 Toorak Rd Toorak |
Rev. Anneke Oppewal 9829 0300 (BH) / 9568 4740 (AH) |
Sunday - 9am & 10.15am | Youth group on Sunday evenings |
| South Yarra Office 15 Cromwell Rd South Yarra |
9827 8200 | ||
Bahai |
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| Name and address | Contact information | Times of worship | Youth activities/comments |
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| Baha’i Faith Bookshop and Information 352 Burwood Road HAWTHORN 3122 |
Tel: 9815 2020 |
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Buddhist |
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| Name and address | Contact information | Times of worship | Youth activities/comments |
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| Buddhist Society of Victoria 71-73 Darling Road EAST MALVERN 3145 |
Cora Thomas - secretary 9571 6409 (BH) |
Theravada Buddhism | |
| Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation 17 Ellingworth Parade BOX HILL 3128 |
Christina Lee 9897 1668 (BH) |
Mahayana - Chinese tradition | |
| The Melbourne Buddhist Centre 1 Pitt St Brunswick, 3056 Tel: 9380 4303 |
Dhammachari Siladasa 9670 8595 (BH) |
Triyana tradition Meditation & Buddhism classes - courses, seminars, retreats workshops and arts events |
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| Fo Guang Yuan Buddhist Centre 24a Rutland Road BOX HILL 3128 |
Ven. Miao Yuan 9890 8188 (BH) |
Tuesday - Sunday 9am -5pm | International monastic organisation Mahayana/ Humanistic Buddhism The centre also runs an art gallery: Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery 141, Queen Street, MELBOURNE 3000 9642 2388 |
| Infinite Wisdom International 79-81 Eley Road BLACKBURN SOUTH 3130 |
Mother Mahaviro 9808 5584(BH & AH) |
Non - Sectarian Meditation, discussion, counselling and teaching sessions and book publications |
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Hindu |
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| Name and address | Contact information | Times of worship | Youth activities/comments |
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| HINDU SOCIETY OF VICTORIA Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple 52 Boundary Road CARRUM DOWNS Vic 3201 |
9782 0878 / 9782 6281(priest’s quarters) |
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| Hindu Society of Victoria
52 Boundary Road CARRUM DOWNS 3201 |
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| Hindu Foundation 10 Church Street BAYSWATER 3153 |
Abhay Awasti - Executive Director 9738 0564 (BH) |
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| Sri Vakratunda Vinayaka Temple 1292-1294 The Mountain Highway THE BASIN 3154 |
9793 1652 (BH) | ||
Judaism |
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| Name and address | Contact information | Times of worship | Youth activities/comments |
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| Burwood Hebrew Congregation 245 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125 |
Dr Gerald Segal 9570 7942 (ah) Rabbi Ralph Genende 9808 5722 (bh) |
Some prayer services held on the campus of Mt Scopus College on Fridays or Saturdays and major Jewish Holidays |
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| Chabad Jewish Centre 101 Orrong Crescent Nth Caulfield |
9525 9929 | ||
| Chabad on Campus 559 Inkerman Road CAULFIELD 3161 |
Yehuda de Vries 0400 502 683 |
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| East Melbourne Synagogue 488 Albert Street EAST MELBOURNE 3002 |
Rabbi Shamir Caplan 9662 1372 (BH) email: |
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| Inquiries on other Jewish places of worship could be directed to Yehuda de Vries whose contact details are listed above. | |||
Sikh |
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| Name and address | Contact information | Times of worship | Youth activities/comments |
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| Sikh Temple |
9894 1800 (BH) |
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Mainline religions can be found in the White Pages Telephone Directory under their respective religions or denominations eg Anglican, Catholic, Uniting Church, Buddhist, etc. Other religious groups are found in the Yellow Pages Telephone Directory under the heading "ORGANISATIONS - CHURCH AND RELIGIONS".
Uniting Church
Catholic Church
Anglican Church
Churches of Christ
Baptist Church
Christian Reformed Churches
Presbyterian Church
Buddhist:
Buddhist meditation centres in Victoria
Hindu:
Hindu Council of Australia/
Islam:
The Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) is the peak body for Muslim organisations in Victoria
This is a "living document." You may wish to have additional information included in this document. This can be done by contacting Chris Appleby.
