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Place of Worship near the Geelong campuses

[Anglican] [Assemblies of God] [ Baptist] [ Uniting] [Catholic] [Chinese] [ Church of Christ] [Lutheran] [Pentecostal] [Christian Reformed]

This page will be completed as information comes in from the various churches. Information about Sunday church services will be recorded as it is received, and neither Deakin University nor the author take any responsibility for its accuracy.

Christian Churches

Name and Address Contact information Times of worship Youth activities/comments
St.Stephen's Belmont
cnr. Thomson and Regent Sts.-
Bemont
  8:00 and 10:00 a.m  
St. Matthew’s
East Geelong:  
  10 a.m and 7 p.m. on Sundays and
7:45 p.m. on Mondays
 
St.John’s Highton:
cnr. Roslyn and Sth Valley Rds.-
Highton
  8:00 a.m. (traditional)
10 a.m (family oriented contemporary)
7 p.m.(Youth)
 

Assemblies of God

Gateway Community Church
175 Moolap Station Rd.
Moolap

Chris J. Hope
5223 2987
Fax: 03 5223 2020

Wed at 7.30pm
Sundays 10am and 6pm
 
Bayside Christian Church
Grovedale Secondary College
GROVEDALE 3216
Beth Shingles
5243 9119 (BH)
0407 096 784 (M)
Sunday - 10.30am CRAVE - young adults’ ministry.
A free bus service to any service or program is available from Deakin university and surrounding areas.

Baptist

Barrabool Hills:
Leigh Rd, off Scenic Road
5243 1733 10 a.m. and 6.30 p.m  
Belmont-Highton:
45 Mt Pleasant Rd, Belmont
5241 1453 10 a.m  

South Valley Baptist Church
238 South Valley Rd Highton
info@southvalley.org

Kirby Lancaster
Loren Tucker
5244 3646
Sunday School - 9:30am
Morning Worship - 10:45am
Evening Worship - 6pm
 
Geelong:
7 Aberdeen Street
5222 1842 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.  (5 p.m. in winter)  
Grovedale:
cnr. Burdoo Dr. and Pioneer Rd
5243 3563 10 a.m  
Manifold Heights:
cnr Shannon Ave and Volum St
  10 am and 7 pm  

Uniting

Geelong
Wesley Church
100 Yarra St, Geelong
Rev Paul Stephens
Rev Lisa Stewart
5229 8866
9am Contemporary worship
10:45am Traditional worship
Wed 8:15 Holy Communion
 

St Luke's Highton:
174 Barrabool Rd,
Highton 3216

Rev Rachel Franklin
5278 4169 (A/H)
9:30 a.m (multicultural congregation)
Occasional special services for the African community
Special Interest groups - study groups, social justice, environment group, youth groups, etc
Tennis club

Grovedale Uniting Church
Torquay Rd
Grovedale

Minister: Rev Murray Little
5243 3400
9.30 Sunday Youth group
St Andrews Uniting Church
Cnr Sydney Ave and Sydney Pde
Geelong, 3220,
5245 2848    

Thompson St
Belmont.

5243 4226    

Catholic

Mass times for all churches in the Geelong area
St.Bernard’s,
74 Fryers Road
Belmont
Rev Peter Foley
5243 2739
Saturday Mass - 6:30 p.m.
Sunday Masses - 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m.,
Youth service - Sundays 5.30pm

Geelong City:
St. Mary of the Angels,
cnr. Yarra and Myers Sts.

  Saturday Mass - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Masses - 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m.
 
Grovedale: Nazareth,
19 Griffiths St.
  Sat. 7 p.m.
Sun.10:30 p.m
 
Torquay:
St. Therese’s -
  Sun. 8:45 a.m  

Chinese Evangelical Church

Norlane:
cnr. Princes Hwy and Sparks Rd

5224-2515, 5277-9420 or
0416 148-961.
10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in Chinese and English
  Transport and Lunch provided.

Belmont Kardinia Christian Church

Belmont:
121 Roslyn Rd.
  10:00 a.m.  

Independent Pentecostal

Grovedale: Sth. Barwon Christian Centre,
Mandama Primary School,
Korang Ave.

  10 a.m. and 7 p.m.  
Geelong: 35 Corio St, Geelong. 5229 5799 10am and 6pm.

 

 

Waurn Ponds Community Church
48 Waurnvale Drive
Belmont
Email: info@wpcc.com.au
Pr Mike Groom 5241-1160
Jason Harper 0408-622-455
10am and 6.30pm We have two Young Adults L.I.F.E Groups that meet every Tuesday night in Grovedale and every Wednesday night in Belmont.  They organise their own social activities each month.

Lutheran

Grovedale:
St. Paul’s,
303 Torquay Rd.-
  9 a.m.(1st and 3rd Sundays), 10:30 a.m. (other Sundays)  

Christian Reformed Church of Australia

Christian Reformed Church South Barwon

Colin Grant, Pastoral Assistant

email: southbarwon@aanef.com.au

10am

6pm

YouthGroup
Home Groups

Christian Campus/
Reformed Theo. College, Pigdons Rd,
Highton (next to Deakin) -

  10 a.m. and 6 p.m  

Bahai

Name and Address Contact information Times of worship Youth activities/comments
Baha’i Faith
Bookshop and Information
352 Burwood Road
HAWTHORN 3122
Tel: 9815 2020
   

Buddhist

Name and Address Contact information Times of worship Youth activities/comments
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
302 Little Lonsdale Street
MELBOURNE 3000
Dhammachari Siladasa
9670 8595 (BH)
  Triyana tradition
Meditation and Buddhism classes - courses, seminars, retreats workshops and arts events
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 and AH)
  Non - Sectarian
Meditation, discussion, counselling and teaching sessions and book publications

Hindu

Name and Address Contact information Times of worship Youth activities/comments
HINDU SOCIETY OF VICTORIA
Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple
52 Boundary Road
CARRUM DOWNS Vic 3201
9782 0878 / 9782 6281(priest’s quarters)
   
Hindu Society of Victoria
52 Boundary Road
CARRUM DOWNS 3201
     
Hindu Foundation
10 Church Street
BAYSWATER 3153
Abhay Awasti - Executive Director
9738 0564 (BH)
   
Sri Vakratunda Vinayaka Temple
1292-1294 The Mountain Highway
THE BASIN 3154
9793 1652 (BH)    

Islam

See Deakin University Islamic Directory For Mosques and Prayer Centres Available from :
Chaplains Room
Deakin International
Student Life

Judaism

Name and address Contact Information Times of worship Youth activities/comments
Chabad on Campus
559 Inkerman Road
CAULFIELD 3161
Yehuda de Vries
0400 502 683
   
East Melbourne Synagogue
488 Albert Street
EAST MELBOURNE 3002
Rabbi Shamir Caplan
9662 1372 (BH)
email:
   
Inquiries on other Jewish places of worship could be directed to Yehuda de Vries whose contact details are listed above.

Sikh

name and address Contact Information Times of worship Youth activities/comments

Sikh Temple
Melbourne
127 Whitehorse Rd
BLACKBURN 3130

9894 1800 (BH)

   

Other Useful Information

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".

 

Some Useful Web Pages:

Uniting Church
Catholic Church
Anglican Church
Churches of Christ
Baptist Church
Christian Reformed Churches
Presbyterian Church

Buddhist:
Buddhist meditation centres

Hindu:
Hindu Council of Australia

Islam:
The Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) is the peak body for Muslim organisations in Victoria

Here a mulitfaith calendar (external link)

 

Deakin University Geelong Chaplain contacts:

Ms Barbara Donovan
 

Additions to this document

 

This is a "living document." You may wish to have additional information included in this document. This can be done by contacting Chris Appleby

 

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