Places of worship near the Melbourne Burwood Campus
- Christian churches
- Baha'i
- Buddhist
- Hindu
- Islam
- Judaism
- Sikh
- Using telephone directories
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Christian churches
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Anglican | St Faith's Anglican Church Burwood | Judi Cleary 9889 5086 office@stfaiths.org |
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| Anglican | St. Paul's | Kate Lord 9830 0729 0425 730 042 |
Sunday: 8 a.m. |
Youth Group meets once a month on Saturday nights. Young Adults' Dinner and Discussion Group meets once a month on Sunday nights. Contact Kate for details of time / date / place. |
| Anglican | St Thomas' Burwood Wattle Park: |
Chris Appleby 9808 3250 0422 187 127 |
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Youth Group Fridays 7 pm Young adults bible study group |
| Anglican | Church of the Ascension Corner Blackburn Road & Witchwood Crescent East Burwood 3151 |
Rev Robyn Boyd 9802 4863 (BH & AH) |
Sunday - 8 am, 9.30 am, 1 pm (Mandarin Chinese Church) Wednesday - 10 am |
Young Adults Group meets for worship and study every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. A Samurai Karate group runs classes in the church hall from Tuesday - Saturday |
| Anglican | Holy Trinity |
Paul Barker 9840 2577 |
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| Anglican | St Mark’s |
Neil Bach 9878 2848 |
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| Anglican | St Alfred’s
Springfield Rd North Blackburn |
Peter McPherson 9894 1781 |
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| Anglican | St Barnabas Waverley Rd Glen Waverley |
9560 7494 | ||
| Anglican | St Silas and St Hilary’s 12 John St Kew 3101 |
Rev. Paul Perini, Lisa Day - Office Administrator 9817 4513 (BH) - 9 am -5 pm |
Sunday - 9 am, 11 am, 5 pm, 7.15 pm | Sunday youth service at 7 pm - Gennazzano School Hall, Cotham Road |
| Anglican | St John’s Toorak Cnr Orrong and Toorak Rds Toorak |
Rev. Mike Simpson 9827 1765 (BH) |
Sunday - 8 am , 10 am, 6 pm Mon - Fri- Morning prayer at 8.30 am |
Social and special events |
| Anglican | St Matthew’s Prahran Prahran |
Greg Allinson 9510 3326 |
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| Anglican | St Paul’s Malvern 530 Dandenong Rd North Caulfield 3161 |
Rev. Roger Rich / Bev Wilson - office administrator 9576 1477 (BH) |
Sunday - 8 am, 10 am Wednesday - 10 am |
Youth groups and social groups Café Church - every 4th Sunday at 6 pm Solid Rock - every 1st Saturday at 7 pm , Christian music in a café setting |
| Assemblies of God | Christian Life Centre Burwood |
Daniel Sanders - Young Adults Pastor 9888 7466 (BH) |
Sunday - 9 am, 10.30 am, 5 pm |
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| Assemblies of God | 10 Griffiths Street Richmond |
8420 0900 |
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| Assemblies of God | Malvern Stonnington Community 57 Fisher Street Malvern East |
9763 3998 | ||
| Baptist | Box Hill |
9890 1275 (BH) |
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| Baptist | Kew Baptist Church - Vietnamese community |
Rev. Tuan Anh Huywh |
Sundays - 1 pm |
The church provides pastoral care and guidance for Vietnamese students and welcomes any newcomers |
| Baptist | Ashburton |
Jill Manton 9885 8210 |
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| Baptist | Crossway |
Stuart Robinson 9886 3700 |
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| Baptist | Balwyn |
Simon Parker 9888 6096 |
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| Baptist | Murrumbeena |
Rev. Chris Wright 9568 7159 (BH) |
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| Baptist | Stonnington Baptist Church |
Rev. Dave Price 9509 9191 (BH)/0423 135 240(AH) |
Sunday - 10 am |
Prayer Breakfast -1st Saturday of each month - 8.30am -10.00am |
| Baptist | Armadale Baptist Church |
Rev. Andrew Somerville 9822 7881(BH & AH) |
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Youth group - every second Friday night |
| Baptist | South Yarra Baptist Church |
9827 7900 |
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| Brethren | Wattle Park Chapel |
John Reeder - Interim Pastor 9808 2728 (BH) |
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Lime Lounge - an informal Christian discussion group that meets every Sunday night. |
| Catholic | St Scholastica’s |
Rev. Raju Jacob MST 9808 1006 (BH) 0412 111 525 (AH) |
Sunday - 9 am, 11 am |
Youth service - Sundays 5.30 pm |
| Catholic | St Benedict’s 299 Warrigal Road Burwood 3125 |
Fr Tony Schick 9808 2492 (BH) - 9.30 am- 1.30 pm Tuesday - Friday |
Sunday - 9 am, 11 am, 5 pm |
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| Catholic | St Michael’s |
Rev Hieu Vu 9885 2498 (BH & AH) |
Tues, Wed and Fri - 10 am |
The church has a youth group and recreational activities such as a tennis club and a squash court |
| Catholic | Catholic Chinese Speaking Community: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 299 Elgar Road Surrey Hills 3127 |
9890 7798 (BH) |
Sunday - 10.45 am |
Youth group |
| Catholic | St Joseph’s St. Thomas Aquinas Church |
Rev. Brian Buckley 9827 4689 / 9827 9117 (BH) |
Tues - Fri - 10 am Saturday - 9 am Saturday - 6.30 pm Sunday - 10.00 am Mon - Fri - 12.45pm Sunday - 9.00am & 11.00am |
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| Catholic | St Dominic’s 816 Riversdale Rd East Camberwell |
Rev Paul Rankin O.P. 9912 6870 |
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| Catholic | St Francis |
Rev Tom Knowles 9663 2495 |
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| Catholic | Our Lady of Lourdes 631 High Street Armadale |
Rev Brendan Hayes |
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| Catholic | St Peter’s |
Rev Brendan Hayes |
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| Catholic | St Joseph’s 30 Fitzgerald Street, South Yarra |
Rev B 9826 9677 9827 9117 |
There are also two gatherings for young people "GEN-C" (18-25's) and EMMANUEL (25-35's) occasionally on weekday evenings - see website for details. www.parishofsouthyarra.org.au/outreach/youth-ministry |
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| Catholic | St. Thomas Aquinas |
Rev Brian Buckley |
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| Christian City Church | Christian City Church |
Peter Mc Hugh 9837 2914 |
Sunday 10 am |
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| Christian Reformed Church | 28 Watts Street Box Hill |
Rev A R Esselbrugge 9872 3720 |
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| Christian Reformed Church | Wantirna Christian Reformed Church |
Rev R. Russ 55 Rosehill Street Scoresby Vic 3179 Phone: 03 9763 5146 |
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| Churches of Christ | Hartwell Church of Christ 246 Highfield Rd Burwood |
Pastor Anthony Risson 9889 3484 |
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| Churches of Christ | Mt Waverley Church of Christ |
Pastor Peter WING-TANG 9808 1613 or 0408 032 277 |
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| Lutheran | St Paul's Box Hill 711 Station Street Box Hill |
Andrew Brook 9899 0623 |
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| Lutheran | Holy Cross Lativan Lutheran, |
Aldis Elberts 9836 0119 |
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Lutheran |
St. John's Southgate 20 City Rd Southgate |
Pastor Tom Peitsch 9682 4995 |
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| Lutheran | Redeemer, Waverley |
Pastor Wayne Muschamp 9802 0635 |
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| Lutheran | Swedish Lutheran 21 St Georges Rd Toorak |
9827 5580 | ||
| Presbyterian | St Stephen’s |
9890 7277 |
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| Presbyterian | Canterbury Presbyterian Church 146 Canterbury Road Canterbury 3126 |
Rev. Grant Lawry 9836 4601(BH) / 9836 4077 (AH) |
Sunday - 10.30 am and 7 pm | International Young Adults Group - Friday 6 pm -9.30 pm (especially 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 | Presbyterian Church |
9867 4637 |
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| Salvation Army | 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 10 am - 3.30 pm |
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| Salvation Army | Chinese Box Hill |
9890 6727 |
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| Wesleyan Methodist | 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 |
Sunday - 10.30 am Holy communion 1st & 3rd Sundays |
Sunday 6.30 pm - Church Nite (Young Adult Service) Dayspring Counselling Service - 9510 8011 |
| Uniting | Burwood Uniting Church |
Rev. Peter Whitaker 9888 9435 (BH & AH) |
Sunday - 10 am |
Weekly fellowship and study groups |
| Uniting | Burwood Heights Uniting Church 347 Blackburn Road Burwood Heights 3151 (opposite K/mart) |
Rev. Neil Povey 9802 3692 (BH) |
Sunday - 9.30 am | 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 |
| Uniting | St James Uniting Church |
Rev. Denis Hawkey |
Sunday 10 am |
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| Uniting | St David’s Uniting Church Cnr Burke Rd and Mont Albert Rd Canterbury |
Adrian Pyle 03 9817 2720 |
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| Uniting | Toorak Uniting |
Rev. Anneke Oppewal 9829 0300 (BH) / 9568 4740 (AH) |
Sunday - 9 am and 10.15 am |
Youth group on Sunday evenings |
| Uniting | South Yarra Office 15 Cromwell Rd South Yarra |
9827 8200 |
Baha'i Faith
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Bahai | Baha’i Faith |
Tel: 9815 2020 |
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Buddhist
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Buddhist | Buddhist Society of Victoria |
Cora Thomas - secretary 9571 6409 (BH) |
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Theravada Buddhism |
| Buddhist | Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation |
Christina Lee |
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Mahayana - Chinese tradition |
| Buddhist | The Melbourne Buddhist Centre |
Dhammachari Siladasa |
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Triyana tradition |
| Buddhist | Fo Guang Yuan Buddhist Centre |
Ven. Miao Yuan 9890 8188 (BH) |
Tuesday - Sunday 9am -5pm |
International monastic organisation |
| Buddhist | Infinite Wisdom International |
Mother Mahaviro 9808 5584(BH & AH) |
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Hindu
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Hindu | HINDU SOCIETY OF VICTORIA |
9782 0878 / 9782 6281(priest’s quarters) |
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| Hindu | Hindu Society of Victoria |
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| Hindu | Hindu Foundation |
Abhay Awasti - Executive Director 9738 0564 (BH) |
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| Hindu | Sri Vakratunda Vinayaka Temple |
9793 1652 (BH) |
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| Hindu | Shirdi Sai Baba Temple |
97698232 |
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Islam
The Deakin University Islamic prayer room is located in building EC Spiritual Centre. President of Deakin University Islamic Society can be contacted at islamicsocietydu@gmail.com
Below are the links which may be of use to students and staff.
- Prayer Times
- Islamic Council of Victoria - Located at 66-68 Jeffcott Street, West Melbourne, Victoria 3002
- Mosques in Victoria
- Islamic Society of Deakin University
- Islamic Society of Deakin University (ISDU) 2012 snapshot
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Islam | Monash University |
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| Islam | Swinburne University 39W Wakefield Street, Hawthorn |
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| Islam | Heidelberg Mosque |
Imam Riad Galil 0401 995 879 |
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Judaism
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Judaism | Burwood Hebrew Congregation |
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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| Judaism | Chabad Jewish Centre |
9525 9929 |
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| Judaism | Chabad on Campus |
Yehuda de Vries Rabbi Daniel Rabin |
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| Judaism | East Melbourne Synagogue |
Rabbi Shamir Caplan 9662 1372 (BH) |
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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
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Sikh | Sikh Temple |
9894 1800 (BH) |
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Using the telephone directories
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".
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