Places of worship near the Geelong Campuses
- Christian churches
- Baha'i
- Buddhist
- Hindu
- Islam
- Judaism
- Sikh
- Using telephone directories
- Additions to this site
Christian churches
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Anglican | St.Stephen's Belmont cnr. Thomson and Regent Sts.- Belmont |
8 am and 10 am | ||
| Anglican | St. Matthew’s East Geelong: |
10 am and 7 pm. on Sundays and 7:45 pm on Mondays |
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| Anglican | St.John’s Highton: cnr. Roslyn and Sth Valley Rds.- Highton |
8 am (traditional) 10 am (family oriented contemporary) 7 pm (youth) |
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| 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 |
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| Baptist | Barrabool Hills: Leigh Rd, off Scenic Road |
5243 1733 | 10 am and 6.30 pm | |
| Baptist | Belmont-Highton: 45 Mt Pleasant Rd, Belmont |
5241 1453 | 10 am | |
| Baptist | South Valley Baptist Church 238 South Valley Rd Highton info@southvalley.org |
Kirby Lancaster Loren Tucker 5244 3646 |
Sunday School: 9:30 am |
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| Baptist | Geelong: 7 Aberdeen Street |
5222 1842 | 10 am. and 7 pm. (5 pm in winter) |
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| Baptist | Grovedale: cnr. Burdoo Dr. and Pioneer Rd |
5243 3563 | 10 am |
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| Baptist | Manifold Heights: cnr Shannon Ave and Volum St |
10 am and 7 pm |
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| Uniting | Geelong Wesley Church 100 Yarra St, Geelong |
Rev Paul Stephens Rev Lisa Stewart 5229 8866 |
9 am Contemporary worship 10:45 am Traditional worship Wed 8:15 am Holy Communion |
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| Uniting | St Luke's Highton: |
Rev Rachel Franklin 5278 4169 (A/H) |
9:30 am (multicultural congregation) Occasional special services for the African community |
Special interest groups - study groups, social justice, environment group, youth groups, etc Tennis club |
| Uniting | Grovedale Uniting Church |
Minister: Rev Murray Little 5243 3400 |
9.30 am Sunday | Youth group |
| Uniting | St Andrews Uniting Church Cnr Sydney Ave and Sydney Pde Geelong, 3220, |
5245 2848 | ||
| Uniting | Thompson St |
5243 4226 | ||
| Catholic | Mass times for all Catholic churches | |||
| Catholic | St.Bernard’s, 74 Fryers Road Belmont |
Rev Peter Foley 5243 2739 |
Saturday Mass - 6:30 pm Sunday Masses - 9 am, 10:30 am |
Youth service - Sundays 5.30 pm |
| Catholic | Geelong City: |
Saturday Mass - 7:30 pm Sunday Masses - 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 11 am 6 pm |
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| Catholic | Grovedale: Nazareth, 19 Griffiths St. |
Saturday 7 pm Sunday.10:30 pm |
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| Catholic | Torquay: St. Therese’s |
Sunday 8:45 am | ||
| Chinese Evangelical Church | Norlane: |
5224-2515, 5277-9420 or 0416 148-961. |
10:30 am and 12:30 pm in Chinese and English |
Transport and lunch provided. |
| Church of Christ | Belmont Kardinia Christian Church 121 Roslyn Rd. |
10 am | ||
| Independent Pentecostal | Grovedale: Sth. Barwon Christian Centre, |
10 am and 7 pm |
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| Independent Pentecostal | Geelong: 35 Corio St, Geelong. | 5229 5799 | 10 am and 6 pm |
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| Independent Pentecostal | Waurn Ponds Community Church 48 Waurnvale Drive Belmont Email: info@wpcc.com.au |
Pr Mike Groom 5241 1160 Jason Harper 0408 622 455 |
10 am and 6.30 pm | 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 am (1st and 3rd Sundays), 10:30 am (other Sundays) | ||
| Christian Reformed Church | Christian Reformed Church South Barwon | Colin Grant, Pastoral Assistant email: southbarwon@aanef.com.au |
10 am 6 pm |
Youth Group Home Groups |
| Christian Reformed Church | Christian Campus/ |
10 am and 6 pm |
Baha'i Faith
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Bahai | Baha’i Faith Bookshop and Information 352 Burwood Road Hawthorn 3122 |
Tel: 9815 2020 |
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Buddhist
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Buddhist | Drol Kar Buddhist Centre Inc 625 Nortons Road Paraparap 3240 |
drolkarbuddhistcentre@hotmail.com 5266 1788 |
Theravada Buddhism | |
| Buddhist | Buddhist Society of Victoria 71-73 Darling Road East Malvern 3145 |
Cora Thomas - secretary 9571 6409 (BH) |
Theravada Buddhism | |
| Buddhist | Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation 17 Ellingworth Parade Box Hill 3128 |
Christina Lee 9897 1668 (BH) |
Mahayana - Chinese tradition | |
| Buddhist | 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 |
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| Buddhist | Fo Guang Yuan Buddhist Centre 24a Rutland Road Box Hill 3128 |
Ven. Miao Yuan 9890 8188 (BH) |
Tuesday - Sunday 9 am -5 pm |
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 |
| Buddhist | 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
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Hindu | 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 | Hindu Foundation 10 Church Street Baywater 3153 |
Abhay Awasti - Executive Director 9738 0564 (BH) |
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| Hindu | Sri Vakratunda Vinayaka Temple 1292-1294 The Mountain Highway The Basin 3154 |
9793 1652 (BH) |
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Islam
- Prayer Times
- Islamic Council of Victoria - Located at 66-68 Jeffcott Street, West Melbourne, Victoria 3002
- Mosques in Victoria
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Islam | Geelong Mosque 45-47 Bostock Avenue Manifold Heights |
5224 2422 |
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Judaism
| Denomination | Name and address | Contact information | Time of worship | Youth activities / comments |
| Judaism | Chabad on Campus |
Yehuda de Vries 0400 502 683 |
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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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