{"id":8834,"date":"2023-08-12T17:04:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T07:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/?page_id=8834"},"modified":"2024-12-15T01:18:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T14:18:35","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/?page_id=8834","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8834\" class=\"elementor elementor-8834\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21fc5e8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"21fc5e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e09db6\" data-id=\"3e09db6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db9ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9db9ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1906da9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1906da9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d4926f\" data-id=\"0d4926f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d09b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d09b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5ee446 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"b5ee446\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7911f08\" data-id=\"7911f08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b23a04f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b23a04f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Architecture:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4eeb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b4eeb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"abstract\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 16px;\">A Foundation stone reads, &#8221; This stone was laid to the Glory of God by Rev Norman Elliott B.A. Chairman of District 3 &#8211; 12 &#8211; 1955. Rev P.H. James Minister&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p>A second Foundation stone reads, &#8221; This stone was laid to the Glory of God by Rev H.H. Williams Pres of Conference 9-5-1931 G.F. Yates Trust Secty&#8221;.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">On the adjacent hall a Foundation stone reads, &#8221; This stone was laid to the Glory of God by Rev P Bayles Pres of Conference 28th Jan 1928&#8243;.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e6ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7e6ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/170-article-newsbeat-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10690\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/170-article-newsbeat-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/170-article-newsbeat-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/170-article-newsbeat-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/170-article-newsbeat-scaled.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0c234f\" data-id=\"b0c234f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b0a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37b0a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"538\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/leighmoor-2011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5420 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/leighmoor-2011.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/leighmoor-2011-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/leighmoor-2011-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/leighmoor-2011-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/leighmoor-2011-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/leighmoor-2011-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/leighmoor-2011-298x200.jpg 298w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/538;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-709f89e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"709f89e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff5b1f7\" data-id=\"ff5b1f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564229b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"564229b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clergy:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49709bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49709bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f10191d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f10191d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table width=\"516\"><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Years<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Name<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>1912 &#8211; 1913<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev Gordon James<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>1929 &#8211; 1930<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev Eric Griffin<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>1930 &#8211; 1931<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev Thomas B. Harvey<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>1931 &#8211; 1932<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev Harlan F. Delbridge<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>1933 &#8211; 1934<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev Keith A. Bennett<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>1933 &#8211; 1936<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev Newton R. Greenwood<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>1935 &#8211; 1938<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev Ernest A. Baker<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>1941 &#8211; 1946<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev James F. Butler<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>1947 &#8211; 1948<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev Frank V. Winn<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>1955 &#8211;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev P. H. James<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>1956 &#8211; 1958<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev Harold J. Rouch<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>1958 &#8211;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev Bruce C. Richards<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"154\"><p>2020 &#8211;<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rev Heeyoung Lim<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d16b78\" data-id=\"7d16b78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1db426a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1db426a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"497\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lcm-ministers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6064 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lcm-ministers.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lcm-ministers-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lcm-ministers-600x411.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 726px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 726\/497;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Rev Heeyoung Lim (2020 - current)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ebee71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ebee71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"319\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Whitaker-resize.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-217 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Whitaker-resize.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Whitaker-resize-249x300.jpg 249w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 265px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 265\/319;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Rev Peter Whitaker<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504c73b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"504c73b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"793\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jason-kioa-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10322 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jason-kioa-scaled.jpg 793w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jason-kioa-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jason-kioa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jason-kioa-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jason-kioa-700x700.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 793px; 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