In acknowledgement of our 100 years of local service on Sunday 24th May 2020, we gratefully honour our timeline of Pastors and look forward to our future…

Around 1914, Rev R Sayce (pioneer missionary to Wondai since 1911) began services for Baptist families who had settled on land in the Murgon scrub.

Home Mission Pastors

1919  Ps E Davidson

… Murgon Church was constituted, 30/05/1920

1921  Rev A E Smith

… land was purchased for a church building, 1921

1921-1924  Rev R Y McAllister

1924-1925 Rev A J W Chisolm

1925-1928  Rev F J Pell

1928-1934  Rev B Honke

1934-1935  Rev R F Smith

1936-1937 Rev C V Barnard

Autonomous Pastors

1937-1938  Rev C V Barnard

1939-1949  Rev H Avery

1949-1952  Rev R Y McAllister

1952-1955  Rev R Hodgson

1955-1958  Rev P A Johnson

1959-1967  Rev F H Varnes

… Murgon church hall was built, 1960

… original Murgon church building sold to Church of Christ, 1961

… new Murgon church building was constructed, 1965

1969-1973  Rev W W Solomon

1973-1977  Rev G Davies

1978-1989  Rev R Wilson

1989-1989  Rev P Horell

1990-1995  Rev M Olsen

1995-2001  Rev N Nicolls

2002-2008  Rev D Limkin

2009-2013  Rev S Gellatly

2014-2018  Rev G Carle

2016-2018  Ps A Clayton

2018-present  Rev C Downes

 

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