ABOUT US2013 saw us celebrate our centenary. On January 12, 2014, we launched our published book, "100 Years of Spiritualism" on the history of our church. Our church began 13 January 1913 when a group of spiritualists met as the Brisbane Queensland Lyceum receiving a certificate numbered 409 which certified they were duly enrolled in the British Spiritualists’ Lyceum Union in accordance with the constitution of that body. Our first president, Theodor Reinhold led this church until 1928. During that time the present church was built at the corner of Boundary and Mein Streets, Spring Hill with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle coming from England to lay the cornerstone on January 11 1921 during his tour of Australia. |
President | Raila Caslick | |
Vice-President | Doreen Howe, Yvonne Dornseif-Fregon | |
Secretary | Audrey Pluis | |
Treasurer | Helen Maslen | |
Platform Bookings Officer | Viv Palosaari | |
Librarian | Vera Hollands | |
Events Co-ordinator | Vacant | |
Catering Convenor | Vacant | |
Property Maintenance | Chris Garnish | |
Committee Members | Peter Holliman, Greg O'Neale, Rosemary McHugh | |
PRESIDENT/ MINISTER | DATES |
Theodor Reinhold | 1913 – 1928 |
S Broughton Elkin | 1928 – 1935 |
P. N. Humphrys | 1935 – 1937 |
J Woodcock | 1937 – 1938 |
Ada Shaw | 1938 – 1941 |
C. S. Payne | 1941 – 1950 |
Marie Loft |
1950 – 1952 |
A. E. Sampson | 1952 – 1954 |
Ada Shaw | 1954 – 1956 |
J. F. Childs | 1956 – 1957 |
W G Llewllyn | 1957 |
Ada Shaw | 1957 – 1958 |
N McArthur | 1958 – 1959 |
J M MacCullough & H Tapper | 1959 – 1960 |
J.O. Milne | 1960 – 1962 |
G F Bowen | 1962 – 1963 |
C. S. Payne | 1963 – 1968 |
J. W. Carroll & J F Childs | 1968 – 1969 |
S Turner | 1969 – 1973 |
Rt Rev R Levi, JP | 1973 – 1979 |
Rev F Bruce | 1979 – 1980 |
Rt Rev R Levi, JP | 1980 – 1984 |
Rev F Bruce | 1984 – 1993 |
Rev Jeannie L Kane | 1993 – 2005 |
Neil Davey [President] | 2005 – 2022 |
Wendy Deakin [Minister] | 2007 – 2019 |
Helen Rees [Minister] |
2019 – 2022 |
Patricia Strong [Minister] |
2022 – 2023 |
Raila Caslick [President] |
2022 – Current |