Parishioners, this is a work in progress and we, the committee of this church, would very much appreciate any information that you may have about our church. So please see Wendy, the present author with any corrections/ additional information.

Our church appears to have begun in 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 was Theodor Reinhold who led this church until 1928. During that time the present church was built at the corner of Boundary and Mein Streets, Spring Hill with Arthur Conan Doyle coming from England to lay the corner stone on January 11, 1921 during his tour of Australia. On the next page is an extract from www.springhill.com.au/famouspeople and includes a letter he wrote to his friend Lewis about part of that tour. 

Wendy Deakin continues her tenure as Minister.

At the Annual General Meeting of the Spiritual Church Brisbane held on the 18th October 2009, elections were held and the new committee members for the coming year are as follows:
President   Neil Davey
Vice-President  Annegret McDonagh    
Vice-President  Eunice Webster
                 Secretary  Wendy Deakin 
Treasurer   Mike McDonagh 
Platform Bookings Officer Annegret McDonagh  
Librarian    Gisela Quandt
Catering Convenor  Kisane Castle
Magazine Editor             Mark Green
Propery Maintenance Peter Holliman
Committee Members 

Mark Rhue;

Lexie Healey; and

John-Anthony O'Brien.

 Following is the list of presidents and ministers who have lead our church from 1913 to present. Each has a story to tell and it is my mission to fill in the details on each of our forefathers about their time at our church.

PRESIDENT/ MINISTER

DATES

KNOWN EVENTS DURING LEADERSHIP

Theodor REINHOLD

1913 – 1928

Church built

S B ELKIN

1928 - 1935

 

P N HUMPHREYS

1935 - 1937

 

J WOODCOCK

1937 – 1938

 

AdaSHAW

1938 – 1941

 

C S PAYNE

1941 – 1950

 

Loft MARIE

1950 – 1952

 

A E SAMPSON

1952 – 1954

 

AdaSHAW

1954 – 1956

 

J F CHILDS

1956 – 1957

 

W G LLEWELLYN

1957

 

AdaSHAW

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 - 2006

 

Neil DAVEY [President]

2005 to now

 

Wendy DEAKIN [Minister]

2007 to now