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. This book is available for sale for $10.00 and you can email your inquiry to: spiritualchurchbrisbane@gmail.com. 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 Arthur Conan Doyle coming from England to lay the corner stone on January 11, 1921 during his tour of Australia. |
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President | Neil Davey | |
Vice-President | Yvonne Dornseif-Fregon | |
Vice-President | Mike Rutherford | |
Secretary | Kisane Castle | |
Treasurer | Raila Caslick | |
Platform Bookings Officer | Viv Palosaari | |
Librarian | Antonia Wood | |
Events Co-ordinator | Yvonne Fregon | |
Catering Convenor | Sub Committee | |
Property Maintenance | Chris Garnish | |
Committee Members | Donna Rutherford, Helen Maslen, Chris Bannah, Vera Hollands | |
Helen Rees continues her tenure as Minister. Julie Rees - volunteer magazine editor. |
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 - 2006 |
Neil Davey [President] | 2005 to now |
Wendy Deakin [Minister] | 2007 to Oct 20 2019 |
Helen Rees [Minister] | 2019 - |