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       History
       The History of Williamstown Baptist Church 1861 –
       2011
       The history of Williamstown Baptist Church begins in 1861, so it encompases a
       significant portion of the history of the State of Victoria.
In the Jubille Souvenir of the church, produced in 1918it states: “It was in the
year 1861 that a little group of people, who held Baptist convictions, met at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, in Cecil-street, nearly opposite to where the
Church building now stands, to consider the matter of establishing a Church of
their own faith and order in Williamstown.”


The Jubille Souvenir, 1868-1918, with Historical Sketch and Quotations, is
reproduced in these pages.




          Williamstown Baptist Church Jubilee Souvenir 1868 - 1918


We are also fortunate that for the Centenary of the Church in 1968, a historian,
identified now only as J.M.W. was commissioned to write a booklet covering
the first 100 years. The text of this work forms the earlier part of the history
presented on this website. If desired, the full text can be downloaded as a
Microsoft Word document by Clicking Here. I (Mal Dow) was a member of the
church at that time, having been baptised there in 1968, so I remember the
excitement of those years, and am keen to extend that history to the present
day. You can read the full history online, as it develops, in the following pages.




Click Here to start the First 100 Years – 1868 to 1968


Click Here to start the Latest 42 Years – 1969 to 2011


Or use the index below:


1.   Introduction
2.   Before 1968
3.   1868 to 1869
4.   1870 to 1879
5.   1880 to 1887
        6. 1887 to 1895
        7. 1896 to 1902
        8. 1903 to 1911
        9. 1911 to 1916
        10. 1916 to 1921
        11. 1921 to 1935
        12. 1935 to 1947
        13. 1947 to 1961
        14. 1962 to 1968
        15. After 1968


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