Stained Glass Window at Benalla Methodist Church

Corner Carrier and Church Streets, Benalla, BENALLA RURAL CITY

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Benalla Uniting Church [formerly Methodist], First World War memorial inscription, artist unknown 1930

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  • Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Stained Glass Window at Benalla Methodist Church - Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Albury Banner and Wodonga Express, 10 October 1930, p. 43; Argus, 6 October 1930, p.14; North Eastern Ensign, 26 September 1930, p. 3.

    Memorial Window Subject

    Stained Glass Window at Benalla Methodist Church - Memorial Window Subject

    Joshua

    Memorial Window Text

    Stained Glass Window at Benalla Methodist Church - Memorial Window Text

    As Captain of the Host of the Lord I will Come

    Memorial Window Inscription

    Stained Glass Window at Benalla Methodist Church - Memorial Window Inscription

    In grateful memory of all those who served the Empire in the Great War Erected by the scholars of our Sunday School and the young people of this Church

    Memorial Window Description & History

    Stained Glass Window at Benalla Methodist Church - Memorial Window Description & History

    The Methodist Church was established in Benalla by the Reverend John Donnes in 1875. The foundation stone for a new church, designed by AS Eggleston and built by Mr. R Mould, was laid by the Reverend John W Rowse, President of the Victorian and Tasmanian Methodist Conference on 26 March 1930. The new building was reported to cost £5,500 and the soldiers' memorial window was listed among the windows at the time of the opening of the church. The congregation became part of the Uniting Church of Australia in 1977.

    The subject of the window is Joshua as he sought God's guidance for the Children of Israel. The camp is seen in the background, while the people were gathered around the walls of Jericho. Old Testament subjects are relatively rare in stained glass, however Joshua is particularly favoured by Methodist churches. The designer and maker of the window is unknown.

    An opus sectile plaque below the window listed the names of thirty-six men who enlisted for the church. Stanley L Clay, Herbert Frank Dosser, Howard Nelson, Ernest Cornford and David Briggs all died while in the service of God, King and country.

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Vic War Heritage Inventory - Stained Glass Memorial Windows Study

    Author: Bronwyn Hughes
    Year: 2013
    Grading: Local

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