St Stephen's Anglican Church

This Week at St Stephen's

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

8.00am: Eucharist

10.00am: Parish Eucharist with

President and Preacher: Fr David Conolly

St Stephen's Parish Prayer

O gracious Father, by whose Spirit of love
we have been brought into the sacred fellowship of this Parish;
strengthen, we pray, the bonds which unite us,
helping us to worship you
with such holy worship,
to serve you and all your children
with such unselfish love

and to give so freely
for the extension of your kingdom,
that our Parish may faithfully fulfill its mission
to witness boldly to your truth
and convey your life to all;
through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Research and Records

St Stephen's receives numerous request for assistance regarding research into family history. St Stephen's is one of Melbourne's oldest Churches, and was the most eastern church of the new city of Melbourne during the 1850s and 1860s. We are proud of our heritage, which includes many of the marriages, baptisms and burials for Melbourne's pioneers.

Limited records are held on site. All records and historical material dating from before 1960 are held at the State Library of Victoria. If you wish to research a family member associated with St Stephen's prior to 1960, please contact the SLV directly by clicking here.

St Stephen's is an Inclusive Church

Our Inclusive Church Charter:

We affirm that the Church's mission, in obedience to Holy Scripture, is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in every generation.

We acknowledge that this is Good News for all humanity without discrimination or distinction.

We believe that, in order to strengthen the Gospel's proclamation of justice to the world, and for the greater glory of God, the Church's own common life must be justly ordered.

To that end, we call on our Church to live out the promise of the Gospel;
     to celebrate the diverse gifts of all members of the body of Christ;
     and in the ordering of our common life to open the ministries of deacon,
     priest and bishop to those so called to serve by God.

For more information, visit Inclusive Church.

Serving the Richmond community since 1850