Churches of Christ in Queensland is a group of mainstream Christian churches and divisional services which have provided a range of care and support services for the Queensland community for over 125 years. Churches of Christ in Queensland operates a range of services through Churches of Christ Care, including early childhood services, child protection, affordable…
Irwin Blowers House, in Clear Island Waters, was operated by the Churches of Christ. It provided youth emergency Accommodation. It opened 25 February 1980. A change of model was approved 21 April 1998.
The Presbyterian Church of Queensland which was formed in 1849, is a protestant church which continues to exist. In 1977, 75 percent of the Presbyterian Church of Australia joined with the majority of the membership of the Congregational Union of Australia and the Methodist Church of Australasia, to form the Uniting Church in Australia. The…
The Anglican Church of Australia is a community of Christians scattered across Australia. It was previously known as the Church of England in Australia. The Anglican Church in Queensland ran a number of homes for children and young people. The Diocese of Brisbane is one of three dioceses in Queensland, together with North Queensland and…
The Sisters of Mercy, Rockhampton Congregation was a Catholic religious order of women who arrived in Rockhampton in 1873 from Brisbane. The Sisters operated a number of out-of-home care facilities for children during the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, including St Joseph’s Home, Neerkol and St Brigid’s Industrial School. In 1955 the…
Bundamba Lodge opened 6 August 1983, as a residential facility specifically for adolescents. It is operated by Churches of Christ Care, a division of Churches of Christ. Bundamba Lodge was in operation in 2014, providing crisis care accommodation for young people.
The Methodist Church of Australasia ceased to exist in 1977 when most of its congregations joined the Presbyterian and Congregational Union of Australia Churches to form the Uniting Church in Australia. However some independent Methodist congregations in Australia continued from 1977.
BoysTown, run by the De La Salle Brothers, was established in 1961. It was situated in Telemon Road, Beaudesert. BoysTown accommodated boys aged between 12 and 16 in seven cottages. The Beaudesert residential accommodation closed in 2001, and the buildings were demolished in 2017 or 2018. More than 1,000 boys passed through BoysTown during the…
The De La Salle Brothers is a worldwide religious teaching congregation within the Catholic Church. The De La Salle Brothers arrived in Australia in 1906 to establish Catholic schools. By 1932 a De La Salle school was established in Roma, Queensland, and in 1955 they set up a school and community in Scarborough. In 1961…
Family Spirit was created in 2018 through the merger of the Marist180 and CatholicCare Sydney adoption services. Family Spirit deals with all forms of foster care and adoption and guardianship services. Family Spirit provides access to records relating to adoptions and some former Homes run by the Catholic Church.
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