Wesley Mission Melbourne was established in 2001, following a review of the organisation known as Wesley Central Parish Mission. In February 2010, the organisation became known as Wesley Mission Victoria.
The name change from Wesley Central Parish Mission to Wesley Mission Melbourne was accompanied by administrative and structural changes. For example, from 2001, there was a Uniting Church Minister to the Mission to provide a continuing link between the Uniting Church, the Wesley Congregation in Lonsdale Street and Wesley Mission Melbourne.
1893 - 1977 Wesley Central Mission
1977 - 2001 Wesley Central Parish Mission
2001 - 2010 Wesley Mission Melbourne
2010 - 2017 Wesley Mission Victoria
2017 - Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited
Sources used to compile this entry: 'About Wesley - History', Wesley Mission Victoria, 2004, https://web.archive.org/web/20140225121913/https://www.wesley.org.au/component/content/article/44-hiddenarticles/8-historyofwesley.html; Howe, Renate; Swain, Shurlee, The Challenge of the City: the centenary history of Wesley Central Mission 1893-1993, Hyland House, Flemington, 1993.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 21 January 2009, Last modified: 10 November 2020