Fenwick Street Baptist Church
Coordinates38.14732°S 144.35473°E
Location14 Fenwick Street, Geelong, Victoria
CountryAustralia
DenominationBaptist
StatusClosed; used as offices
Completed1854 (original church), 1868 (present church structure)
Fenwick Street Baptist Church
Designation 1VICHR
Designation1 offnameBaptist Church and Sunday School
Designation1 number18633
Designation1 free1nameHeritage Overlay number
Designation1 free1valueHO920

Fenwick Street Baptist Church was a Baptist church located in the centre of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The heritage-listed bluestone church was constructed in 1868, and the building was used for Baptist services until 1922.[1][2] It has since been sold and turned into offices.[3]

History

The Baptist first worshipped in a small wooden church located in Spring Street, Little Scotland (present-day Geelong West). In 1854, the congregation moved to a wooden church in Fenwick Street, which was then replaced by the present bluestone church in 1868. In 1922, the congregation moved to a Baptist church in East Geelong, and the church was eventually used by the Church of Christ, Scientists[2] until at least 2005, when the church was converted to offices.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Baptist Church and Sunday School". Victorian Heritage Database. Victorian Heritage Database. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  2. ^ Wynd, Ian (1961). Churches of Geelong. Geelong: Geelong Historical Society.
  3. ^ "14 Fenwick St, Geelong, VIC 3220". Real Commercial. Real Commercial. Retrieved 28 January 2026.