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Christian Brethren in Kalgoorlie

The Christian Brethren in Western Australia ran Kurrawang Mission (1952-1984) and its Pukulari cottage in Burt Street, Kalgoorlie (Boulder). In 1984 the Christian Brethren had withdrawn from management of Kurrawang Mission. In 2013 the Christian Brethren became part of the Christian Community Churches of Australia. The Christian Brethren, also known as the Plymouth Brethren, are…

Christian Brethren in Tasmania

The Christian Brethren first came to Tasmania in 1869. They are an evangelical Protestant church with no ordained ministers and a strong lay involvement in their activities. The Brethren ran Glenhaven Children’s Home in Ulverstone and Hillcrest Children’s Home in Hobart. By the end of the 1870s the Christian Brethren were well established in most…

Christian Brethren/Open Brethren Assemblies of South Australia

The Christian Brethren, also known as the Plymouth Brethren, are an Evangelical Protestant church with no ordained ministers and a strong lay involvement in their activities. They originated in England and Ireland in the 1820s, and by the 1850s had spread to Australia. Sections within the Christian Brethren movement include the Exclusive Brethren, the Open…

The Open Brethren Assembly

The Open Brethren are a section of the Christian Brethren, an evangelical protestant church with no ordained ministers and a strong lay involvement in their activities. They originated in England and Ireland in the 1820s, and by the 1850s had spread to Australia. They do not have a central administrative body or hierarchical leadership, and…

Lutanda Children’s Services

Lutanda Children’s Services is a Christian Brethren community service organisation that was established in 1954. Lutanda Children’s Services commenced by supporting Lutanda Children’s Home and opening Camp Toukley as a holiday home. From 1984, Lutanda Children’s Services provided care in family group homes in Baulkham Hills and Glenmore Park. In 2013, the family group homes…

Camp Toukley

Camp Toukley, located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, was originally built as a holiday camp for children living at Lutanda Children’s Home. Operated by Lutanda Children’s Services it opened in 1954 on 27 acres of land. Over time its main purpose changed to running Christian holiday camps for groups of children, family…

Lutanda Children’s Home

Lutanda Children’s Home was established in Wentworth Falls in 1930 by Miss Florence Dalwood. After Dalwood’s death in 1949, Lutanda moved into a large purpose-built orphanage on Boundary Road in Pennant Hills which later housed around 50 to 60 children in separate buildings for boys and girls. Lutanda closed in 1984. The Lutanda Children’s Home…