Thursday, 13 November 2025

 James NEWBURY (Brighton) (09:42): The St Leonard’s church marked an incredibly historic occasion on Sunday with dedication and opening of the new ministry and community centre. The centre was first conceived by Reverend Kim Cain in 2016. The original church, formerly a Presbyterian church, was erected in 1892. The current church building, in the design of a fish, was built in 1956. The new centre is designed as a net to complement the church shape.

Valerie O’Byrne, a 101-year-old parishioner, had the honour of formally opening the new centre. Val first joined the congregation in 1963 and selected St Leonard’s after reading that Robert Menzies had visited the church for the baptism of his twin grandsons. Congratulations to the parish.