Presently 94 Grattan Street, New Brighton is occupied by St Stephen’s Anglican Parish Church.
The congregation of St. Stephen’s now in New Brighton worshipped for a while in Block 59 Red location, before a new church was built. The Church was built in 1907 at Red location and was of wood and iron structure. There was another built at Mount Road also known as St. Stephen’s Church which remained for sometime and ceased to be used in 1960. Canon Joseph Cowan planned the present church in Grattan Street. The foundation stone was laid on 25 May 1941 by Mr JL Walton who, together with the PE Church Extension Board, provided the funds for the building, which was consecrated in July that same year.
The caring (“Siyakhathala”) Church of Jesus Christ in the 21st Century… Read the full article here: NMB Wiki
Submit your Nelson Mandela Bay Address/Business/Church/Association/Sport/Notable Person to the NMB Wiki here: NMB Wiki.
