Church contacts

Anglican Church

Records relating to many Torres Strait Island and northern Aboriginal communities include registers of baptisms, marriage confirmations, and burials, from 1879 to 1985. Some records are only available to immediate family.

Visit or post: 373 Ann Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000
Phone: +61 7 3835 2212
Website: http://www.anglicanarchives.org.au

Assemblies of God

Records are held at the individual churches not at the national office. To find relevant church contact the National Office.

Assemblies of God - Queensland
Post: PO Box 3366, Logan City DC, Queensland, 4114
Phone: +61 7 3427 5733
Fax: +61 7 3427 5744
Website: http://www.aogq.com.au

Catholic Church

The Catholic Church has provided records of registration, baptism and marriages prior to 1900 to the Genealogical Society of Queensland for the Brisbane diocese. They do not hold any records after 1900. For more specific information contact the Genealogical Society of Queensland.

Catholic Church Archives
Post: PO Box 282, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001
Visit: 143 Edward Street Brisbane
Phone: +61 7 3224 3223
Email: archives@bne.catholic.net.au

See also

For information about records held by the Catholic Church in relation to Queensland Missions and Institutions responsible for children visit A piece of the story
For information about records for Indigenous Queenslanders who spent time at Hammond Island Mission, Hamilton Island, Sacred Heart School or Sacred Heart Hospital, contact Sacred Heart Church, Thursday Island.

Sacred Heart Church Thursday Island
Post: PO Box 142, Thursday Island, Queensland, 4875
Phone : +61 7 4069 2205

Christian Brethren

Contact the relevant Church.

Lutheran Church

This Church's Indigenous records are held at several locations. Some of the records that the Church holds cover Hopevale (relocated to Woorabinda). Refer to the book "A Guide to Records of Indigenous Australians in the Lutheran Records" for more information. It lists Queensland records and their locations including names of Indigenous people within these records. Some records are held at Lutheran Church of Australian Archives and Research Centre.

Lutheran Church of Australian Archives
Visit or post: 27 Bowden Street, South Australia, 5007
Phone: +61 8 8340 4009
Website: http://www.qld.lca.org.au/
Email: district@qld.lca.org.au

Presbyterian Church

This Church was involved with Aurukun (1904-1987), Mornington Island (1914-1978) and Weipa (1896-1966). To locate records related to your family refer to the book, "Mission Time". It lists records about the Presbyterian Missions and where to locate them. Visit the Presbyterian Church of Queensland Archives by appointment only, Monday to Friday 9am- 2pm.

Presbyterian Church of Queensland Archives
Visit: 35 Amelia Street, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, 4006
Post: PO Box 1508 Fortitude Valley 4006
Phone: +61 7 3242 1114
Website: http://www.pcq.org.au/

Salvation Army

All available records for the former children in care have been forwarded to Sydney. This organisation ran Indooroopilly Boys Home (Alkira), Riverview and Boothville hospital and operated the Purga Aboriginal School between 1915 and 1948. There are very few client records, but every person is encouraged to make enquiries. You are required to send a copy of your identification with any written enquiry.

Salvation Army - Australia Eastern Territory
Post: PO Box A435, Sydney South, New South Wales, 1235
Phone: +61 2 9211 0277
Website: http://www.salvos.org.au

Seventh Day Adventist Church

This Church ran the Mona Mona Mission between 1913 and 1962

Seventh Day Adventist Church Head Office
Post or visit: 19 Eagle Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000
Phone: +61 7 3218 7777
Website: http://www.adventist.org/