Free Serbian Orthodox Serbian Orthodox Free

        New Gracanica Metropolitanate of New Gracanica Metropolia

 The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand Diocese for Australia and New Zealand

            Free Serbian Orthodox Free Serbian Orthodox Parish

                Crkvenoškolska Municipality. School Community.

    "With V E T I O N I C A L" "SAINTNICHOLAS"

 

243-247 Vulture Street, South Brisbane, QLD 4101; Church Telephone, (+61 7) 3844 3092

           Email: saintnikolas@hotmail.com

 

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IN the history of our Church "Saint Nicholas"

I KOLA SERBIAN SISTERS

 

 

 

From the first days of the arrival of the Serbs in this beautiful and free country Australia everyone longed for a church, or at least some place for a religious gathering. Such was the case with the Serbs who settled in Brisbane or the environment.

 

Already on 25 September 1953 at the Anglican church "St. Luke" located in Charlotte Street, held a Constituent Assembly and established Serbian Orthodox Church and School District "Saint Nicholas" in Brisbane.

 

Based on the list that we put at the disposal brother Mladen Bogdanovic, the third president of the CSO, we are able to publish the names of all who have since become members of the community:

 

Vujadinović Dusan (first president)

Brankovic Milijan (second president)

Vladimir Siljegovic

Petrovic Radivoje

Nikolic Radisav

Predrag Nikolic

Dragoljub Stanojevic

Bozidar Jovic

Draguljovic Pero

Nesic Rafailo

Uljarevic Spiro

Glisic Radivoje

Tejic Milan

Crnjanski Milos

Ikac Ilija

Rogic Bogoljub

Karadzic Vojislav

Stojan Andjelkovic

Martinovic Tryphon

Ivan Obradovic

Trifunovic Djuro

Jeric Savo

Grozdanovic ljubomir

Milosevic Zivorad

Biga Bozo

Miodrag Ivanovic

Milivoje Milosevic

Mladen Bogdanovic

Bojic Spiro

Jovan Nikolic

Laki Bogoljub

Milovanovic Momir

Milosevic Stojan

Antic Borivoje

Milojevic Milijan

Arsic ljubomir

Kovacevic Rados

 

This Anglican church and its premises were used as the Serbs temporarily to assemble and worship, until he purchased the estate in Tuvongu 07/17/1956. years.

 

On this farm is less than three years built hall that the Father consecrated Budimir Djukic 03/05/1959. This room had a movable altar served as a place of worship and as a joke.

 

In 1963, the unfortunate comes to bloody partition of the Serbian Church in America, which soon spread to Australia. A smaller part of the financial members in 1964 leaving Tuvong and establish new municipalities. Around the church property in Tuvongu initiate the litigation, the court was unable to make a final decision to which the asset belongs officially so in 1970 ordered that, by mutual agreement, this imaovina belong to those who remained in Tuvongu, and since then the Municipality officially called the Free Serbian Orthodox CSO "Saint Nicholas" Brisbane.

 

The whole time she felt the need to build a church. An attempt was made to obtain from the state government permission to build a church on existing farm in Tuvongu, the authorities would not allow percent was not enough space for the church and for parking. Therefore, it had to find another larger property on which to build a church and ancillary facilities.

 

Through the efforts of John Lazovic, John GAĆEŠA and Vojimir Niketić, found the property in Wacol, area of ​​approximately one hectare (2.5 ekra) that they 9/10/1968. was purchased on their behalf, paid the deposit and took bank loans, pledging as a guarantee of their homes. You came from the Board CSO in Tuvongu and offered it to her estate in the property. Management refused to pay to the estate of cash or CSO is granted to members of the collected money for the payment of the estate, which will be used for picnics. For six months, the property is repaid.

 

From 1968 to 1974 the estate were held picnics and priests: Father Nathan P. Ninkovic and father Dragoljub Petkovic on the farm, under the tent, and served several service of God.

 

However, everyone was missing so the church in 1973 and 74 years intensive negotiations on where to build the church. One group of members of the CSO was for it to buy or build a church near the city center and the other group was the fact that the Church builds on existing farm in Wacol. That's 73 Years Membership Meeting held at which, the majority was in favor of a new church built on the property in Wacol, but the decision was not validly assembly percent were public vote.

 

Under the chairmanship of Lord Bishop Demetrios 08.12.1974 was held in the new Assembly Tuvongu. Voted by 1 issue of whether to build a new Serbian church in Wacol or 2. to buy over the proposed church in Brisbane. The vote was secret. Of the 93 present members, 49 members voted to build a church on the estate in Wacol and 44 members have voted to purchase over the church in Brisbane. And if all promised that he would conquer most of the minorities, the basic principle of democracy is not respected. Much dissatisfaction prevailed among members of minorities, and since it was not large numerical difference between the two groups, each started separately, on their way.

 

Larger groups immediately after St. Nicholas, the same year, has begun construction of a church in Wacol. The church was completed and solemnly consecrated Bishop Demetrios cinodejstvom on 24 April 1977.

 

 

                        

 

 

 

 

 

Another group stayed for some time in Tuvongu, and in 1975 found a brick Methodist church in South Brisbane, and bought the same at an affordable price. The church was refurbished and repaired to 11.12.1978, when the cinodejstvom Peter Bishop consecrated.

 

So in Brisbane caused two other church and school communes that were independently developed, serving God and the Serbian people.