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William Carey Chapel

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With its distinctive pyramid roof, the William Carey Chapel has been a striking landmark on the School’s landscape since 1971.

The chapel was built by Platt Bros. at a cost of $102,000, including furnishings and landscaping.

The Chapel was officially opened and dedicated on Sunday 1 August 1971, in the presence of a representative congregation of parents, staff, alumni and the Captains of the Junior and Senior Schools. The Revd Merlyn Holly, President of the Baptist Union of Victoria, presided.

The Chapel design and function was the result of School Chaplain, Revd Alan Wright’'s imaginative and perceptive thinking.

The William Carey Chapel was a milestone in the history of the School. Many people had worked over the years for the day when a chapel would be built at Carey and the Forward Carey Appeal of 1960 and donors ultimately made it possible.

Headmaster G L Cramer commented, ‘It was the first chapel ever to be built in a non-Roman Catholic day-school in Victoria. The Chapel symbolised the place of religion in a church school; it was in a sense the embodiment of twenty centuries of Christian tradition; yet it was in no sense anachronistic as shown in its involvement in the life of the school through services, form and house assemblies, discussion periods, religious films and drama.’ (from 1971 and 1972 Carey Chronicle)

During 2019–20, the Chapel underwent redevelopment to provide a modern worship and educational space with refreshed interiors, increased seating capacity and enhanced functionality. The Chapel was rededicated on Friday 6 May 2022.

Geo-location^[1]ArchitectMr. C. R. LyonsBuilderPlatt BrothersDate of constructionBetween 22nd March 1969 and 1st August 1971Date opened1st August 1971KeywordChapelsCategoryProperty | Kew Campus | William Carey Chapel

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Scene from 'Them and us', 1987

Students sitting outside the William Carey Chapel, 2011

William Carey Chapel, 1970s

William Carey Chapel and wooden cross, 1970s

'Steeple to heaven', 1983

William Carey Chapel and wooden cross by night, 1970s

William Carey Chapel and wooden cross, 1970s

William Carey Chapel and Senior Study Centre, 1970s

William Carey Chapel and wooden cross, 1990s

William Carey Chapel and native grass garden, 1990s

Dedication of the site for the Chapel and Study Centre, 1969

Planting the commemorative tree as part of the dedication of the site for the Chapel and Study Centre, 1969

Dedication of the site for the Chapel and Study Centre, 1969

The Rev. Professor Basil Stanley Brown, 1969

Dedication of the site for the Chapel and Study Centre, 1969

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Dedication of the site for the Chapel and Study Centre order of service programme, 1969

William Carey Chapel : hymns for marriage services, 1970s

A Chaplain Remembers : Lifelong Reflections on the Educational and Spiritual Values Shaping the William Carey Chapel, 2006

Programme for the dedication of the William Carey Chapel, 1971

An introduction to the William Carey Chapel at Carey Baptist Grammar School, 2012

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SEC Lighting Award, 1971

Carey Grammar dedicates "The William Carey Chapel", 1971

Great day for Carey, 1971

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