Anglican Ministry commenced in the Mittagong area during the 1850s.
In 1873, David Smith, Manager of the Fitzroy Iron Works donated one acre of land on which St. Stephen’s Anglican Church was to be built, in the middle of town, on the Old Hume Highway. This remains our site today.
A sketch of the St. Stephen’s Church building in 1884. A funeral taking place at St. Stephen’s in 1893.
In 1876, the foundation stone was laid by Frederic Barker, the Bishop of Sydney, in front of five-hundred people. Work then began on the sandstone church building, designed by famed colonial architect Edmund Blackett, which opened on November 10, 1878.
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In 1928 the church was expanded in size by a third to reach its present size. During this time Mittagong remained a small township in which almost everyone knew everyone else.
The church building after the extensions were completed in 1928. The interior of the church building, circa 1928. Exterior of church building, 1950s.
In 1958, a Moore College Mission was held, resulting in many locals coming to faith in Christ.

Talk about replacing the wooden hall began in the 1930s, although it wasn’t until 2006 that work commenced on a new ministry
In the last few years, the church has grown, with over three hundred people attending each Sunday at our 4 services, as well as many attending other groups for adults, seniors, youth and children.
Our Parish comprises the town of Mittagong and the main Northern Villages of Colo Vale, Hilltop and Yerrinbool as well as a number of smaller villages, and we have people attend church from all over the Southern Highlands.
For over a hundred and forty years, Christians have met together in the Mittagong Area to praise God, read his word and encourage each other. This continues to today.