Beginnings
The food centre started as a mission of St Stephen's Anglican Church, under the direction of Archdeacon Marjorie McGregor (Australia's first woman Archdeacon) in the 1980s. From small beginnings it had been serving the community out of both the church and hall until 2008. In 2008 the facilities were no longer available to the parish, so in collaboration with the Uniting Church and the Richmond Catholic Parish, the food centre was established at St Ignatius'. These three churches are on Richmond Hill and hence the centre was named the Richmond Hill Churches Food Centre. With other local churches not on Richmond Hill joining in the operation of the food centre, it was renamed the Richmond Churches Food Centre. The food centre is at the back of the old school of St Ignatius' (ie behind St Ignatius' Church).
New Location Of Richmond Churches Food Centre. Located behind St. Ignatius Catholic Church.
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Old Richmond Churches Food Centre. Located behind St. Stephens Anglican Church
The Richmond Churches Food Centre is administered by the incumbent ministers of the local churches mentioned earlier. The centre is staffed by volunteers from the churches and is supported by donations of food items (and some financial assistance as well) from the churches.
It is intended that emergency food aid be given to those in need. |
Present
In more recent times the Richmond Churches Food Centre has welcomed new partners into the initiative, and is now supported by the following churches in the 3121 postcode:
- St Ignatius Catholic Church
- St James Catholic Church
- St Stephen's Anglican Church
- St Bartholomew's Anglican Church
- St Matthais
- Richmond Uniting Church
Richmond Churches food centre logo
Langdon Memorial
Maker: Bennets and Leigh, 1989
Jocelyn David Langdon was a councillor and twice Mayor of the City of Richmond. This memorial window features the Richmond townscape, including Dimmeys and the Richmond City Hall. This window also incorporates references to Langdon’s own interests in the Richmond Tigers, the Cremorne racecourse, trams, the Rising Eagle Hotel, in the midst of which the story of St Stephen is told. In the top of the windows you can see Stephen being set aside to assist the work of feeding the hungry (see Acts 6.1-6), and in the lower middle you can see him set at work distributing bread.
The spirit of this window captures an important aspect of the parish life at St Stephen’s. The parish has long been heavily involved in social welfare in Richmond, often in partnership with the other churches in the area. One of the most important contemporary expressions of this partnership is the Richmond Churches Food Centre, which provides emergency food aid to those in urgent need.
Maker: Bennets and Leigh, 1989
Jocelyn David Langdon was a councillor and twice Mayor of the City of Richmond. This memorial window features the Richmond townscape, including Dimmeys and the Richmond City Hall. This window also incorporates references to Langdon’s own interests in the Richmond Tigers, the Cremorne racecourse, trams, the Rising Eagle Hotel, in the midst of which the story of St Stephen is told. In the top of the windows you can see Stephen being set aside to assist the work of feeding the hungry (see Acts 6.1-6), and in the lower middle you can see him set at work distributing bread.
The spirit of this window captures an important aspect of the parish life at St Stephen’s. The parish has long been heavily involved in social welfare in Richmond, often in partnership with the other churches in the area. One of the most important contemporary expressions of this partnership is the Richmond Churches Food Centre, which provides emergency food aid to those in urgent need.