3 Best Churches in Bendigo

“Sacred Heart Cathedral serves the religious and community services. The Church serves the people of central and northwest parts of Bendigo and many visitors to the church and the city. The church is a Gothic-style architecture designed by an architect from the firm Reed, Barnes and Tappin. Sacred Heart Cathedral encourages some gold-mining parishioners to contribute their finds to the church. The ministry was established to complete the plans for the cathedral using the sandstone quarried from the Geelong area. In 1905, a large pipe organ was built and installed. The church is one of Australia's famous landmarks and is 75 metres long, with a ceiling height of 24 metres. Sacred Heart Cathedral celebrates liturgy and aims to serve each other in Parish with a missionary spirit.”

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“St Kilian's Church provides a faith education and sacramental preparation. The Church promotes the importance and the idea of sharing, developing and celebrating a community of faith and humanity. The church is also said to be one of the largest weatherboard churches in the world. Their Parish Community is responding to Catholic Earthcare. They started the construction of the stone church in 1856. St Kilian's Church provides a protection for creation and a voice for victims of environmental injustice. The church's mission is the proclamation of God's love to all people in fulfilling God's promises.”

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“St Paul's Cathedral provides a worship on sunday and weekdays. The church was designed by Goldfields architect Robert A. Their mission is to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God. The church was built with early Gothic-style red brick with stone dressings and laid out in a simple cruciform plan comprising a six-bay nave, transepts and sanctuary. Their splendid ceiling rises to almost 20 metres with their ornamented semi-circular cusps. The church has outstanding stained-glass windows. They also provide beautiful wooden sculptures to adorn the Cathedral. St Paul's Cathedral protects the integrity of creation and sustains and renews the earth's life.”

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