We have created this online poll to create awareness and send a strong message against the demolition of Australia’s first Coptic Church at Sydenham.
We have received multiple enquiries since the recent media report announcing plans by Marrickville City Council to demolish Australia’s first Coptic Orthodox Church established in 1968.
We understand that the Coptic Orthodox Church, Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated regions has decided to no longer proceed with the salvage process after many attempts at negotiation with council citing various concerns.
Current Status
Marrickville Council is now reportedly collecting stories, memories and images from the community about the church, for a public art display or plaque when the building is demolished.
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Please save our Church!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please help save our Church!!
هدم الكنيسه هو هدم لتاريخ نصف قرن من الجهاد القبطى فى أستراليا ويعنى ضياع الهويه القبطيه وعزر قلة الفلوس أقبح من خطية محبة المال وتعطيل للكرازه المرقسيه وجريمه فى حق الجيل الأول وعثره لأجيال قادمه والمطلوب تدخل الكنيسه الأم لأن القياده المحليه تنقصها بصيرة الوفاء لمن سبقوا وتعبوا لرفع الرايه رغم قلة ذات اليد واليوم يبيعهم من إغتنوا بتسلطهم على الجيل الثانى وما يلى.كيريالايسون.
No, if no one wants it, and no one is willing to pay for it, then tear it down.
There is no community to support this church.
If you haven’t noticed the whole community is on here trying to save it. Now be on your way with your negative self.
To Marrickville conucil Team
With houner i am a coptic Australian lived in Sydney for 42 years and since i moved to Australia this was
The first church in our community. My three kids are pabtised and raised in there and also the foundation
Of the Coptic Community came out from this church.
This Church it means a lot to me to my family and friends and to the majority of our Coptic community.
We Requesting kindley to Save our first Church in Australia from Demolition please. Thanks and God Bless
My comments are above. Thanks
Save my Coptic Orthodox Church this Church our ancient first Coptic Church established in our home country Australia may God bless Australia and her nation.
I am hereby to request and ask and petition
For not removing the first Australian Coptic
Church. This is an essential part of our heritage
and looking forward from the Honorable Australian
Authorities to save the Coptic Church. I am confident
About Australia Government and people to keep
And host the Church.
Save this church!!
Please save our church.
There is no need to refurbish the building expensively, it may be done in an economically way “if possible” in such a way to keep the place as part of the Coptic hChurch history in Australia.
want is dad that the church needs help and all of Sydney Coptic orthodox population can not fix there church. How sad is that but it’s ok for the monastery to spend millions on renovation and all the churches in Sydney can’t put the funds together to fix the first church in this country. Come on get a loan and fix the church. Sorry but it had to be said.
Please save our first church
Please save the Church! Why are we not preserving a piece of history as not only a sentimental value but as the first Coptic church in Australia! Do all our Heritage listed buildings NOT have any significant meaning in the Inner West anymore? Cause it can’t be turned into a “Tourist” attraction/units/cafe/art Space as it’s in the Red Zone for the flight path.. can’t it be saved? HELP SAVE THE CHURCH! Please refurbish..reconsider…renovate.
Please save our blesses historic church
If it gets heritage listed I think some councils provide grants for maintenance.
Once church, stand church forever.
Please preserve the first Coptic Church in Australia. It can be turned into a tourist site instead of demolition.
Please save the first Coptic church!
If every councel want to modorise its cities by demolishing its history regarless what it is, then this city wl just be “a city”
This church has lots of meaning to the first coptic migrants from Egypt. Am sure there are lots of locals has magnificent experience can tell
You leave God’s house as it is! No demon/lition needed here!
Please save our first Coptic church.
Please save our church
Please save our Coptic church
Save our Coptic church
I believe that we should cooperate to keep the symbol for the next generation
Hi all
This is our heretage Church,
From this place started our spiritual
Please let us look after it, and maintenance it.
Best regards
My Australian Coptic identity started here so please don’t erase my roots and history that is shared by my fellow Copts and wider Australian community.
This particular church was established by the first coptic migrants to sydney and it’s significance is renowned by all the coptic community. Please save our church.
Save the Egyptian Coptic church history in Australia please . We can put our hands together to save this old Church .
Our view of the church is that it includes all true believers in Christ, whether living or who have fallen asleep in the Lord. The Church of Virgin Mary and St. Mina stablished in 1968 by a small number of Copts, and served several generations. The children of yesterday have become today’s parents, all of whom holds many memories in their hearts with the priests who have served them, servants, many occasions and friendships during childhood and youth. Every one of us still retains in his/her home with something reminds him of the past, wo why not, then, that we reserve of this Church, which if demolished will be erased most beautiful memories of childhood and youth of many of those who baptized and married in this church. Save the church of demolition, it House of God!
No one kills his/her parents because they become too old!
Thank you Mr Rizkalla. We have posted your great comment. ACM Admin.
While not being a Coptic I value the heritage of this building and believe it would be foolish and short sighted to allow demolition. Let’s look past the initial dollar values.
Please save the Egyptian Coptic first church in Australia
I am not a Coptic but I totally support the saving of this church. It is a part of the heart of Sydney.