Isabella Elizabeth Fenwick (1821-1883)

By Nerida Hoy
Updated June 4 2019 - 10:20pm, first published May 28 2019 - 11:11pm
A section of the western window depicting the baptism of Christ. In the inscription along the bottom the surname of 'Fenwick' now has adopted an 'e' on the end.
A section of the western window depicting the baptism of Christ. In the inscription along the bottom the surname of 'Fenwick' now has adopted an 'e' on the end.

St Andrews Church in Walcha is the oldest building standing in the town and the oldest church in the Armidale Anglican Diocese, and it is in desperate need of salvation. The building is in a state of disrepair and has not been used since the 1990s; however, a group of residents want to change this and bring the building back to life, and have begun to raise $50,000 to put towards work to save the building and its historic stained glass windows. Each week I will tell the story behind a window.

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