St Hilary's Anglican Church is the collection of St Hilary's Anglican Church (Kew), St Silas Anglican Church (North Balwyn) and St Augustine's Anglican Church (Mont Albert North), also known previously as the SHAC (St Hilary's Anglican Church) Community. It is one of Australia's largest Anglican parishes.
With over 135 years of history, St Hilary's' origins are found in the establishment of St Hilary's Anglican Church in 1888 when the original wooden church building was completed.[1] The current church building was opened in 1939 and consecrated in 1943 by ArchbishopJoseph Booth.[2] St Silas Anglican Church commenced around 1942 with the current church being consecrated in 1962.[3] St Augustine's Anglican Church commenced around 1960.[4]
There are a total of seven congregations that meet every Sunday at the three campuses.[5]
St Hilary’s: 9am, 11am and 6pm services.
St Silas: 10am and 5:30pm services.
St Augustine’s: 9am and 11am services.
St Hilary's Anglican Church also runs Messy Church, Children's ministries, Playgroups and manages a Kindergarten at the Mont Albert North site. Moreover, the St Hilary’s Community also runs a Friday night youth group called Revive. Also, the church works with close association with Mustard, a Christian group for students in local schools and with Alpha and its subsidiary bodies.
The current vicar of St Hilary’s is the Reverend Adam Cetrangolo who was commissioned by the Archbishop of Melbourne, the Right Reverend Phillip Freier in 2021.[6]
