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About Us2013 saw us celebrate our centenary. On January 12, 2014, we launched our published book, "100 Years of Spiritualism" on the history of our church. This book is available for sale for $10.00. If you are interested in buying a book, please send an email to: spiritualchurchbrisbane@gmail.com. Our church began 13 January, 1913 when a group of spiritualists met as the Brisbane Queensland Lyceum receiving a certificate numbered 409 which certified they were duly enrolled in the British Spiritualists’ Lyceum Union in accordance with the constitution of that body. Our first president was Theodor Reinhold who led this church until 1928. During that time the present church was built at the corner of Boundary and Mein Streets, Spring Hill with Arthur Conan Doyle coming from England to lay the corner stone on January 11, 1921 during his tour of Australia. |
At the Annual General Meeting of the Spiritual Church Brisbane held at 4:00pm on the 15 October 2017, elections were held and the new committee members are as follows:
| President | Neil Davey | |
| Vice-President | Helen Rees | |
| Vice-President | Sue Miller | |
| Secretary | Kisane Castle | |
| Treasurer | Helen Rees | |
| Platform Bookings Officer | Patricia Strong | |
| Librarian | Gisela Quandt, Assistant -Toni Brown | |
| Events Co-ordinator | Helen Rees | |
| Magazine Editor | Volunteer - Jennie Jones | |
| Catering Convenor | Toni Brown, Assistant - Colin Hadley | |
| Property Maintenance | Peter Holliman | |
| Committee Members | Lexie Healey; Yvonne Fregon; Suzanne John; Robert Croft, Carol Steven | |
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Wendy Deakin continues her tenure as Minister. |
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Following is the list of presidents and ministers who have lead our church from 1913 to present. Each has a story to tell and the book on the history of the church, published in 2013 helps to fill in the details on each of our forefathers about their time at our church.
| PRESIDENT/ MINISTER | DATES |
| Theodor Reinhold | 1913 – 1928 |
| S Broughton Elkin | 1928 - 1935 |
| P N Humphrys | 1935 - 1937 |
| J Woodcock | 1937 – 1938 |
| Ada Shaw | 1938 – 1941 |
| C S Payne | 1941 – 1950 |
| Marie Loft |
1950 – 1952 |
| A E Sampson | 1952 – 1954 |
| Ada Shaw | 1954 – 1956 |
| J F Childs | 1956 – 1957 |
| W G Llewllyn | 1957 |
| Ada Shaw | 1957 – 1958 |
| N McArthur | 1958 – 1959 |
| J M MacCullough & H Tapper | 1959 –1960 |
| J O Milne | 1960 - 1962 |
| G F Bowen | 1962 – 1963 |
| C S Payne | 1963 – 1968 |
| J W Carroll & J F Childs | 1968 – 1969 |
| S Turner | 1969 – 1973 |
| Rt Rev R Levi, JP | 1973 – 1979 |
| Rev F Bruce | 1979 – 1980 |
| Rt Rev R Levi, JP | 1980 – 1984 |
| Rev F Bruce | 1984 – 1993 |
| Rev Jeannie L Kane | 1993 - 2006 |
| Neil Davey [President] | 2005 to now |
| Wendy Deakin [Minister] | 2007 to now |