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Bayside Anglican Church is a short 5-minute walk from the Arncliffe town centre and railway station. Continue up Firth St and turn right along Forest Rd until you reach the church. Catch the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line (Bondi Junction to Waterfall or Cronulla service). Coming from the CBD, the station immediately before Arncliffe is Wolli Creek. The closest Sydney Buses are: 400 Route (Burwood to Bondi Junction). Bus stop is at Wickham St near Charles St, which is approx. 580m to the church. From Wickham St, cross the Princes Highway and continue along Forest Rd until you reach Bayside Anglican Church. 422 Route (CBD Martin Pl to Kogarah). Bus stop is on West Botany St near Brennans Rd, which is approx 850m to the church. From West Botany St, turn left onto Wickham St. Cross the Princes Highway and continue along Forest Rd until you reach Bayside Anglican Church. There are a limited number of parking spaces on Pitt-Owen Ave. Free street parking (untimed) can be found along Forest Rd within an easy walking distance to the church. A community of 500 people in several congregations, supported by 5 full-time equivalent members of staff A block of land in Hirst Street, Arncliffe, was given to a convict named Reuben Hannam. He was a pioneer and was instrumental in developing sandstone bricks used for early colonial buildings across Sydney. At his death, Reubens son David inherited the land and he later gave it to the Church of England. Some time before 1861, a church known as St Davids was erected on the land, and services commenced. A weatherboard hall was later built on the site, but eventually a larger and more central location was required. Archbishop Wright laid a foundation stone at the present site on Forest Road for a new church building. Six months into construction, a huge gale destroyed the partially constructed building. It was four years before building could being anew. A second foundation stone was laid by the Archbishop. On a very hot night, the first service at the new St Davids Church was ...