Calvary Church Townsville

Calvary is one church meeting in multiple locations across Australia and South Africa.

The origins of Calvary go back to 1924 when Charles Enticknap preached to a small group of people at a house in South Townsville. The first convert, Mrs Howell, gave the equivalent of $5000 she had invested so that a tent could be purchased for church meetings.

They met in varied locations until, in the mid 1970s, Pastors David and Marie Cartledge led the church to purchase a significant parcel of land in Mount Louisa. A church auditorium was built to house the growing congregation and, on the same property, Australia’s second ever independent P-12 Christian school, Calvary Christian College, was begun.