Church History
TIMA is an ancient Greek word meaning "honour." The TIMA Anglican Parish was named with the hope of becoming a church that honours God. The TIMA Parish consists of three churches: St. Timothy's Bulleen, St. Mark's Templestowe Lower, and St. Stephen's Greythorn.
June 2014
St. Timothy's Bulleen was established in 1960 and began its Mandarin ministry in 2014 while maintaining its original English worship services. Its members come from asian countries such as China, Singapore, Malaysia, making it one of the multicultural churches in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. In addition to the Sunday worship, ministries such as children's Sunday school, youth group, fellowship groups, evangelism, and community events are also conducted.
28th February 2021
St. Timothy's Bulleen held its first Cantonese Sunday service, with most members from Hong Kong, as well as Malaysia, Singapore, and Guangdong Province, China.
1st October 2022
St. Mark's Templestowe was built in 1975. The church merged with St. Timothy's in 2022 to form the TIMA Parish. In addition to strengthening the existing English traditional worship at St. Mark's and a new Mandarin worship service conducted in the afternoon.
23rd February 2023
St. Stephen's Greythron was built in 1968. The church joined the TIMA Parish in 2023. The Cantonese worship service previously held at St. Timothy's moved to St. Stephen's. On Sunday afternoons, we also have Mandarin and contemporary English worship services, mainly catering to the next generation.
25th December 2023
The TIMA Parish held its final joint worship service at St. Timothy's, symbolizing the completion of its historical mission and its temporary closure. This also marks the beginning of new challenges and opportunities as we have initiated plans for building redevelopment.
