▁when ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁New castle ▁( of ▁which ▁Queensland , ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁was ▁part ) ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁district ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁would ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Apost le ▁of ▁the ▁Down s , ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Benjamin ▁Gl enn ie . ▁Early ▁services ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁various ▁locations ▁including ▁public ▁houses ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Court ▁House . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁parish ▁of ▁Ley burn ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁a ▁par son age ▁ere cted ▁on ▁land ▁don ated ▁by ▁the ▁G ore ▁family ▁of ▁nearby ▁Y and illa . ▁A ▁church , ▁however , ▁was ▁not ▁ere cted ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁contemporary ▁newspaper ▁reports , ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Br is b ane ▁( Ed ward ▁Wy nd ham ▁T uf nell ) ▁who ▁chose ▁Ley burn ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁benef ici ary ▁of ▁m one ys ▁sent ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁St ▁August ine ▁in ▁England ▁which ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁exp ended ▁in ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁a ▁church ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁The ▁site ▁chosen ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁War wick ▁Road ▁near ▁the ▁Court ▁House ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁for ▁£ 4 . ▁T enders ▁for ▁f encing ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Church ▁ground ▁were ▁accepted ▁soon ▁after ; ▁tend ers ▁for ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁church ▁were