North Pine Presbyterian Church

North Pine Presbyterian Church is a heritage-listed former Presbyterian and now Lutheran church at Dayboro Road, Whiteside, City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The church was built from 1883 to 1884 and was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. As of 2019, the former Presbyterian church building was used for services by the Lutheran Church and other Christian organisations. In January 2021 the Presbyterian congregation of North Pine merged to become part of Christ Central Presbyterian Church, with services conducted in Eatons Hill State School Hall, on Apex Grove, Eatons Hill.

This small timber church was built in 1884 at 57 Old Daybro Road, Petrie, and moved to its present site in 1985. The Redcliffe Agricultural Reserve was opened up for agricultural selection in 1863 and Constance Spry, a local land speculator, purchased the site in December 1866 and sold the 40 acres (16 ha) to William Townsend in February 1867. Ten years later Townsend subdivided the land and sub 1 of portion 32, 1 acre (0.40 ha) was acquired by the Presbyterian Church. During the 1870s-80s several churches were built in the district's villages, which have since been demolished, destroyed by fire or removed. The North Pine presbyterian congregation was ministered to from Bald Hills until 1873 when it was constituted a separate congregation. The church at Petrie was built between 1883 and 1884 by a local builder and land holder James Foreman for the sum of £142. In 1911 the suburb of North Pine was renamed Petrie. At about this time, the front doors of the church were replaced with doors from Tom Petrie's home. During the Second World War the ceiling was inserted. On 14 June 1916, a Roll of Honour was unveiled for twenty-two parishioners from the area who enlisted for service in World War I. In 1985 the church was moved to land originally owned by Foreman. Many of the original pews are still used and the pulpit is a copy of the original. The church is one of several historic buildings in the North Pine Country Park Historical Village and is the oldest extant church in the district. The North Pine Country Park was originally part of the Griffin'

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