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The Children's Special Service Mission was begun in London in 1867 by Thomas 'Pious' Hughes and Josiah Spiers. It became an international movement which notably ran beach missions. It is now known as Scripture Union.

The first stage of Grafton Cathedral was completed during the episcopacy of Bishop Turner. The new Cathedral was opened and dedicated on 25 July 1884. It was designed by John Horbury Hunt.
Source: https://www.graftoncathedral.org.au/history

Christ Church, Rouse Hill was consecrated in 1863 within the district of Castle Hill, upon a site donated by Robert Fitzgerald. The records document the functions of the church, and were donated by the Parish of Kellyville.

The Christian Anti-Communism Crusade was founded in 1953 by Australian physician Dr Fred Schwarz (1913-2009). In the 1960s the headquarters was moved to Long Beach, California. in 1961 the Southern California School of Anti-Communism was held with 16,000 delegates. Dr Schwarz published a fortnightly newsletter and the book 'You can trust the Communists (to be Communist)'.

Vernon Turner started 'The Sunshine Hour' in 1951, a half hour community hymn singing program, syndicated across various radio stations. A committee was formed to handle correspondence and donations. In 1953, the Sunshine Hour Committee was replaced by the Christian Broadcasting Association (CBA). From the 1950s to the 1970s it was the major supplier of Christian radio programs to commercial stations. CBA was awarded a ‘Special Interest’ licence in 1978, and launched Australia's first Christian radio station, 2CBA-FM Stereo 103, on 5th March 1979. In 2008, the station rebranded as Hope 103.2 https://hope1032.com.au/about-us/history/

Established in 1943 and operating until around 1951, the movement was chaired by the Bishop of Armidale J.S. Moyes, and was intended to supplement the Social Questions Committee of the General Synod. A monthly magazine The New Day was produced, featuring articles on various social issues.

The Church of England Historical Society in the Diocese of Sydney was formed in 1955 after an exhibition of items held by the Royal Australian Historical Society was held at St Stephen's Church, Newtown. The inaugural meeting was held at St Stephen's Rectory on November 4th, 1955, with Archbishop H.W.K. Mowll as Patron and President. The Journal commenced publication the following year. The name was changed to the Anglican Historical Society in 1999 to reflect the change in name of the Anglican Church of Australia.