Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Sunday School Teachers' Association
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- SSTA
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1909-
History
The Most Rev. Wm. Saumarez Smith encouraged the Sunday School teachers of the diocese to form an association. The inaugural meeting of the SSTA was held on January 29 1909, at St Mark's, Granville, with the Rev. A.E.J. Ross acting as chairman. This was closely followed by the first SSTA Conference which was held on the February 17 1909, at St John's, Parramatta, presided over by the Ven. Archdeacon Gunther. The first committee consisted of the Rev. A.E.J. Ross, Mr W.P. Noller and G.H. Lewis, with Mr LC Colman as Hon. Secretary. The association gradually grew and from 1929 has been associated with the Diocesan Board of Education which assisted with teacher training and kindergarten instruction.
Places
Sydney, NSW; Parramatta, NSW