The First Sermon Preached in Australia · Caldron Pool

The First Sermon Preached in Australia · Caldron Pool

The first sermon in Australia was delivered on February 3, 1788, just days after the arrival of the First Fleet in Port Jackson (modern-day Sydney). It was preached by Reverend Richard Johnson, the chaplain appointed to the colony by the British government. Reverend Johnson conducted the open-air service under a large tree near what is now the corner of Bligh and Hunter Streets in Sydney. His sermon was based on Psalm 116:12-13, which asks, “Wha…