Winston D'Arcy O'Reilly
| The Reverend Winston D'Arcy O'Reilly |
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| Born | 24 April 1913 Roseville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 16 January 2000 (aged 86) Belrose, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | UCA minister |
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| Children | Elizabeth Walker, Robert O'Reilly, Geoffrey O'Reilly |
| Parent(s) | Henry D'Arcy O’Reilly (merchant) and Lillian Edith O’Reilly (nee Brasnett) |
| Relatives | A. Harold Wood (uncle), H. D'Arcy Wood (cousin) |
Winston D'Arcy O'Reilly OBE was a Methodist and then Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) minister and the second President of the UCA Assembly.
O'Reilly went to North Sydney Boys High School, leaving at 14 years of age. Returning to Sydney after a trip to Europe, he studied for the Leaving Certificate at night school. He attended Wesley College, University of Sydney, and received a BA (1935) and MA (1937), before training for the Methodist ministry at Leigh College. He later completed a Master of Arts in Christian Education (1962) and MEd (1963).
At 14, O'Reilly started training as carpenter and at 16 travelled to England as companion and carer to a man with a disability. After his ordination he was the minister at a number of Methodist churches throughout New South Wales, later taking positions with the Methodist Conference and Methodist schools and higher education (including Vice Principal of Leigh College, 1949-1959; Principal of Methodist Ladies' College, Burwood, 1960–1965;Connexional Secretary, 1964-1974; Secretary of Conference, 1968; President of Conference, 1969; Secretary General, 1972-1974; President-General, 1975-1977; and.
O'Reilly played a key role in planning for the formation of the Uniting Church in Australia as Planning Officer for Union of Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches (1974-1977), then became the first General Secretary of the Uniting Church in Australia (1977-1979) and second President of the Assembly (1979-1982).
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