Uniting Church - 150 years - Bowral, NSW
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The Bowral Uniting Church commemorated the sesquicentenary of Christian witness in 2013.
Waymark Code: WMN3PE
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 12/20/2014
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Monument Australia whose website appears below gives the following history of the church:
Local history records that the arrival of the first resident members of the Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist churches coincided with the establishment of the township of Bowral in 1863. The formal ministry and mission of the Wesleyan Methodist Church first was conducted from meeting places on the western side of Bendooley Street, opposite the present day Uniting Church Centre (former parsonage – 1884) on a site currently occupied by Oxley Mall. The first church was built in 1864. This building was replaced in 1881 by a new church.
The brass plaque recording the sesquicentenary is worded:
Bowral Uniting Church 1863 - 2013
To commemorate the sesquicentenary of Christian witness in the Bowral community we celebrate the rich heritage of this church.
Methodist Tradition 1863 - 1977
Uniting Church in Australia 1977 - 2013
'A Church for all people'
This plaque was unveiled on 13 October 2013 by Ken Adams
Anniversary Year: 2013
Year of Event, Organization or Occurance: 1863
Address:
Bowral Uniting Chuch
Bendooley Street
Bowral, NSW Australia
2576
Website: [Web Link]
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