Windsor Uniting Church - 1876 - Windsor, NSW, Australia
S 33° 36.451 E 150° 49.251
56H E 297820 N 6279231
This is the THIRD Methodist Church built on this particular site, in far western Sydney. It was erected in 1876, after the second one was burnt down 23 December, 1874.
Waymark Code: WMWCY3
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 08/15/2017
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The plaque for this Gothic-styled Church built in 1876, reads:
"Methodist Church
1818 - First Church on this site
1839 - Second Church opened
1876 - Present Church opened
From bequest by H. MacLeod Morgan to
the Hawkesbury Historical Society."
Another memorial plaque reads:
"On this day 14th September 1968
150 years after the laying of the foundation stone of
the first Methodist Chapel on this site
the Methodist people of Windsor
gratefully acknowledge
The work and witness of Edward Eager (1812-1820)
The ministry of the Reverend Samuel Leigh (1815-1820)
The gift of this site from the Reverend Samuel Marsden
The work and witness of the Ministers and people
called Methodist throughout the 150 years now past.
"The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are Glad." (Psalms 126:3)
From the NSW Heritage website: (
visit link)
"The church was built in 1875-76 as a result of the fire which destroyed almost a whole block of the town on 23rd December 1874. The original Methodist church (1838-39) was destroyed but the schoolhouse (1861) miraculously survived. The church is a fine example of Victorian non-conformist Gothic revival architecture. It is built of rendered brick with Gothic detailing, consists of nave, vestry and porch, and has a steep slate roof. Most of the fittings are original and there is a marble memorial to the pioneer Wesleyan missionary, the Rev. Peter Turner (1803-73), who was associated with Windsor for the last twenty years of his life.
"Forms part of the Uniting Church Precinct "
In the 1970's the Methodist Church amalgamated with a couple of other denominations to become the United Church of Australia.
Address: Macquarie St, Windsor, NSW, 2756
Phone: (02) 4577 3147
Visited: 1050, Sunday, 10 April, 2016