Leeton Uniting Church
Leeton, NSW 2705
Church Information
| Church Name: | Leeton Uniting Church |
| Church Previous Name: | Leeton Methodist Church |
| Denomination: | Uniting Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | 42 Church St, Leeton NSW 2705, Australia |
| Suburb: | Leeton |
| State: | NSW |
| Postcode: | 2705 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | 23-08-1937 |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known for the first church building. Information/photographs are invited. Foundation stone for the current church building records: This stone was laid - by - His Excellency - The Governor of New South Wales - the Lord Wakehurst KCMG - 23rd August 1937. A stone tablet on the hall records: This Memorial Hall - was opened and dedicated by - Rev D Forshaw Almond - President of the Conference - on 19th May 1956. - Rev S C Quamby L Th - Supt Minister. A plaque records: The opening of this Family - Centre was celebrated by - The Parish of Leeton - on 20 July 1997 - Minister: Rev Ron Loom. |
| Date Opened: | 09-04-1913 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The Leeton Uniting Church is part of the Presbytery of Riverina and the Synod of NSW & ACT. The Methodist Church in Leeton began in 1912 with the arrival of Home Missioner, Mr R J Lee who pitched his tent (literally) on the site of the present parsonage. The first church building was opened on 9/4/1913 by the Rev W Woolls Rutledge. The present church building was opened on 22/9/1937 by Rev Harold Doust, Chairman of Riverina Synod District1. The church celebrated its centenary in 2012. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 25/8/2021.
Note 1: illuminate (27th Jun 2019). Leeton Methodist Church, 50 years, 1913-1963. In Website illuminate. Retrieved 25th Aug 2021 13:22, from https://illuminate.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/1463
Note: Photograph attribution/source - By Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19118252 AND https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19118257 AND https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19118244
