Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Former

This former Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Alawoona closed in the 1990s, and the property has been sold. The first Lutheran service in the district was held in a private home in 1917. Services continued in private homes until the Institute building was erected and the Methodist Church building. On 17/12/1933 a meeting was held where it was decided to erect a church building. The church building was opened on 4/11/1934, much of the labour being undertaken by church members on a voluntary basis. The church held its 25th anniversary in November 1959, prior to which the building was painted and the glass replaced in the windows. The church held its final service in the early 1990s, before being deconsecrated in June 1995. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the former church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 24/12/2019.

Note: denisbin - Photograph attribution/source - https://www.flickr.com/photos/82134796@N03/24260261751

Note: Norbet Scholz - Photograph attribution/source - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-15/alawoona-ghost-town-building-looking-for-a-saviour/11788728

Note: Photograph attribution/source - http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/slv-pic-aab77597