Chinese Christian Church - Former
Castlemaine, VIC 3450
Church Information
| Church Name: | Chinese Christian Church - Former |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Methodist (Wesleyan and Other) |
| Street Address: | 155 Mostyn St, Castlemaine VIC 3450, Australia |
| Suburb: | Castlemaine |
| State: | VIC |
| Postcode: | 3450 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited.
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| Date Opened: | 02-04-1860 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The folowing details were provided to me on 3/1/2019. "This Chinese Christian Church was a Wesleyan Methodist mission chapel of brick some 25 feet by 18 feet, whose foundation stone was dedicated on Monday 2 April 1860 by Lieutenant Smith, the Chinese Protector, in which were incorporated various items. [See “Chinese Christian Church”, Mount Alexander Mail (Castlemaine Vic), 4 April 1860, p.2f.] The congregation was very small on 25 September 1917 when the chapel’s Diamond Jubilee was celebrated. [See “Chinese Mission – Diamond Jubilee – Celebration Function”, Mount Alexander Mail (Castlemaine Vic), 29 September 1917, p.2d.] No later reference could be found, so, presumably, the chapel closed soon afterwards. Today only the steps up from Mostyn street to the chapel still remain. [See “Let’s Rewind”, Castlemaine Mail (Castlemaine Vic), 17 August 2018, p.2b-c]"
More historical information/photographs of the former church/congregation are invited. Photograph uploaded 6/1/2019.
Note: Photograph attribution/source - "Detail from of “Looking North West over Castlemaine, Victoria, from East Forest Street” by American & Australasian Photographic Company, Castlemaine 1870-1875. [Holtermann Collection – Call Number: ON 4 Box 71 No F – Item PXA 4999 – Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales] shows this chapel:"
