Maitland Uniting Church

Maitland Uniting Church

Maitland, SA 5573

Church Information

Church Name: Maitland Uniting Church
Church Previous Name: Wesleyan Maitland Methodist Church
Denomination: Uniting Church in Australia
Street Address: 61 Robert St, Maitland SA 5573, Australia
Suburb: Maitland
State: SA
Postcode: 5573
Foundation Stone Laid: 17-08-1875
Foundation Stone Notes: 

Foundation stones were laid on 17/8/1875 by Mesdames Lamshed, Miller, and Greenslade and the Rev T M Howe. The text on the foundation stones is not known. Information/photographs are invited.

A foundation stone on the Sunday School Hall, erected behind the church building, was laid by Mrs E Greenslade on 2/11/1904. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited.

An historic sign records: Uniting Church - The church was opened on Christmas morning, 1875. It was built by contractor J Swann, and mason C Hicks, at a cost of 800 [pounds]. In 1904, the stone Sunday School Hall was built at the rear of the church. A porch was added in 1912 and a wood and iron kindergarten room in 1913. A series of memorial windows was installed in 1921. - In 1969, the Methodist and Congregational Churches in Maitland amalgamated to become the United Church, now part of the Uniting Church of Australia. 

 

 

 

 

Date Opened: 25-12-1875
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The Maitland Uniting Church was opened on 25/12/1875. A porch was added in 1912, and over the years more alterations and memorial windows have been added. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photograph uploaded 24/2/2022.

NOte: Photograph attribution/source - By Mattinbgn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8986900
Last Updated: Thursday 24th February, 2022
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