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Toowoomba Church of Christ - Former

Toowoomba City, QLD 4350

Church Information

Church Name:	Toowoomba Church of Christ - Former
Church Previous Name:	Toowoomba Congregational Church
Denomination:	Churches of Christ
Street Address:	133 Margaret St, Toowoomba City QLD 4350, Australia
Suburb:	Toowoomba City
State:	QLD
Postcode:	4350
Foundation Stone Laid:	24-06-1903
Foundation Stone Notes:	No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited. A plaque recording the development time line of the former church building records: 1889 ~ Demolition of Congregational Church at corner of Margaret and Neil Streets and re-erection on present site... 1903 ~ 24th June foundation stone was laid by the State Treasurer, Mr J B Cribb 1904 ~ 16th April, 1904 completed building was opened 1919 ~ Financial difficulties forced the Congregational Church to dispose of the building and the last service was held on Sunday 7th December 1919 1919/20 ~ Building passed to the Committee of the Toowoomba Trade and Labour Council who opened it as a Trades Hall 1929 ~ Building sold to the Church of Christ and first service held on Sunday 7th April, 1929... 1980s ~ Church vacated by the Church of Christ (exact date unknown) 1994 ~ The former Church of Christ [building] is purchased by local business... A plaque in 2015 records: The Church of Christ Building - 133 Margaret St. Toowoomba - The original Church of Christ building ...was constructed ... on this site in 1904. - In 2015 the church was restored and adapted for re-use as the entrance lobby of a new hotel...
Date Opened:	07-04-1929
Date Closed:	unknown
Email:	admin@churchesaustralia.org

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This former Toowoomba Church of Christ building is now privately owned. It was origilally erected for the Toowoomba Congregational Church. It was opened on 16/4/1904 by the Rev H C George, President of the Queensland Congregational Union. The minister was the Rev J M Bayley. The final Congregational Church service was held on 7/12/1919. It was later acquired by the Toowoomba Church of Christ, who held their first service on 7/4/1929. It was used by the Toowoomba Church of Christ until the 1980s. No other details are known about this former Church. More historical information/photographs of the former church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 04/03/2016 & 13/3/2020.

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Last Updated: Saturday 14th March, 2020