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Upper Caboolture Uniting Church
Upper Caboolture Uniting Church 13-09-2021 - John Huth, Wilston, Brisbane
Upper Caboolture Uniting Church 13-09-2021 - John Huth, Wilston, Brisbane

Upper Caboolture Uniting Church

Upper Caboolture, QLD 4510

Church Information

Church Name: Upper Caboolture Uniting Church
Church Previous Name: Upper Caboolture Methodist Church
Denomination: Uniting Church in Australia
Street Address: 561 Caboolture River Rd, Upper Caboolture QLD 4510, Australia
Suburb: Upper Caboolture
State: QLD
Postcode: 4510
Foundation Stone Laid: unknown
Foundation Stone Notes: 

No foundation stone details are known.

Heritage plaque records: Uniting Church & Cemetery - Possibly the oldest of its kind in Queensland, this church was built in 1875 as a Primitive Methodist Church. This branch of Methodism emphasised simplicity in worship and practice, resulting in chapels, devoid of decoration or ornamentation. - Methodist services were conducted in Caboolture homes as early as 1868 by local preachers. Reverend Joseph Buckle began regular monthly services in 1871. - In 1872, the congregation purchased land on the opposite side of the road from this site and erected a small bark church. The first burials took place there. - In 1874, George Gibbings donated five acrers of land on which the current church was built in 1875. - The first service took place on 9 November 1875 and the church has been used for worship since that time, becoming part of the Uniting Church in 1977. - One of the oldest in Queensland, the cemetery dates from 1874 and is recognised for its importance to social history researchers. Many pioneering families of Upper Caboolture are buried within it, some shown by marble headstones and one of the graves has a timber monument, however, many graves are unmarked. - The trees on the western side of the cemetery are representative of the original vegetation along the ridge.

A plaque records: 1875 ~ 1995 - Upper Caboolture Uniting Church - commemorating 120 years - Tree planted by - Rev Frank Le Bherz.

A plaque on a rock in the cemetery records: Near this memorial, in a place known only to God, rest the following - residents of the early Caboolture community. [List of 20 names - dating from 1876 to 1960]. "...I will not forget you! - See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands."

Date Opened: 09-11-1875
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The Upper Caboolture Uniting Church is part of the Presbytery of Moreton Rivers and the Uniting Church Synod of Queensland. No other details are known. The cemetery is within the church grounds. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 11/6/2022.
Last Updated: Saturday 11th June, 2022
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