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Yongala Uniting Church - Former
Yongala, SA 5493
Church Information
| Church Name: | Yongala Uniting Church - Former |
| Church Previous Name: | Yongala Primitive Methodist Church/Yongala Methodist Church |
| Denomination: | Uniting Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | Second St, Yongala SA 5493, Australia |
| Suburb: | Yongala |
| State: | SA |
| Postcode: | 5493 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited. An information board records: The first 'Primitive Methodist Church' in the district was built on a farm about threee miles southwest of the town in 1874. In 1876 a foundation stone was laid for a church in the township on a block of land generously donated by local businessman, Frederick Hodby. - The building cost 586 [pounds]. By 1880 it was too small and extensions were made and could then seat up to 350. A Sunday School hall was added in 1917 and a kitchen in 1961. It became the Uniting Church in 1977 and continued services through to the early 1990s. |
| Date Opened: | 00-00-1876 |
| Date Closed: | 00-00-1992 |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The former Yongala Uniting Church (originally a Primitive Methodist Church) closed in the early 1990s and the property was sold. The church had been part of the Uniting Church Synod of South Australia. This was the first Primitive Methodist church building in the township, erected about 1876. An earlier church building had been erected in 1874 on a farm about three miles from the town. The present building was used as the combined Methodist church building after the amalgamation of the various Methodist Churches in the early 1900s. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the former church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 2/11/2024..
