Kempton Uniting Church - Former

The former Kempton Uniting Church closed many years ago, and the property was sold. The former Kempton Congregational Church (former Green Pond Independent Chapel) was opened on 17/4/1840, and became part of the Uniting Church in 1977. The Rev John Beazley was instrumental in establishing the original chapel which was erected by the Van Dieman's Land Colonial Missionary Society, on land donated by Mr Pitt. Services/meetings were held in private homes before the church building was erected. A small cemetery adjoins the former church property. More historical information/photographs of the former church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 16/11/2019 & 23/2/2024.

For more of the Kempton Uniting Church story see - https://www.churchesoftasmania.com/2018/12/no-306-congregational-church-at-kempton.html

[Additional comment: Provided by Lindsay Nothrop (2/24) ''I have doubts about the latter dates and description given for this church. We visited the church in February 1980 because of ancestral connections.  It was no longer in use; the signage had been removed, thistles grew at the front door and the gutters were blocked.  A neighbour kindly lent us a key and the interior was like frozen in time. It was as though the people had just walked out after the last service leaving hymn books in the pews, offering bags up front and the big Bible on the pulpit cushion.  Of particular note were the printed offering envelopes "Congregational Air Raid Relief Fund - to help our Fellow Congregationalists in the Homeland". There was no obvious signs of renovations.

I suggest the real story is that it may not have been used as a church since WW II, no renovations had taken place, and the property transferred automatically to the Uniting Church on its formation.  It is highly likely that the building was never used as a Uniting Church, rather they sold it to private owners as soon as circumstances permitted.'[ Happy for further comment.]