Church Name: | Kennon Memorial Unitng Church |
Church Previous Name: | Thomas Kennon Memorial Church - Presbyterian |
Denomination: | Uniting Church in Australia |
Street Address: | 6 Clarkmont Rd, Sassafras VIC 3787, Australia |
Suburb: | Sassafras |
State: | VIC |
Postcode: | 3787 |
Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known for either the 1925 Log Cabin Church or the present one. Information/photographs are invited. A key presented and used to open the new church building records: 'Thomas Kennon Memorial Church Opened 30th January 1937'. Presented by Scarborough, Robertson & Love to Mrs Kennon. |
Date Opened: | 30-01-1937 |
Date Closed: | unknown |
Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
The present Kennon Memorial Uniting Church, Sassafras, was opened on 30/1/1937 by the Moderator the Right Rev A Irving Davidson, MA. The new church building was funded by donations from Mr & Mrs Thomas Kennon. It replaced the Log Cabin Presbyterian Church which was erected in 1925 as a memorial to G H Derry, the first chairman of the recreation reserve. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 27/3/2021.