Tungamah Uniting Church - Former
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Tungamah Uniting Church - Former

Tungamah, VIC 3728

Church Information

Church Name: Tungamah Uniting Church - Former
Church Previous Name: Tungamah Presbyterian Church
Denomination: Uniting Church in Australia
Street Address: 5 Barr St, Tungamah VIC 3728, Australia
Suburb: Tungamah
State: VIC
Postcode: 3728
Foundation Stone Laid: 06-04-1885
Foundation Stone Notes: 

A plaque records: Presbyterian (Uniting) Church - The foundation stone of this church was laid by the Treasurer, Mr John Heggie, on 6 April 1885, and the official opening was performed on 23 August 1885 by the Rev M Souter.

The contract for the erection of the building was let to a local builder, Mr T Farr, and was completed at a cost of 500[pounds].

When the local Methodist Church closed in 1947, quite a number of its members joined the Presbyterian congregation. Sunday School classes were held until the mid 1980s.

Date Opened: 23-08-1885
Date Closed: 00-00-2019
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The former Tungamah Unting Church has closed, and the property was sold in 2019. It had been part of the Uniting Church Synod of Victoria & Tasmania. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the former church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 21/12/2018.

Note Photograph attribution/source - By Mattinbgn (talk · contribs) - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19382770  AND  By Mattinbgn (talk · contribs) - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19382736
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