Kalgoorlie/Boulder Uniting Church

The Kalgoorlie/Boulder Uniting Church, Kalgoorlie is part of the Presbytery of Western Australia and the Uniting Church Synod of Western Australia.

‘The first services held were in the open air on the corner of Hannan and Porter Streets in 1894. The Wesley Church trustees then brought the block opposite on the corner of Egan and Porter streets and erected a timber and hessian church which seated 40 people, this was quickly enlarged to seat 100 people. In 1896 a wood and iron church were built on the site with plans being made for a permanent church and manse to be built. The old wood and iron church building was used as the state school with 35 children attending. The building continued to be used for Sunday School until 1985 when it was demolished, and the current hall was built on the site.’
‘The Wesley Church was the first stone church built in the town. The foundation stone and two memorial stones were layed at a service held at 4pm on Monday 24 May 1897. This was Queen Victoria’s birthday and the 60th year of her reign. Mrs HG Parsons, Mayoress of Kalgoorlie was handed a silver trowel to lay the foundation stone, which was given to her as a momento. Seventy years later this trowel was presented to the people of Wesley Church.’
‘The first service was conducted on 26th September 1897 by Reverend G E Rowe.’
‘The church has suffered from cyclone damage on 16th December 1903 when much of the roof was taken off, again in 1925 and also in 1970 which left the residue of red mud from Carnarvon.¹’ 

More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 7/5/2024.

[Information about this church and the Peoples Church, in Boulder Street is confusing - see Peoples Church entry - 6430. Correction/expansion of this entry is welcome].