Colonel Light Gardens, SA - Church of Christ
Year Built: 1964
Denomination: Church of Christ
Address: 539 Goodwood Road, Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia, 5041
Architect: W. Lance Brune
Traditional Owners: Kaurna people
Last Updated: 17/07/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Church of Christ was built in 1965-1966 on the site of an earlier 1920s Colonel Light Gardens Church of Christ chapel. A galvanised iron
Independent Order of Rechabites Hall (c.1925) and tennis courts also previously stood on the site.
The Church features Brownbuilt steel decking to flat roofs, red face-brick walls with square raked pointing, red brick base courses, symmetrical feature wall under northern gable comprising a vertical band of random Carey Gully stone, flanked either side in red face bricks, with projecting header bricks in a grid pattern and a large welded-steel cross mounted on feature wall.
The Foundation stone was laid on 14 November 1964.
Clergy:
There are currently no clergy recorded for this church. Submissions are welcomed.
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Heritage Assessment Report