Golden Grove, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1863

Denomination: Uniting

Address: Corner Golden Grove & Greenwith Road, Golden Grove, South Australia, 5125

Previous Denomination: Presbyterian

Architect: Daniel Garlick

Last Updated: 16/12/2022

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History and Architecture:

In 1863 Mr Paul Roberts son of Thomas Roberts of Greenwith Farm donated the land for a Primitive Methodist church which later became known as the Greenwith Chapel. Before the church was built services were held in the cellar of the home of Thomas and Hannah Roberts.

The Foundation stone was laid on 15 November 1863 by Mrs Thomas Roberts. The Church was designed by architect Daniel Garlick and opened in 1866. The tender by George Robinson for the masonry work was accepted. The church cost 173 with stone and slate being sourced from local quarries and creeks. The church was to measure 30 feet long x 18 feet wide and 14 feet in height. Two Gothic windows on the east and the west and a door were to face north.

The original slate roof was replaced in September 1930 with an iron roof. The Church was also used as the Upper Dry Creek School between 1863 and 1869.

Clergy:

These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.

Years Name Annotation D.o.B D.o.D
1849 - 1853 Rev Ralph Drummond P
1853 - 1866 Rev J. P. Buttfield P
1866 - 1885 Rev J. R. Ferguson P
1885 - 1892 Rev Henry J. Congreve P
1894 - 1904 Mr James Anderson Lay Reader
1904 - 1905 Mr Henry J. White Lay Reader
1906 - 1908 Mr R. Wilcox Ryan Student
1909 - 1911 Mr J. W. Rankine Lay Reader
1912 - 1914 Mr Robert Campbell Lay Reader
1916 - 1917 Mr R. P. Simons Lay Reader
1917 - 1948 Rev Duncan McDiarmid From Propect Presbyterian
1944 - 1949 Rev Charles William Dron P
1948 - 1958 Rev Dr Munroe Ford P
1959 - 1962 Rev James B. Hartshorn P
1960 - 1968 Rev David Hodges Locum
1960 - 1968 Rev Don Marks Locum
1960 - 1968 Rev Ian Tanner Locum 2013
1962 - Rev Dr Edward G. Gibson P
1963 - 1964 Rev D. L. Blecher P
1964 - Mr Fred Champion P
1975 - 1984 Rev Brian Ball P & U
1985 - 1990 Rev Lloyd Kerley U
1990 - 1992 Rev Stephen Partington U
1992 - 1994 Rev Fred Foley Part time
1994 - Rev Dr George Robert Iles U
2011 - Rev J. Watson U

Organ:

No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.

Source:

1. SA Uniting Church Historical Society. Celebrating the Past embracing the Future 1866 - 2006