Kapunda, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1849
Denomination: Uniting
Address: Church Street, Kapunda, South Australia, 5373
Previous Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Peramangk people
Last Updated: 19/11/2021
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History and Architecture:
The Church is of Gothic style and replaced a Chapel built behind it in the main street in 1849 and a still earlier (c 1845) hut at the mine. It was built as a Wesleyan Methodist church in 1858. The stone mason was Thomas Harding. A foundation stone was laid on 29 August 1894 and is set in the church wall.
The Church opened 25 December 1858, costing £1,970. The current Methodist manse (noteworthy for twelve paned double hung windows) was built in 1875. The tombstones set into paving in the embrasures of the Church, when the cemetery was destroyed, date back to 1848-52.
Principle facade symmetrical about main entrance porch and bell tower atop the gable to steeply pitched roof. Lancets above the porch, unusual design with half tallest lancet providing ventilation to roof space. Interior characterised by a gallery supported by cast iron Corinthian columns. The hall was built in 1884 at a cost of £750.
Clergy:
This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 - 1921 | Rev John G. Jenkin | M | ||
| 1921 - 1924 | Rev Percy C.W. Eckersley | M | ||
| 1927 - 1929 | Rev Gordon O.B. Rowe | M | ||
| 1936 - 1940 | Rev Milton L. Hopkins | M | ||
| 1941 - 1944 | Rev Charles R. Dadds | M | 1892 | 1968 |
| 1944 - 1948 | Rev Louis R. Barker | M | ||
| 1948 - 1952 | Rev Francis Verdun Hansen | M | 1916 | 2009 |
| 1952 - 1954 | Rev Milton L. Hansen | M | ||
| 1957 - 1960 | Rev James A. Dawes | M | 2003 | |
| 1960 - | Rev Douglas A. Jones | M | ||
| 2020 - | Rev Voigt | U |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Methodist Church of Australasia Ministerial Index