Mt Barker, SA - Dunn Memorial Uniting
Year Built: 1884
Denomination: Uniting
Address: 13 Mann Street, Mt Barker, South Australia, 5251
Previous Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist
Architect: James Hill
Traditional Owners: Peramangk & Kaurna people
Last Updated: 05/07/2022
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History and Architecture:
The church was a former Weslyan Methodist Church. The current Church hall was the first church.
For more than 50 years John Dunn was actively committed to the church in Mount Barker and funded the total construction of this church named in his memory. At the time it was made, the gift of the church building was believed to be the largest individual donation to a religious group in South Australia.
The Church was officially opened on 16 September 1884. It was designed by James Hill of Adelaide and built by Wye & Warburton. The foundation stone, located unusually high above the principal entrance, was laid on 12 March of that year by Mrs Jane Dunn, John's second wife. The total cost of the construction, fittings and furniture (including organ) was estimated at more than 4,000 the whole donated by John Dunn.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 - 1925 | Rev Charles Doley | WM | ||
| 1938 - 1944 | Rev W. Glen Clarke | WM | ||
| 1944 - 1947 | Rev John J. Kilmartin | WM | ||
| 1946 - 1949 | Rev Harold J. Cox | WM | ||
| 1951 - 1954 | Rev Frederick C. Willms | WM | ||
| 1954 - 1960 | Rev Victor H. Goldney | WM | ||
| 1960 - | Rev Robert C. Guthberlet | WM | ||
| 2010 - | Rev Kevin Sarlow | U |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Methodist Church of Australasia Ministerial Index