Sprent, TAS - Uniting

Denomination: Uniting

Previous Denomination: Methodist

Architect: Unknown

Traditional Owners: Tommeginne people

Last Updated: 03/11/2022

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History and Architecture:

This Church is a combination of three former churches. The first of these was the “Castra Road” Wesleyan-Methodist church which was originally located about 2½ km south of Sprent at the site of the old Methodist Cemetery. This church opened in December 1871.

A reconstructed churches were officially opened at the new Sprent site on Saturday 27 November 1943 by Reverend R.H. Howie.

The third church on the Sprent site was added in 1982. This was the old Methodist Church from Kindred which was purchased and joined to the existing churches to form the new “Shalom Uniting Church”.

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
1952 - 1955 Rev Murray J. Allen M
1955 - 1956 Rev Edward M.R. Hunkin M
1961 - Rev Alistair J. Orton M
1951 - 1952 Rev Alan A. Whimpey M

Source:

1. Sixty Years of Progress 1868 - 1928 Parish of Forth and Leven LSCP 283.94634 ROA
2. Methodist Church of Australasia Ministerial Index
3. A full history of this Church can be seen here.