Williamstown, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1860
Denomination: Uniting
Address: Church Street, Williamstown, South Australia, 3016
Previous Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Peramangk People
Last Updated: 28/12/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Church (former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel) is a small random stone hall style church with a simple gable ended front porch and an extension to the end gable with a brick bell gablet. The church was constructed in 1860, opened on September 30 by the Reverend Bennett. The porch was added in 1894.
The complex also includes a hall (dating from 1924) and stables. Both the hall and stables have been adapted and added to, and the hall is now linked to the church. The Church is set in a grove of mature Peppercorn Trees (Schinus mo/le), planted in 1897.
Access to the church is also gained through a driveway off the end of Little Eva Street.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Rev R. M. Campbell | M | ||
| - | Rev J. Nicholson | M | ||
| - | Rev Robert S. Casely | M | ||
| - | Rev William H. Rofe | M | 1846 | 1929 |
| - | Rev Thomas Lloyd | M | 1827 | 1908 |
| - | Rev Vivian T. Roberts | M | 1861 | 1932 |
| - | Rev John Watts | M | 1851 | 1927 |
| - | Rev William H. Robinson | M | 1869 | 1941 |
| - | Rev John H. Nield | M | 1867 | 1951 |
| - | Rev Samuel Clark Mugford | M | 1862 | 1942 |
| - | Rev G. K. Haslam | M | 1883 | 1942 |
| - | Rev Leslie D. Rooney | M | ||
| - | Rev Stanley H. Dorman | M | ||
| - | Rev J. Charles Oliver | M | 1892 | 1949 |
| 1930 - 1932 | Rev Clement W.G. Smith | M | 1882 | 1964 |
| 1932 - ? | Rev John H. Crossley | M | ||
| 1936 - | Rev J. A.H. Andrews | M | 1889 | 1939 |
| 1938 - | Rev C. M.R. Tresise | M | 1878 | 1957 |
| 1944 - ? | Rev Eric J Tregilgas | M | 1895 | 1954 |
| 1946 - 1950 | Rev Stribley | M | ||
| 1951 - | Rev F. B. French | M | ||
| 1952 - 1957 | Rev Alwyn R. Broadbent | M | ||
| 1957 - 1961 | Rev Thomas C.O. Patrick | M | ||
| 1962 - 1967 | Rev Walter J. Stafford | M | ||
| 1967 - | Rev C. F. Hore | M | ||
| 1972 - 1977 | Rev A. W. Jones | M | ||
| - | Rev Alan H. Beames | U | ||
| 1977 - 1978 | Rev Douglas U.G. Mack | U | 1919 | 2009 |
| 1981 - 1987 | Rev H. Pitman | U | ||
| 1984 - | Rev Murray Chambers | U | ||
| 1987 - | Rev Tony Chapman | U | ||
| 1987 - | Rev Trevor Whitney | U | ||
| 1988 - | Rev Paul Sanders | U | ||
| 1990 - 1998 | Rev Nellie Van Dyk | U | ||
| - | Rev Kel Benn | U | ||
| - | Rev Shirley Mountcastle | U | ||
| 1999 - 2007 | Rev Wendy & Andrew Prior | U | ||
| - | Rev Richard Carter | U | ||
| - | Rev Wes Howland | U | ||
| 2007 - | Rev Barry Littleford | U | ||
| 2011 - | Rev Wayne Sanders | U | ||
| 2017 - | Rev Joshua Scherer | U |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. SA Uniting Church Historical Society. Williamstown Uniting Church 1860 - 2010