Willunga, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1896
Denomination: Uniting
Address: St Judes Street, Willunga, South Australia, 5172
Previous Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Kaurna people
Last Updated: 18/02/2021
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History and Architecture:
Formerly a Wesleyan Methodist church. Willunga was the first country circuit for the large Wesleyan Church in South Australia.
This is the fourth church built on this site. The first church was opened in 1844. A second larger church was built alongside it in 1848, later to become the Sunday School Hall, still in use.
In 1856/57 a much larger building was erected on the site of the present church. This third church became unsafe and was demolished and replaced in 1895 by the present (fourth) Church, built in a shorter and narrower Gothic style.
The Church was officially opened in April 1896 with the pastor of the church Rev I. Perry presiding.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 - 1856 | Rev John Harcourt | M | ||
| 1922 - 1925 | Rev Frederick J. Barnes | M | ||
| 1928 - 1932 | Rev Richard J. Jenner | M | 2004 | |
| 1932 - 1936 | Rev Albert Bell | M | ||
| 1939 - 1941 | Rev Arthur E. Bottrell | M | ||
| 1946 - 1949 | Rev Charles A. Sanders | M | ||
| 1949 - 1953 | Rev Richard J. Jenner | M | 2004 | |
| 1953 - 1958 | Rev Frank Timberlake | M | ||
| 1958 - | Rev Alfred Hurtle Ellison | M | 1913 | 2000 |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. https://willunga.nowandthen.net.au/Wesleyan_Church
2. Australasian Methodist Church Ministerial Index