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State: South Australia, Denomination: Uniting


Aberfoyle Park, SA - Uniting

Aberfoyle Park, SA - Uniting

Address: 42 Sunnymead Drive, , Aberfoyle Park South Australia, 5159

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Adelaide, SA - Pilgrim Uniting

Adelaide, SA - Pilgrim Uniting

Year Built: 1867

Address: 12 Flinders Street, , Adelaide South Australia, 5000

Pilgrim Church traces its roots back to Adelaides early Wesleyans and Congregationalists. A Wesleyan chapel in Pirie Street was opened in 1851 and became known as the Pirie Street Methodist Church. Stow Memorial Congregational Church, in Flinders Street, was dedicated in 1867. The two churches were back-to-back and were divided by a high…

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Adelaide, SA - Scots Uniting

Adelaide, SA - Scots Uniting

Year Built: 1851

Address: 237 North Terrace, , Adelaide South Australia, 5000

Scots Church Adelaide was originally called Chalmers Free Church. It was built by a group of Presbyterians who supported the Free Church of Scotland. They called Reverend John Gardner from Scotland to establish a church in South Australia. He arrived in Adelaide in March 1850 and immediately set about purchasing the land on the corner of…

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Alberton, SA - Trinity Uniting

Alberton, SA - Trinity Uniting

Year Built: 1880

Address: Station Place, , Alberton South Australia, 5014

The Foundation stone was laid by J Formby Esq on 6 April 1880.

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Alberton, SA - Uniting (Former)

Alberton, SA - Uniting (Former)

Year Built: 1905

Address: 184-188 Port Road, , Alberton South Australia, 5014

The Church was constructed of random rubble stone with rendered coining and detailing. A Foundation stone reads, "This stone was laid by Jno Bawden Esqre Sept 9 1905".

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Aldgate, SA - Sunset Rock Uniting

Aldgate, SA - Sunset Rock Uniting

Address: Sherlaw Avenue, , Aldgate South Australia, 5154

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Aldinga, SA - Uniting

Aldinga, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1863

Address: Old Coach Road, , Aldinga South Australia, 5173

The Uniting Church was constructed as the Aldinga Methodist Church and opened in 1863 during a period of active church building throughout the district. Services for Methodists in the Aldinga area had been held in other locations previously, but this church was the focus of their worship from the 1860's onwards. Stone church with brick…

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Angaston, SA - Uniting

Angaston, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1878

Address: Corner Fyfe & Sturt Street, , Angaston South Australia, 5353

Formerly a Congregational church the first church was a red brick chapel built in 1861 at the rear of the current church. The foundation stone of this church was laid by Mr J H Angas Esq J.P. on 13 May 1878. It cost £2162.00. It is of Gothic Revival style with bluestone walls and rendered dressings. The leadlight windows were shipped…

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Angle Vale, SA - Uniting (Former)

Angle Vale, SA - Uniting (Former)

Year Built: 1924

Address: 62 Angle Vale Road, , Angle Vale South Australia, 5117

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Ardrossan, SA - Uniting

Ardrossan, SA - Uniting

Address: 22 Fourth Street, , Ardrossan South Australia, 5571

The Ardrossan Methodist Church began in the home of Mr.G. Webb. When the room was too small services were held under a large pepper tree near the house. Freeman's Mill later became the venue for worship. The church building was opened on the 24th. of March 1878 with a congregation of 80 and a Sunday School of 35. The Sunday School Hall…

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Arno Bay, SA - Uniting

Arno Bay, SA - Uniting

Address: 37 Tel El Kebir Terrace, , Arno Bay South Australia, 5603

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Arthurton, SA - Uniting

Arthurton, SA - Uniting

Address: 24 Main Streey, , Arthurton South Australia, 5572

A Foundation stone reads, " Erected to the Glory of God Laid by Joseph H. Colliver J.P. 21 August 1927". A further Foundation stone reads, "Hitherto Hath Wesleyan 1894 Church The Lord Helped Us". A plaque on the fence reads, " This fence was erected i memory of the Pioneers of this Church and dedicated at the Golden Jubilee Services…

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Ashbourne, SA - Uniting

Ashbourne, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1891

Address: Main Road, , Ashbourne South Australia, 5157

The Church was formerly a Wesleyan Methodist church. It was built in 1891.

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Athelstone, SA - Uniting

Athelstone, SA - Uniting

Address: 33 Fox Avenue, , Athelstone South Australia, 5076

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Auburn, SA - Uniting

Auburn, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1861

Address: Main North Road, , Auburn South Australia, 5451

Opened in 1861 this former Bible Christian Chapel was built by Joseph Meller. The building is of Auburn bluestone and Watervale sandstone. William Threadgold was the carpenter. The first services were holed in a blacksmiths shop in 1850. The Church is of simply gabled hall with rather austere wall surfaces relieved by Romanesque derived…

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Balaklava, SA - Uniting

Balaklava, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1904

Address: 27 Edith Terrace, , Balaklava South Australia, 5461

A Heritage board at the front of the church reads in part, " Visiting preachers brought Methodism into the neighbourhood of Balaklava, initially holding services in a wheat shed. It was not until 1871 that the Bible Christian Members decided to build a church in the town. From 1872 it was also used as Balaklava Private Day School by Miss…

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Balhannah, SA - Uniting

Balhannah, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1931

Address: 3 Bridge Street, , Balhannah South Australia, 5242

The earliest Methodist church in the Balhannah area was constructed in Bonney's Flat, just to the north of Balhannah, in 1859. The town of Balhannah itself did not establish its own Methodist Church until 1931. This large church building church was constructed on land donated by William Johncock. The building which seated 114 was…

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Banksia Park, SA - Gully Church Uniting

Banksia Park, SA - Gully Church Uniting

Address: 592 Milne Road, , Banksia Park South Australia, 5091

A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid to the Glory of God by Rev A.E. Bottrell Lth Dip R.E. General Superintendent Methodist Home Missions S.A. Conference 28th May 1963".

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Barmera, SA - Uniting

Barmera, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1922

Address: 80 Nookamka Terrace, , Barmera South Australia, 5345

A wall plaque reads, " The first solid construction church built in Bamera opened 10 September 1922 as the Congregational Church Barmera National Trust of S.A. A foundation stone reads " This stone was laid to the Glory of God by Rev G. Rayner Chairman of the Congregational Union S.A. March 4 1922".

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Belair, SA - Uniting

Belair, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1928

Address: Sheoak Road, , Belair South Australia, 5052

The foundation stone was laid on 4 February 1928 by Mrs Arthur H. Gault.

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Berri, SA - Uniting

Berri, SA - Uniting

Address: 3 Denny Street, , Berri South Australia, 5343

A wall plaque reads, " To the Glory of God this tablet was placed by The Rev Arthur B. Lloyd President of Conference February 22nd 1936".

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Beulah Park, SA - Clayton Wesley Uniting

Beulah Park, SA - Clayton Wesley Uniting

Year Built: 1882 - 1883

Address: 280 Portrush Road, , Beulah Park South Australia, 5062

The 1856 Chapel was the congregation's original building on the site. Constructed 1882-83, this stone church features a large sculpted panel by W.G. Maxwell. Built on land given to the church by Mr J. Roberts, the building was designed by Cummings and Davies and built by Codd and Rogers. The foundation stone was laid in June 1882 and…

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Birdwood, SA - Uniting

Birdwood, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1957

Address: Main Street, , Birdwood South Australia, 2446

The Foundation stone was laid on 1 December 1956 by Mr E.T. Pflaum.

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Blackwood, SA - Uniting

Blackwood, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1921

Address: 266 Main Road, , Blackwood South Australia, 5051

A weatherboard structure, built on a block of land lent by Mr A G Downer, on the Main Road served as the first Methodist church in Blackwood. The construction of this Blackwood Belair Methodist Chapel began in December 1880 with the church opened in February 1881. In April 1912 it was decided that a larger block of land which was more…

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Blair Athol, SA - Uniting (Former)

Blair Athol, SA - Uniting (Former)

Address: 5 Clifton Street, , Blair Athol South Australia, 5084

As of 2024 the building was a Food Asssit Charities & Charitable Organisation.

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Booleroo Centre, SA - Uniting

Booleroo Centre, SA - Uniting

Address: 19 Stephens Street, , Booleroo Centre South Australia, 5482

A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid to the Glory of God and in the memory of the brave by Mrs C. Allen March 10th 1921".

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Bordertown, SA - Uniting

Bordertown, SA - Uniting

Address: Corner Decourcey & McLeod Streets, , Bordertown South Australia, 5268

Built from random coursed stonework with painted stone quoins. Corrugated galvanized iron gable ended roof. Small pointed arched (Gothic) windows along side elevation. Lean-to addition (c.1930) to rear of church, including Sunday School rooms. Extensive modern additions (1983) adjoins the front elevation and side elevation of church - not…

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Brentwood, SA - Uniting (Former)

Brentwood, SA - Uniting (Former)

Address: 30 Treasure Road, , Brentwood South Australia, 5575

The Church was first established in 1877.

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Bridgewater, SA - Uniting

Bridgewater, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1929

Address: 407 Mount Barker Road, , Bridgewater South Australia, 5155

Originally a Methodist Church. The foundation stone was laid on 28 January 1929 by Miss Carvosso.

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Brighton, SA - Uniting

Brighton, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1864

Address: 442 Brighton Road, , Brighton South Australia, 5048

Built as a Methodist Church, the foundation stone was laid on the 1st of May, 1864. It was the for runner of the first church built in Sturt Road in 1847. The first members of the church met in private homes on Sturt Road. As a rural community the first service was held in the 1840's in a dugout with an upturned boat serving as a roof.…

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Broad Creek, SA - Uniting (Former)
Broadview, SA - Uniting

Broadview, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1964

Address: Cnr Galway and Collingrove Avenues, , Broadview South Australia, 5083

A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God This stone was laid by Rev R.E. Stanley President of the Conference 1951 Pastor of this Church 1955 - 1958 on 21st June 1964".

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Brooklyn Park, SA - Adelaide West Uniting

Brooklyn Park, SA - Adelaide West Uniting

Address: 312 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, , Brooklyn Park South Australia, 5032

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Bute, SA - Uniting

Bute, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1902

Address: Corner First & Third Streets, , Bute South Australia, 5560

A Foundation stone was laid on 27 August 1902 by P Jackson Esq J.P. There is another on the corner of the building that is dated 1894. The church was opened on 16th November 1902 and replaced an earlier timber framed iron building opened on 15/11/1885. Prior to the erection of this building, Primitive Methodist services had begun about…

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Campbelltown, SA - Uniting

Campbelltown, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1907

Address: 607 Lower North East Road, , Campbelltown South Australia, 5074

This church was the second Methodist church to be built in the Campbelltown area. As early as 1847 the Wesleyan Methodists were active in the area known as Darley and used private houses as their places of worship. In 1851 Darley was included in the Adelaide South circuit and in April 1857 the transfer of part of Lot 10 in the village of…

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Carrieton, SA - Uniting (Former)

Carrieton, SA - Uniting (Former)

Address: 1 Second Street, , Carrieton South Australia, 5432

The church was sold in 2023 and is now in private hands.

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Ceduna, SA - Uniting

Ceduna, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1909

Address: 68 Poynton Drive, , Ceduna South Australia, 5690

A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by Mrs Thos Hunt Nov 13th 1909". A porch was added 1959.

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Cherry Gardens, SA - Uniting

Cherry Gardens, SA - Uniting

Address: 87 Hicks Hill Road, , Cherry Gardens South Australia, 5157

It is the oldest existing Methodist Church south of Adelaide. Before the chapel was built, Methodist services had been held in the homes of the Jacobs, Middleton and Field families. The Wesleyans united with the Bible Christians and built a chapel on land given by Mr Field. A wall plaque reads, This church was opened as The Cherry…

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Christies Beach , SA - Noarlunga Uniting

Christies Beach , SA - Noarlunga Uniting

Address: 23 William Raod, , Christies Beach South Australia, 5165

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Clare, SA - Uniting

Clare, SA - Uniting

Address: Victoria Road, , Clare South Australia, 5453

The Wesleyan chapel was built in 1857 and listed by State Heritage. The chapel is located next to the Methodist Church which was opened in 1867. In recent times the two churches have been joined. The Foundation stone was laid on 22nd July 1866 and opened on 17th March 1867.

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