Churches
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State: South Australia
Old Noarlunga, SA - St Philip and St James Anglican
Year Built: 1850
Address: Church Hill Road, , Old Noarlunga South Australia, 5168
Built in 1850 of local stone quarried from the cliffs on the Onkaparinga River in Old Noarlunga , hauled across the river and up the hill by bullock teams and hard sweat. Walls are of ironstone quarried from the cliffs of the Onkaparinga River and hauled to the site by a winch powered by bullocks. Simple buttresses divide the walls…
Old Noarlunga, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1855
Address: Maple Street Road, , Old Noarlunga South Australia, 5168
Formerly a Wesleyan Chapel then a Methodist Church it was built in 1855. A hall was added in 1902. It's the second oldest remaining Methodist Chapel in SA. Pew rents in 1872 were three shillings a month. The church was constructed on land originally set aside as a 'chapel reserve' and the first service in the church took place in…
One Tree Hill, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1867
Address: Black Top Road, , One Tree Hill South Australia, 5114
The Church was built in 1867.
Palmer, SA - Lutheran
Year Built: 1872
Address: Church Crescent, , Palmer South Australia, 5237
A Foundation stone was laid in 1872. An addition appears to have been added in 1927.
Para Vista, SA - Good Sherpherd Lutheran
Address: 388 Montague Road, , Para Vista South Australia, 5093
Parafield Gardens, SA - St Barbara's Anglican
Address: 456 Salisbury Highway, , Parafield Gardens South Australia, 5107
Parafield Gardens, SA - Uniting
Address: Corner Salisbury Highway & Shepherdson Road, , Parafield Gardens South Australia, 5107
Parkside, SA - Baptist
Year Built: 1880
Address: 100 Young Street, , Parkside South Australia, 5063
On the 26th of March in 1880 at the half yearly meeting of the SA Baptist Association held at Mitcham, a committee was appointed to take action in relation to the establishment of a Baptist interest in the growing suburb of Parkside. Land was eventually purchased for a cost of £263 and plans discussed for building the chapel. As the…
Parrakie, SA - Lutheran
Address: 14 Price Street, , Parrakie South Australia, 5301
The name Parrakie is Aboriginal for subterranean water. The Church was IS between 1908 - 1921, U between 1921 - 1966 and L from 1967.
Pasadena, SA - Lutheran
Year Built: 1982
Address: Fiveash Drive, , Pasadena South Australia, 5042
The church was formed in August 1935 and called the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Congregation Colonel Light Gardens. However there were several services prior to this in 1933 conducted by Pastor Dr Janzow in the Colonel Light Gardens Institute. Two blocks of land in Bond Street had been purchased in 1937 for a church building however…
Payneham, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1850
Address: Corner Broad & Payneham Road, , Payneham South Australia, 5070
A Henry Goss, who was born in Devonshire in 1802 and came to South Australia in 1940, established a class meeting at Payneham in 1840. This group grew and built the first Wesleyan Church in Henry Street, it being opened on April 20 1851. It still stands, being part of the San Georgio Community Centre. The cause continued to grow and this…
Penola, SA - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1870
Address: 31 Arthur Street, , Penola South Australia, 5277
Mr John McInnes an accredited Gaelic Missionary of the free church of Scotland upon emigrating to Victoria made his headquarters in Camperdown and that extended eventually to Penola. He conducted church services in the local Courthouse. The first church was erected in 1856 on a site in Bowden Street almost opposite Ulva cottage, the…
Penrice, SA - Salem Lutheran
Address: Corner Penrice Road & Murdock Street, , Penrice South Australia, 5353
The Church was first a Wesleyan Methodist Church between 1855 1911, then a Congregaonal Church between 1911 1919, and finally sold to the Lutherans.
Peterborough, SA - Lutheran
Address: 104 Railway Terrace, , Peterborough South Australia, 5422
Pinery, SA - Methodist
Year Built: 1880
Address: Lawrie Road, , Pinery South Australia, 5460
Divine service was first held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barker, who were the earliest settlers at Pinery, and later worship was also conducted in the homes of Messrs. Woods and Spargo. On June 23rd., 18S0, the foundation stone of the Church was laid by Mrs. Barker, and on November 7th. the building was opened for public worship…
Pinnaroo, SA - All Saints Anglican (Former)
Year Built: 1925
Address: Railway Terrace, , Pinnaroo South Australia, 5304
The Foundation stone was laid on 29 August 1925. As of 2011 the Anglican's use the Uniting Church building. The Church is now closed.
Pinnaroo, SA - Bethlehem Lutheran
Year Built: 1956
Address: 49 Hensley Street, , Pinnaroo South Australia, 5304
The Foundation stone was laid on 15 July 1956. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia first conducted services in Pinnaroo in July 1906. Early services were conducted in various homes of the local congregation. The Zion Lutheran Church was dedicated on 1Oth April 191 0. The first resident minister was Pastor 0. P. Kloeden.
Pinnaroo, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1925
Address: Railway Terrace, , Pinnaroo South Australia, 5304
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid to the Glory of God Aug 29 1925. Jesus Christ The Sure Foundation".
Plympton, SA - All Saints Uniting
Address: 364a Marion Road, , Plympton South Australia, 5038
Formerly a Methodist church in 1843 the Wesleyan Pine Street Circuit included Plympton in its preaching plan. With Methodist Union in 1901 the Plympton Church was transferred from the Adelaide Circuit to the Mile End Circuit. From 1950 it was in the Unley Circuit along with Unley, Goodwood, Camden, Vermont, Black Forest and Hare Street…
Plympton, SA - Church of the Good Shepherd Anglican
Year Built: 1925
Address: Clayton Avenue, , Plympton South Australia, 5038
The Foundation stone was laid on 24 October 1925 by the Very Reverend Archdeacon Bussell.
Port Adelaide, SA - Nativity of Christ Greek Orthodox
Address: 7 Church Street, , Port Adelaide South Australia, 5015
Port Adelaide, SA - Presbyterian (Former)
Address: Saint Vincent Street, , Port Adelaide South Australia, 5015
Land for the first church was purchased on the corner of Leadenhall and Marryatt Streets, for the cost of £350. The foundation stone was laid on 21st August, 1856, by Sir Thomas Elder, and the church opened for public worship on 22nd February, 1857. Full cost of the building was £1,600, and seating accommodation provided for 300 people.…
Port Adelaide, SA - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1858
Address: Dale Street, , Port Adelaide South Australia, 5015
St Mary's Church was established in Dale Street, Port Adelaide,and this was the first of the Josephine Schools associated with Saint Mary MacKillop. The Church was officially opened on August 15th 1858, although the building had been used as a place of worship for some time beforehand. The Sisters of St Joseph set up a school in the…
Port Adelaide, SA - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1841
Address: 1 Church Place, , Port Adelaide South Australia, 5015
Services were first held of the site commencing 16 May 1841. Four churches have been erected on the site since that date. The first was 1841 - 1851 then 1852 - 1864, 1861 - 1905 and finally 1905 to today. The church erected in 1905 was as a result of an earthquake in 1902. It was felt the church needed significant renovation and as a…
Port Adelaide, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1867
Address: 169 Charlotten Street, , South Australia, 5015
The Congregationalists bought a large block of land along Commercial Road from the Port Land Company (near Dunn & Sons new Mill) in 1866, after the church they had built on the corner of St Vincent Street and Lipson Street burnt down in April of that year. The foundation stone was laid on 16 July 1867 by Mr T Graves and the church opened…
Port Elliot, SA - St Judes Anglican
Year Built: 1859
Address: 159 Arthur Street, , Port Elliot South Australia, 5212
At a public meeting held in Port Elliot on 27 January, 1854, a committee was formed to progress the building of a church, to be chaired by Mr Buxton Forbes Laurie. The Foundation stone was laid by Dean Farrell on 22 June 1854 and by December the structure was so far completed that divine service was held there on Christmas Day 1854,…
Port Elliot, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1899
Address: William Street, , Port Elliot South Australia, 5212
Formerly a Congragational church it was called the Hotham Memorial Church. The Foundation stone was laid on 29 November 1899 by Mrs John Hotham. The Architect was C.E. Taplin. A Foundation stone was laid for the church hall in 1941.
Port Wakefield, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1885
Address: Mine Street, , Port Wakefield South Australia, 5550
Formerly a Wesleyan Methodist church the Foundation stone was laid on 15 April 1885. A smaller church building on the left was built in 1868.
Prospect, SA - Islington Uniting
Address: Corner King & Redin Streets, , Prospect South Australia, 5082
In 1841 Islington and Bowden were bracketed together as a preaching place in the March quarter plan of the Wesleyan Methodists and at the annual meeting of March 28 1842 there was a report of the Sunday school at Islington being closed. In the 1850's Robert Burdon emigrated from England with parents John and Ann and began to but up…
Prospect, SA - Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox
Address: 65 Milner Street, , Prospect South Australia, 5082
Prospect, SA - St Cuthbert's Anglican
Year Built: 1915
Address: 2 Ballville Street, , Prospect South Australia, 5082
The Foundation stone was laid on 10 April 1915. The Church is an example of late Gothic Revival. The architect was Louis Laybourne Smith. The church is of high integrity and retains the original layout except for the addition of a small altar in the sanctuary.
Riverton, SA - Catholic
Year Built: 1920
Address: Corner Swindon & Masters Street, , Riverton South Australia, 5412
The Foundation stone was laid in December of 1920.
Riverton, SA - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1857
Address: Torrens Road, , Riverton South Australia, 5412
Construction of the church was commenced in 1857 on land donated by local citizens.
Riverton, SA - St Matthew's Lutheran
Year Built: 1864
Address: Main Street, , Riverton South Australia, 5412
Erected in 1864. The Church bell was originally used at the Peter's Hill Lutheran Church.
Riverton, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1964
Address: Moorhouse Terrace, , Riverton South Australia, 5412
Formerly the Pioneer Methodist church the Foundation stone was laid in May 1964.
Rosedale, SA - Trinity Lutheran
Year Built: 1860
Address: 507 Rosedale Road, , Rosedale South Australia, 3847
During the first two years, services were held in the barn of Vater Peutscher, opposite the old cemetery. The Rosenthal Lutheran Congregation was formed in 1850 by Pastor E Meyer of Bethany. A small church was built of sun dried bricks in 1852; this was replaced by the present church in 1860 and the tower added in 1910. It is a…
Rosefield, SA - Uniting
Address: 2 Carlton Street, , Highgate South Australia, 5063
Also known as William Jefferies Memorial Church. Prior to purchasing the land services were held in private homes around Myrtle Bank. The current Church was built in 1968, following the demolition of the second church which was opened on 21 August 1922. An earlier iron church dated from 1911.
Rowland Flat, SA - Trinity Lutheran
Year Built: 1853
Address: Barossa Valley Way, , Rowland Flat South Australia, 5352
Trinity Lutheran established itself after the disastrous flooding of the Hoffnungsthal settlement in 1853. In I855 the congregations of Holtnunesthal and Rosedale separated from Bethany. Around the same time the Hoffnungsthal members in the Rowland Flat area decided to form their own congregation. J.G. Schulz a member of the…