Churches
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State: Tasmania, Denomination: Uniting
Bagdad, TAS - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1842
Address: 2 Chauncy Vale Road, , Bagdad Tasmania, 7073
Constructed from stone circa 1842 the church was built as a result of the efforts of Mr George Armytage and Mr John Palmer.
Beaconsfield, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1909
Address: 125 Weld Street, , Beaconsfield Tasmania, 7270
Gold mining attracted many Methodist Cornishmen to settle in this district. In 1861 services were held at Supply River with preachers provided from Launceston. In 1878 the Primitive Methodists came to Beaconsfield and by 1880 the Rev C.R. Rice took up ministry there as part of the Launceston Mission. By 1891 Beaconsfield was created a…
Bothwell, TAS - St Lukes Uniting
Year Built: 1830
Address: 10 Market Place, , Bothwell Tasmania, 7030
The Church was opened in 1830 and was built by the Colonial Government for joint use by the Anglican and Presbyterian congregations. The Church was built jointly for the established church of England and the Presbyterians. The builder was William Foorde and the cost was £147. Lt Govt Arthur directed the architect John Lee Archer to…
Burnie, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1901
Address: 60 Mount Street, , Burnie Tasmania, 7320
A Primitive Methodist Church was built in Mount street in 1869 and a second church was built alongside the earlier church in 1891. A Wesleyan Methodist Church built in Cattley Street in 1894. They were removed to the rear in 1900. The Grand Opening of the first church took place in May, 1869. The erection of this Methodist Chapel by a…
Clarence, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1860
Address: 2 York Street, Clarence, Tasmania, 7270
The original foundation stone on the first church was laid on 18 April 1860 by Henry Hopkins. It was later attached to the current church on 15 October 1909 by Sir Albert Spicer M.P.
Cranbrook, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1845
Address: 14876 Tasman Highway, , Cranbrook Tasmania, 7190
Gala Kirk was built in 1845 & is the oldest church in Glamorgan/Spring Bay Municipality. As early as 1844, a meeting was held to build a church & as many of the residents were Scots, they decided on a Presbyterian Kirk. A gift of 5 acres of land was made by Adam Amos of Glen Gala. The church was built by Mr Thorbury, a carpenter and…
Cressy, TAS - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1968
Address: 105 Main Street, , Cressy Tasmania, 7302
The Church was built in 1968.
Cygnet, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1951
Address: 41 Mary Street, , Cygnet Tasmania, 7112
Formerly a Methodist church the foundation stone was laid on 15 December 1951 by the Reverend A.W.R. Milligan Chairman of the Methodist Assembly Tasmania. It replaced a weatherboard building. Overnight services were being conducted during 1864 and the need for a chapel was felt. A building was constructed during the 1870s. During 1902…
Devonport, TAS - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1932
Address: 45 Steele Street, , Devonport Tasmania, 7310
The foundation stone was laid by Rev W.H.E. Abbey Circuit minister and Chairman of Mersey district June 27 1931. The current church building was opened on March 1932 . The Church was closed in 2018. This is now a Community Wellness centre. A Tasmanian, multi-faceted media production company.
Evandale, TAS - St Andrew's Uniting
Year Built: 1839
Address: 9 High Street, , Evandale Tasmania, 7212
The Scottish Community of Evandale had raised funds for the building of a Kirk (Church) and along with a grant from the Government this enabled the laying of a foundation stone in 1838 by the Governor, Sir John Franklin and from this the Kirk (Church) became a reality with the dedication of St. Andrews on 5th September 1840. The church…
Exeter, TAS - Uniting
Address: 108 Main Road, , Exeter Tasmania, 7275
Opened for service on 11 March 1916. After the war years quite a revival occurred ans congregations increased ans quite a large Sunday School came into being. For use as a hall and Sunday School the Winkleigh Methodist Church was brought to Exeter and re erected behind the exisiting church.
Fingal, TAS - Uniting
Address: Grant Street, , Fingal Tasmania, 7214
A small wooden structure constructed on a stone base. There is a bell - cote on the iron gabled roof. Services were first conducted in Fingal in October 1876. It was not until 1879 that plans were drawn up for the construction of a permanent building. The Foundation stone was laid in 1881. The first Sunday School was held October 1885…
Franklin, TAS - Uniting (Former)
Address: 3406 Huon Highway, , Franklin Tasmania, 7113
Records show that the cause in this centre was established prior to 1859 and that a Sunday-school Home Mission Station. During 1879 the Longley church was attached to the Franklin Home Mission station. In 1902 the Rev. F. Delbridge was appointed to the Franklin Circuit.
George Town, TAS - St Andrew's Uniting
Year Built: 1958
Address: 101 Macquarie Street, , George Town Tasmania, 7253
A Foundation stone reads," To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Right Reverend Allan Martin Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Tasmania 22nd June 1958".
Glenorchy, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1910
Address: 446 Main Road, , Glenorchy Tasmania, 7010
The first Methodist church at Glenorchy opened in 1831 at O’Brien’s Bridge. The foundation stone of the current church was laid on 16 April 1910 by John Hallam Esq.
Hagley, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1957
Address: 75 Meander Road, , Hagley Tasmania, 7292
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by the Reverend C.L. Turner B.A. Superintendent Minister 6th April 1957".
Hobart, TAS - Scot's Memorial Uniting
Year Built: 1834
Address: 29 Bathurst Street, , Hobart Tasmania, 7000
The Church was built between 1834 and 1836 and the architect was J.E. Addison. The brick constructed hall was built in 1824 and was the original St Andrew's Presbyterian church and is the oldest Presbyterian church in Australia. It features a central tower-like parapet and four small spires. The church was lengthened by 6m in 1860 to…
Hobart, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1870
Address: Brisbane Street, , Hobart Tasmania, 7000
Formerly a Congregational Church. It was built in 1870 and rebuilt in 1936 & enlarged in 1939. The congregation of this church first met in 1836 in the small Beraea Chapel in Liverpool Street, which has since been demolished. In 1837 a new church was built in lower Collins Street. By the 1850s this proved too small to meet the…
Hobart, TAS - Wesley Uniting
Year Built: 1837
Address: 56 Melville Street, Hobart, Hobart Tasmania, 7000
On 29 October 1820 a Class meeting was held under the sponsorship of laymen Benjamin Nokes and George Waddy. The continuity of Wesleyan Methodism in Hobart is dated from this occasion. On 12th February 1821 the first meeting in the Argyle Street chapel was held. This building was a rented carpenter's shop owned by one Charles Donn. The…
Kettering, TAS - Church of the Holy Spirit Uniting
Year Built: 1969
Address: Channel Highway, , Kettering Tasmania, 7155
In 1863 Dr Crowther and Mr M. Holmes made land available for a place of public worship and a cemetery. The resulting building served as a schoolroom as well as a chapel. This Union Chapel, for protestants of any denomination, serviced the scattered rural environment. The structure survived the 1897 bushfires, but in 1900 was replaced…
Launceston, TAS - Pilgrim Uniting
Year Built: 1866
Address: 34 Paterson Street, , Launceston Tasmania, 7250
Built in the Gothic style the church is made from polychrome brick with stucco dressings and was designed by the notable firm of Melbourne architects Crouch & Wilson and based upon St Peter's Church, Woolwich in the UK. Opened 21 February 1868, after the congregation outgrew the original Wesleyan Chapel next door, which is now the…
Longford, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1879
Address: 3 High Street, , Longford Tasmania, 7301
The first Church was built in Wellington Street on land donated by Joseph Heazlewood. By 1870 it had been demolished and a new church built in High Street. A full history at the website Churches of Tasmania can be viewed here.
Mole Creek, TAS - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1878
Address: 46 Pioneer Drive, , Mole Creek Tasmania, 7304
Construction of the church began on donated land, and an associated cottage in late 1876.] It was completed in 1878, then enlarged in 1880, at which time the original building was moved to the rear and used as a supper room. An adjacent church hall was added in 1919. The Wesleyan chapel was rented by the Government for a school from at…
Moonah, TAS - Uniting (Former)
Address: 148 Hopkins Street, , Moonah Tasmania, 7009
Land was purchased in 1923 for the Church. It was built in 1925 and closed in the late 1990's.
New Norfolk, TAS - St Paul's Uniting (Former)
Address: 9 Burnett Street, , New Norfolk Tasmania, 7140
The Church was sold in 2022.
Newnham, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1903
Address: 128 George Town Road, , Newnham Tasmania, 7248
The Original Church was built in 1881 but destroyed by fire in 1903. A plaque on the building testifies to its origins.
Oatlands, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1860
Address: 32 High Street, , Oatlands Tasmania, 7120
A plaque on the fence reads, " The Manse erected 1860 by George Wilson of Mt Seymour for his daughter, Margaret, who married Reverend Lauchlin McKinnon Campbell, first minister of the Oatlands parish from 1853 - 1889. After Reverend Campbell's death in 1907 the congregation purchased the Manse".
Penguin , TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1903
Address: 50 Main Road, , Penguin Tasmania, 7316
The original Primitive Methodist Church opened on 14 January 1866 but was later destroyed by fire. Prominent north-west architect and builder William Henry Morris created the current structure which opened on 10 May 1903.
Ross, TAS - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1882
Address: 43 Church Street, , Ross Tasmania, 7209
A foundation stones reads, "This memorial stone was laid by Elizabeth Pridden Horton Dec 15 1882". The Church was opened in 1885. Thomas Parramore gave the land and the first stone was quarried from the Beaufront Quarries. Percy Oakden, (son of Phillip, an old Horton College Student) was the architect. The foundation stones were…
Sandy Bay, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1904
Address: 22 Princes Street, , Sandy Bay Tasmania, 7005
The Foundation stone was laid on 3 February 1904 by Chas E. Walch esq. Today the church is known as the Korean Uniting Church.
Sanford, TAS - St Martin's Uniting
Year Built: 1924
Address: 18 School Road, , Sanford Tasmania, 7020
A dedication service was held on 28th of September 1924 with over 200 persons including the Bishop of Tasmania the Rt Reverend E Hay attending. The building was 48ft in length, and 23ft in width exclusive of the vestry and porch. The ceiling and furniture was of polished Tasmanian with two stained glassed windows. The church is now in…
Sassafras, TAS - Uniting
Address: 75 Chapel Road, , Sassafras Tasmania, 7307
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Scottsdale, TAS - Uniting
Address: 14 King Street, , Scottsdale Tasmania, 7260
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by the Hon R.S. Scott M.L.C. February 13th 1901 W.H. Taylor Pastor F.W.Briggs Circuit Stewart".
Sheffield, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1937
Address: 77 Main Street, , Sheffiled Tasmania, 7306
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Sir Walter Lee K.C.M.C. on the 6th of February 1937 Rev F.R. Woolhouse L.th Minister".