Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Former
Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Former 00-06-1995 - Norbet Scholz - See Note.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Former 00-00-1935 - Printed by State Library of Victoria in 1992 from a 1935 pho

Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Former

Alawoona, SA 5311

Church Information

Church Name: Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Former
Church Previous Name: -
Denomination: Lutheran
Street Address: 42 High St, Alawoona SA 5311, Australia
Suburb: Alawoona
State: SA
Postcode: 5311
Foundation Stone Laid: 27-07-1934
Foundation Stone Notes: The foundation stone was laid on 27/7/1934. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited.
Date Opened: 04-11-1934
Date Closed: 00-06-1995
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

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This former Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Alawoona closed in the 1990s, and the property has been sold. The first Lutheran service in the district was held in a private home in 1917. Services continued in private homes until the Institute building was erected and the Methodist Church building. On 17/12/1933 a meeting was held where it was decided to erect a church building. The church building was opened on 4/11/1934, much of the labour being undertaken by church members on a voluntary basis. The church held its 25th anniversary in November 1959, prior to which the building was painted and the glass replaced in the windows. The church held its final service in the early 1990s, before being deconsecrated in June 1995. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the former church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 24/12/2019.

Note: denisbin - Photograph attribution/source - https://www.flickr.com/photos/82134796@N03/24260261751

Note: Norbet Scholz - Photograph attribution/source - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-15/alawoona-ghost-town-building-looking-for-a-saviour/11788728

Note: Photograph attribution/source - http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/slv-pic-aab77597

Last Updated: Monday 26th December, 2022
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