Peterborough Union Church - Former

Peterborough Union Church - Former

Peterborough, SA 5422

Church Information

Church Name: Peterborough Union Church - Former
Church Previous Name: -
Denomination: Non-denominational
Street Address: Peterborough SA 5422, Australia
Suburb: Peterborough
State: SA
Postcode: 5422
Foundation Stone Laid: unknown
Foundation Stone Notes: No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited.
Date Opened: 00-10-1879
Date Closed: 00-00-1911
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The Peterborough Union Church. The "Union Church was the first building to be erected in Petersburg. It opened in October 1879. In the mornings it was used by the Presbyterians and in the afternoons by the Primitive Methodists. The Primitive Methodist Church withdrew from the town and a Wesleyan Church opened in August 1880. The Baptists became the sole occupants of the Union Church until their own church was built in 1883.  The Church of Englands first service, in September 1884, was in the Union Chapel then they purchased the building in December 1884. It became Church of St Peter until it was replaced by the present St Peter's Church in Kitchener Street in 1888. The Union Chapel became the Salvation Army Barracks in the 1890s. Afterwards it was used as a school, residence and store room, before being demolished in the 1960s" 1

The location is not known, nor when the building was vacated by The Salvation Army (1911 assumed as it is when they opened their own hall). More historical information/photographs of the church/congegation(s). Photograph uploaded 3/2/2024.



Note 1: Catherine Manning, ‘Union Church, Peterborough’, SA History Hub, History Trust of South Australia, https://sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au/places/union-church-peterborough-0, accessed 3 February 2024.
Last Updated: Saturday 3rd February, 2024
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