Queanbeyan Uniting Church
Queanbeyan Uniting Church 04-10-2025 - Simon Saunders
Queanbeyan Uniting Church - Original Church 04-10-2025 - Simon Saunders

Queanbeyan Uniting Church

Queanbeyan, NSW 2620

Church Information

Church Name: Queanbeyan Uniting Church
Church Previous Name: Wesleyan Methodist Church/Queanbeyan Methodist Church
Denomination: Uniting Church in Australia
Street Address: 13 Rutledge St, Queanbeyan NSW 2620, Australia
Suburb: Queanbeyan
State: NSW
Postcode: 2620
Foundation Stone Laid: unknown
Foundation Stone Notes: 

The foundation stone for the first church building was laid in December 1859 by J J Wright, Esq. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited.

A plaque records: The first church on this site was opened - in May 1860 - and extended over several generations. - As a further step in faith - this Worship Centre was opened on 26 March 1994 - 'Worship the Lord with gladness....- His faithfulness continues through all generations ' - Psalm 100.

A plaque on the hall records: Wesley - Memorial - Youth Centre.

Date Opened: 26-03-1994
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The Queanbeyan Uniting Church is part of the Canberra Region Presbytery and the Uniting Church Synod of NSW & ACT. A land grant for the first church building was secured in 1859, with the chapel opened on 13/5/1860. Additions were completed in the late1860s which made the building into a 'T' shape. The church building was erected for the Wesley Methodist Church, which became part of the Methodist Church at Union in 1900, and part of the Uniting Church in 1977. A Sunday School hall was opened on 28/11/1923. The Memorial Youth Centre building, which was constructed of donated bricks and mostly voluntary labour, was opened in October 1954. The present Worship Centre was opened on 26/3/1994. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 5/10/2025.

For more of the church story see - Proctor, Peter, Queanbeyan Methodists 1847-1977. (2010). Illuminate, accessed 06/10/2025, https://illuminate.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/1671
Last Updated: Monday 6th October, 2025
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