Merriwagga Soldiers Memorial Uniting Church
Merriwagga Soldiers Memorial Uniting Church 20-05-2021 - Derek Flannery
Merriwagga Soldiers Memorial Uniting Church 20-05-2021 - Derek Flannery

Merriwagga Soldiers Memorial Uniting Church

Merriwagga, NSW 2652

Church Information

Church Name: Merriwagga Soldiers Memorial Uniting Church
Church Previous Name: Merriwagga Soldiers Memorial Presbyterian Church
Denomination: Uniting Church in Australia
Street Address: 12 Marne St, Merriwagga NSW 2652, Australia
Suburb: Merriwagga
State: NSW
Postcode: 2652
Foundation Stone Laid: 27-02-1929
Foundation Stone Notes: 

Foundation stone records: This Stone was laid - by - Alexander McArthur - February 27th 1929 - G.W.A. Welch     Architect.

A number of items in the church are dedicated to individual servicemen:

  • Memorial Organ Plaque: In memory of - Robert Thompson Moore - Killed in action at Peronne - on September 2nd, 1918 - Presented by his brothers.
  • Moderator's Chair Plaque: In memory of - Joseph Varcoe - Killed in action - Flanders October 12th 1817 - Presented by Mrs A McArthur.
  • Elser's Chair Plaque: In memory of - Melville Allan McKenzie - Killed in action France, August 16th 1916 - Presented by Mrs R McKenzie.
  • Table Plaque: Given by Mrs Moore in memory of her son - Robert Thompson Moore - Killed in action at Peronne - on Sept 2nd 1918.
Date Opened: 29-06-1929
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The Merriwagga Soldiers Memorial Uniting Church, Merriwagga was built and dedicated for returned First World War soldiers. It was opened and dedicated by the Rev D J Albert, Moderator of the Murrumbidgee Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church, on 29/6/1929. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 17/7/2021.

 



For more of the Merriwagga Soldiers Memorial Presbyterian Church opening see - Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW:1873 - 1954), Tuesday 9 July 1929, page 4.
Last Updated: Sunday 18th July, 2021
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