Goolgowi Uniting Church
Goolgowi Uniting Church 20-05-2021 - Derek Flannery
Goolgowi Uniting Church 20-05-2021 - Derek Flannery

Goolgowi Uniting Church

Goolgowi, NSW 2652

Church Information

Church Name: Goolgowi Uniting Church
Church Previous Name: Goolgowi Presbyterian Church
Denomination: Uniting Church in Australia
Street Address: 19 Napier St, Goolgowi NSW 2652, Australia
Suburb: Goolgowi
State: NSW
Postcode: 2652
Foundation Stone Laid: unknown
Foundation Stone Notes: No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited
Date Opened: 20-04-1954
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The Goolgowi Uniting Church is now part of the Parish of Hillston-Gunbar and the Presbytery of the Riverina. Early services in the area were provided by the Methodists from Griffith and the Presbyterians from Hillston-Gunbar. In 1951 discussions between the two denominations began about the erection of a church building. Both had land, but it was decided the Presbyterian site was more suited. With the donation of materials and much volunteer labour, the church building was dedicated by the Moderator, the Rev Robert Gray on the 20/4/1954. Close co-operation continued and when the Uniting Church was formed in 1977, the amalgamagion of the congregations was easily undertaken. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 22/7/2021.

For more of the Goolgowi Uniting Church story see - illuminate (27th Jun 2019). God's faraway places: Hillston-Gunbar Parish, Uniting Church in Australia 1890-1990. In Website illuminate. Retrieved 22nd Jul 2021 14:45, from https://illuminate.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/1398.

Last Updated: Thursday 22nd July, 2021
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