Port Wakefield Uniting Church
Port Wakefield, SA 5550
Church Information
| Church Name: | Port Wakefield Uniting Church |
| Church Previous Name: | Port Wakefield Wesleyan Methodist Church/Port Wakefield Methodist Church |
| Denomination: | Uniting Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | 21 Mine St, Port Wakefield SA 5550, Australia |
| Suburb: | Port Wakefield |
| State: | SA |
| Postcode: | 5550 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | 15-04-1885 |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | A foundation stone on the larger church building records: Wesleyan - Methodist Church - April 15th 1885. An historical marker records: The first church in Port Wakefield, built in 1868 (at that time part of the Auburn circuit) the Wesleyan Chapel (smaller building) was erected by a Mr Sanders at a cost of 176 pounds on land purchased for 20 pounds. The larger building, built in 1885, became the Wesleyan Methodist Church. The porch was added as a memorial to those who died in WWI. In 1870 Port Wakefield became the head of an independent circuit which included Goyder Plains, Dalkey Hill & The Hummocks. Rev W H Rofe was the first minister to be stationed at the port and remained until 1872. A foundation stone in the porch records: In Memory of our Soldiers who served in the Great War 1914 - 1919. |
| Date Opened: | 00-00-1868 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
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