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Parkes Uniting Church
Parkes, NSW 2870
Church Information
| Church Name: | Parkes Uniting Church |
| Church Previous Name: | Parkes Wesleyan Methodist Church/Parkes Methodist Church |
| Denomination: | Uniting Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | 17 Court St, Parkes NSW 2870, Australia |
| Suburb: | Parkes |
| State: | NSW |
| Postcode: | 2870 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | 03-02-1897 |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | Foundation stone on the church records: This stone- was laid - by- Rev W G Taylor - President of Conference - Feb 3rd 1897 - Rev W Pearson - Minister. A stone on the hall records: This stone was laid by - Owen J Howard Esq JP - April 17th 1912 - Ths building was opened by - Mrs H Bowditch - Nov 27th 1912. A stone on the bell tower records: To the Glory of God - This stone was set by - Wesley W Watson JP - Senior Trustee - on 6th August 1961 - Rev F J Hayes, Minister. A plaque records: Ramps erected to the Glory of God - in memory of - Albert and Elsie Webb - By their loving family - Bill, Dick, Margaret, Mary, - Rene and Ken. A plaque records: Hand rails erected - to the Glory of God - in memory of - Albert Spencer Webb - by his - loving wife and family.
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| Date Opened: | 11-06-1897 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The Parkes Uniting Church is part of the Presbytery of Macquarie Darling and the Uniting Church Synod of NSW & ACT. Until 19/6/2022 the Parkes church had two separate congregations meeting in the same building - the Parkes congregation and the Currajong/Cookamidgera congregation, a multi centred congregation that met in this church and also at the Cookamidgera Church. On 19/6/2022 the Currajong congregation held its last service, subsequently joining the Parkes congregation. The Cookamidgera (see separate entry - 2870 )congregation held its final service on 27/11/2022 and subsequently also joined the Parkes congregation. The present Parkes church building was opened 'on Sunday June 11th by the President of Conference, the Rev J Woolnough'1 [date not clear as 11/6/1897 was not a Sunday as recorded? -page 2]. It replaced the earlier wooden structure which had been opened on 14/6/1881, and became the church hall, located beside the new church building. It was removed in 1912, when the present Sunday School Hall was erected. The church celebrated its centenary in 1997. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 11/4/2020.
Note 1: For more of the church story see - 100 years of faithfulness 1897-1997: Parkes Uniting Church.. Illuminate, accessed 28/05/2025, https://illuminate.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/1633
Note: Photograph attribution/source - https://www.flickr.com/photos/82134796@N03/47354131662/in/photostream/
