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Merrilla Uniting Church
Parkesbourne, NSW 2580
Church Information
| Church Name: | Merrilla Uniting Church |
| Church Previous Name: | Mummel Wesleyan Church |
| Denomination: | Uniting Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | Merrilla, 1095 Gurrundah Rd, Parkesbourne NSW 2580, Australia |
| Suburb: | Parkesbourne |
| State: | NSW |
| Postcode: | 2580 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | A stone high up in the building gable records: Mummel - Wesleyan Chapel - A D - 1859 [the district name of Mummel was changed to Merrilla about 1892]. No foundation stone found. |
| Date Opened: | 26-12-1859 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The Merrilla Uniting Church, Parkesbourne (formerly a Wesleyan Chapel) is one of the church buildings used by the Parkesbourne and Merrilla Uniting congregation (formed on 1/4/2021 - previously part of the Goulburn Parish), which is now part of the Canberra Region Presbytery and the Uniting Church Synod of NSW & ACT. The church building was erected on land donated by Mr J W Chesholm, (an Anglican) and opened on 26/12/1859, at which the sermon was preached by the Rev J Watsford. Prior to the erection of the building, services had been conducted in private homes. A cemetery adjoins the church. The other church building used by the congregation is the Parkesbourne Uniting Church - (see separate entry - 2580). More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 24/10/2022.
For more of the church and district story see - https://canberra.uca.org.au/letters-thoughts-news/new-parkesbourne-and-merrilla-congregation/ AND https://www.goulburn.unitingchurch.org.au/?page_id=409 AND Methodism in the lilac city: the story of the Methodist Church in Goulburn, N.S.W. and the surrounding district. Illuminate, accessed 24 Oct 2022, https://illuminate.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/1365
