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Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
Auburn, SA 5451
Church Information
| Church Name: | Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church |
| Church Previous Name: | Auburn Wesleyan Methodist Church |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | 11 Ford St, Auburn SA 5451, Australia |
| Suburb: | Auburn |
| State: | SA |
| Postcode: | 5451 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | 10-12-1866 |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | The foundation stone for the Wesleyan Methodist Church building was laid on 10/12/1866 by the Rev John Watsford. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited. A plaque attached to the church wall records: Catholic Church - Former Wesleyan Methodist Church. This Gothic Revival Church was built in 1866-7 by Meller and Scott. This Auburn bluestone building has symbolic pillars capped with open Bible design, stones cut with fine lines to represenr the leaves of a book. A number of stones built on their edge as dressings are called 'shiners'. When the Bible Christians, the Dominant Methodist force in the area, and the Wesleyans merged, the building was used as a Sunday School. The cedar pulpit and railing together with the curved communion kneeler were transferred to the Bible Christian Chapel. In 1915 it was sold to the Catholic Church. The red cedar crucifix on the wall behind the alter was a gift of the pioneers of the Undalya Church of St Patrick. |
| Date Opened: | 19-11-1916 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Auburn is part of the Parish of Sevenhill and the Diocese of Adelaide. The church building is a former Wesleyan Methodist Church. It was opened on 16/6/1867. When The Bible Christian Church and the Wesleyan Methodist Church amalgamated about 1900 to form the Methodist Church, worship was held in the former Bible Christian Church building, and the Wesleyan building was used as a Sunday School. The Sunday School building was subsequently sold in 1916 to the local Catholic community, who established Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. At that time with the decline in the importance of Udalya and that of the St Patrick's church, St Patrick's was closed and replaced by Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, which was dedicated on 19/11/1916 (Sourced from: https://www.sevenhillrivertonmanooraparishes.org.au/our-lady-of-peace-auburn).More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 15/2/2024.
