Scots Church

The Scots Church, Adelaide was 'originally called 'Chalmers Free Church' , named after the Rev Dr Thomas Chalmers who established the Free Church of Scotland. It was built by a group of prominent Adelaide citizens ... who supported the Free Church of Scorland movement. Determined to establish a Free Church in Adelaide, this group called the Rev John Gardner from Scotland. He arrives in Adelaide in March 1850 and immediately he and the group set about purchasing the land .. .and building a church ...The church building was officially opened on July 6th 1851 ... In 1865 the three branches of Presbyterianism established in South Australia, the Free Church, the United Presbyterian Church, and the Church of Scotland united to form one Presbyterian Church in South Australia. They became part of the Presbyterian Church of  Australia at Federation in 1901 ... In 1929 the Flinders Street Presbyterian Church (see separate entry - 5000) and Chalmers Church amalgamated under the name of 'Scots Church'¹. The two buildings were still used for worship' but eventually the Flinders Street property was sold in 1956, and all activities were transferred to Scots. In 1977 Scots Church became part of the Uniting Church. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 27/1/2022.

Note 1: See http://scotschurch.org/home/our-history.html.

Note: Photograph attribution/source - By Alexander SCHRAMM 1856? - http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=212652, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37214985