Avoca Uniting Church
Avoca Uniting Church 17-04-2014 - John Conn, Templestowe, Victoria
Avoca Uniting Church 17-04-2014 - John Conn, Templestowe, Victoria

Avoca Uniting Church

Avoca, VIC 3467

Church Information

Church Name: Avoca Uniting Church
Church Previous Name: Avoca Methodist Church
Denomination: Uniting Church in Australia
Street Address: 104 Rutherford St, Avoca VIC 3467, Australia
Suburb: Avoca
State: VIC
Postcode: 3467
Foundation Stone Laid: 00-00-1854
Foundation Stone Notes: 

A fading sign records: '1854 Methodist Church".

Gates to the Hall have the following dedications - "These Memorial Gates Presented by Present Sunday School Dedicated 16-5-54" and "To The Glory of God and In Memory of Former Teachers & Officers of the Sunday School 1856 - 1956".

Date Opened: 00-00-1954
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The Avoca Uniting Church began as a Methodist Church about 1854. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 30/4/2014.

The following personal information was provided by Fiona Green on 11/6/2019: 'This church was built by my ancestors. The Green Bros. were recently arrived from Warrington in Lancashire, UK and settled in Avoca. Charles Green was a Methodist and was involved in the running of the church. One of the Green Brothers (Rev John Green) became one of the first students at Wesley College in Melbourne. The Green Bros were Charles Green (father), Thomas Green, John Green, Charles Green (jnr) and Joseph Green. They arrived in Australia in 1853/5.' 



Note: Photograph attribution/source - By Mattinbgn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5607801
Last Updated: Saturday 17th September, 2022
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