Moonta Uniting Church
Moonta Uniting Church 13-04-2007 - Frances76 - See Note.

Moonta Uniting Church

Moonta, SA 5558

Church Information

Church Name: Moonta Uniting Church
Church Previous Name: -
Denomination: Uniting Church in Australia
Street Address: 41 Robert St, Moonta SA 5558, Australia
Suburb: Moonta
State: SA
Postcode: 5558
Foundation Stone Laid: 06-10-1873
Foundation Stone Notes: 

The foundation stone was laid on 6/10/1873 by Moonta Mayor, Mr Charles Drew JP. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited.

A plaque at 45 Robert Street, records: This stone was laid on - The 4th December 1866 - By Mr J Andrews - marking the site of the First - Wesleyan Methodist Church in - The Moonta Township - This plaque dedicated - on the 150th Anniversary - 4th December 2016.

Date Opened: 02-08-1874
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The Moonta Uniting Church is part of the Wimala Presbytery in the Uniting Church Synod of South Australia. The church now functions as part of the Moonta and District Uniting Churches, including Moonta Mines, Cross Roads and Cunliffe Uniting Churches. The present church building was opened on 2/8/1874, and celebrated its 150th anniversary on 4/8/12024. This church building replaced an earlier church building on the same site, which had opened in February 1867. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 20/1/2022.

Note: Photograph attribution/source - By Mattinbgn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9518191

Note: Photograph attribution/source - By Frances76 at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4641473

Last Updated: Wednesday 5th March, 2025
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