Daylesford Uniting Church - Former
Daylesford Uniting Church - Former 00-11-2024 - realestate.com.au
Daylesford Uniting Church - Former 00-11-2024 - realestate.com.au

Daylesford Uniting Church - Former

Daylesford, VIC 3460

Church Information

Church Name: Daylesford Uniting Church - Former
Church Previous Name: Daylesford Wesleyan Methodist Church/Daylesford Methodist Church
Denomination: Uniting Church in Australia
Street Address: 59 Central Springs Rd, Daylesford VIC 3460, Australia
Suburb: Daylesford
State: VIC
Postcode: 3460
Foundation Stone Laid: 12-06-1865
Foundation Stone Notes: 

A foundation stone was laid on 12/6/1865. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited.

A plaque on the small hall between the church and the former chapel records: John Mitchell - Memorial Hall - 1931. [The hall was named after John Mitchell, a Sunday School teacher and superintendent from September 1861 to 1921].

A plaque records: This plaque commemorates - the 125th anniversary of - The Daylesford Uniting Church - formerly Wesleyan/Methodist Church - 1865 ~ 1990 - unveiled by - Rev G Kerry Graham - Moderator - Uniting Church of Australia - Synod of Victoria on 9.12.1990 - Rev Paul Blacker - Minister.

Date Opened: 10-12-2025
Date Closed: 21-04-2024
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The former Dalyesford Uniting Church held its final service on 21/4/2024, and the property has now been listed for sale (2024). The church had been part of the Presbytery of Western Victoria and the Uniting Church Synod of Victoria & Tasmania, The former church building held its first worship service on 10/12/1865 as a Wesleyan Methodist Church. It replaced the earlier Wesleyan Chapel built on the same site about 1861. The Wesleyan Methodist Church became part of the Methodist Church at Union about 1900, and part of the Uniting Church in 1977. The church celebrated 125 years of service in 1990. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 14/6/2025.
Last Updated: Saturday 14th June, 2025
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