Violet Town Uniting Church - Former

The former Violet Town Methodist Church closed some time after the formation of the Uniting Church in 1977. The Methodist Church/Wesleyan Churches had their genesis in Violet Town after 1860, although the details are not clear. There is a record of a Wesleyan Chapel existing in 1866, in Crocus Street, but details of services, which for a time appear to have been suspended, are unclear. More regular services began after 1878 with the appointment of the Rev T A Bailey of the United Free Methodist Church at Shepparton, to conduct services in Violet Town. Services for a time were conducted in the school, but then land was acquired and a church building erected about 1880 (it later became the Friendly Societies Hall - demolished 1960s).  A  new building was erected in 1908 in Cowslip Street, and used until it was removed in 1982. [Sourced from: https://www.violettown.org.au/local/violet-town-action-group]. No other details are known . More historical information/photographs of the former  church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 19/92022.

Note: Photograph attribution/source - https://www.violettown.org.au/images/local/methodist-church002.webp

Note: Photograph attribution/source - https://www.violettown.org.au/images/local/friendly-society-hall.webp