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Religion: Primitive Methodist
In 1902 the Primitive Methodist Church, Wesleyan Methodist Church, Bible Christians and the United Methodist Free Churches formed the Methodist Church of Australasia. In 1977 the Methodist Church of Australasia joined with the Congregational Union of Australia and Presbyterian Church of Australia to form the Uniting Church in Australia
Circuit: In 1900, the Primitive Methodist Church’s Circuit comprised of the following towns: Mallala, Feltwell, Shannon, Windsor, Dublin, Barabba and Lower Alma.
Adelaide Plains circuit was founded in 1963 comprising of Mallala, Grace Plains, Dublin, Windsor, Barabba, Port Parham, Wasleys, Hamley Bridge, Woolshed, Stockport, Templers, Pinery and Owen
Mallala then Adelaide Plains
Location: Lot 51, 13 Sixth Street Dublin
Build Information: Six Foundation Stones Laid: 10th/12th October 1880 by Mesdames W. Crosby, Job Prime, J. Porter, G. H. Lindsay, Miss Martin and Miss Forbes
Opened: 16th/17th January 1881 by the Rev. Clark, of Victoria, who was visiting South Australia at the time
The church, which is built in the Gothic style of architecture, is quite an ornament to the town been a little over £400. 36ft (11m) x 22ft (6.7m)
Additions/improvements: Kindergarten & Sunday School Hall Foundation Stone laid – 24th April 1920 by Rev. T Weatherill on behalf of the Trust, Mrs Taylor for the soldiers and Mr Brook, Superintendent on Sunday Schools and Time Capsule buried


Opened – 9th August 1920 by Rev. W. A. Potts - President of the Methodist Conference
Builder: Fielding's tender of £335 for the building of the church was accepted, and building operations commenced
Material: Local limestone
Size:
Timeline: Significant dates
Services started:1880 in Dublin Council Chambers
Services: Weekly with special services then alternate with Windsor and Mallala Churches
Closed: 31st December 1967 service conducted by Rev. J A Dawes
Church sold: 7th July 1968
7th July 1968 - Dorothy Carpenter -Storage for Service Station
18th April 1980 – Kim Richard Forman – turned into a residence
1st December 2004 – Philip and Andrea Brow

 

 

  Timeline

1880 Services started in Dublin Council Chambers Six Foundation Stones Laid 10th/12th October by Mesdames W. Crosby, Job Prime, J. Porter, G. H. Lindsay, Miss Martin and Miss Forbes
1881 Opened: 16th/17th January by the Rev. Clark, of Victoria, who was visiting South Australia at the time
Kindergarten & Sunday School Hall
1920 Foundation Stone laid on 24th April by Rev. T Weatherill on behalf of the Trust, Mrs Taylor for the soldiers and Mr Brook, Superintendent on Sunday Schools and Time Capsule buried
Opened on 9th August by Rev. W. A. Potts - President of the Methodist Conference

1931 Tennis Courts on Lot 52 built

1967 Closed on 31st December service conducted by Rev. J A Dawes

1968 Church sold on 7th July to Dorothy Carpenter

1980 18th April sold to Kim Richard Forman

2004 1st December sold to Philip and Andrea Brow

2007 27th May Cairn built by Dublin History Group Inc. revealed and Time Capsule replaced in

 Dublin Methodist Church Ministers 1881 - 1967.


1881 S. Gray.
1882 Jenkins.
1884 H.J. Parkinson
1888 A.W. Wellington.
1891 Thos Weatherall.
W.P. Stevenson.
R.J. Daddow
J.J. Salmon.
W.P. Stevenson.
W.W. Finch
Source Methodist Church Records.
1900-1910 J. Dingle.
1910-1912 C.E. Schaffer.
1912-1914 S. Mugford.
1915-1916 T. Thredbald.
1916-1918 M. Tressie.
1919-1921 S. Rossiter.
1922-1926 F. Rogers.
1926-1929 J.C. Jennison.
1929-1932 L.D. Keipert.
1932-1936 J. McIntosh.
1936-1939 H.C. Hill (died in service).
1939-1941 E. Broomhead.
1941-1944 S.H. Dorman.
1944-1946 A.R. Broadbent.
1947-1950 R. Plowes.
1950-1954 L.T. Ashman.
1954-1957 T.C.O. Patrick.
1957-1958 R.C. Dalton.
1958-1962 F. Albury.
1963-1965 M. Polkinghorne (died in service).
1965-1967 J.A. Dawes.

 
         
                         

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