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Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1938
... wesleyan church of tonga.... of the Free Wesleyan Church until his death, and in some circumstances... remained a lay preacher of the Free Wesleyan Church until his death ...Born on 4 July 1918, the son of Queen Sālote Tupou III and her consort Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi. He was educated at Newington College and studied Law at Sydney University while resident at Wesley College in Sydney, Australia. He was appointed Minister of Education by Queen Sālote in 1943, Minister of Health in 1944, and in 1949, Premier. He remained a lay preacher of the Free Wesleyan Church until his death, and in some circumstances, was empowered to appoint an acting church president. He was King of Tonga from the death of his mother in 1965 until his death in Auckland on 10 September 2006.Hand tinted waist length studio photograph of H.R.H. George Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, mounted on cream card.george taufa'ahau tupou iv, king of tonga, preacher, free wesleyan church of tonga. -
City of Whittlesea
Photograph - Thomastown Wesleyan Cemetery, Thomastown Methodist / Wesleyan Cemetery photographs
... The cemetery was at the rear of the Wesleyan Church in High... address is 1w Stewart Street Thomastown. The Wesleyan Church... melbourne The cemetery was at the rear of the Wesleyan Church ...The cemetery was at the rear of the Wesleyan Church in High Street Thomastown. The church, schoolhouse and cemetery were established in 1854. In 1988 the Uniting Church donated the cemetery to the City of Whittlesea as a permanent reminder and tribute to Thomastown's early British pioneersCemetery is located off High Street Thomastown. Official address is 1w Stewart Street Thomastown. The Wesleyan Church and schoolhouse were built in 1854. The cemetery was laid at out at the rear. The cemetery runs along the grounds of the Thomastown Primary School.The last burial was 1955. The Cemetery is maintained by Whittlesea Council.Bicentennial Plaque donated by Mrs Murial Wuchatsch 1988 -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Safe
... Wesleyan Methodist Church Victoria..."Wesleyan Methodist Church Victoria" "Trusts Deeds Books... Street Malvern East melbourne Wesleyan Methodist Church Victoria ...Milners' Quadruple Patent Fire Resisting Holdfast safe with Powderproof solid lock and two doors."Wesleyan Methodist Church Victoria" "Trusts Deeds Books Documents" Millners' 212 Patent Fire Resisting"wesleyan methodist church victoria -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Medal
... wesleyan methodist church victoria & tasmania...Obverse: "WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH VICTORIA & TASMANIA... Street Malvern East melbourne wesleyan methodist church victoria ...Round medal with a hole at the top edge. The obverse bears the image of John and Charles Wesley. The reverse bears a scroll. Both sides have a legend.Obverse: "WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH VICTORIA & TASMANIA 1821 - 1901" Reverse: "TWENTIETH CENTURY" "HISTORIC ROLL 1901"wesleyan methodist church victoria & tasmania -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Chapel,1989, 27/02/1989
... mount pleasant wesleyan church... their homes around the Wesleyan Church. This had begun as a small tent... their homes around the Wesleyan Church. This had begun as a small tent ..."Cornish immigration in Ballarat tended to group together as they did in Cornish communities around Victoria. The area known as Cornishtown in Ballarat in the 1850s was settled by quiet, religions Cornish Diggers who named the rise on which they pitched their tents, Pleasant Mont. This soon became known as Mount Pleasant, and the locality continued to attract cornish immigrants who built their homes around the Wesleyan Church. This had begun as a small tent chapel where the cornish diggers could worship in the peaceful quiet offered by the mont. As compatriots continued to expand their community, a larger and more subsyantial edifice was required. This plain box like building reflected its Cornish origins in its unpretentious appearance. This building still stands in the shadow of a more recent stucture." (Ballarat's Irish Folk by Ann Colman) Samson Keast and Elizabeth Jane Forror Pascoe married at this church on Christmas day 1865. Colour photograph of a bluestone church with three arched windows down one side.mount pleasant, mount pleasant wesleyan church, pleasant mont, samson keast, elizabeth pascoe, cornish, mt pleasant -
Clunes Museum
Document - RECEIPT
... 4 RECEIPTS FOR WESLEYAN CHURCH AND BUILDING LOAN FUND.... churches - wesley SEE ON BACK OF WORKSHEET 4 RECEIPTS FOR WESLEYAN ...RECEIPTS FOR PAYMENTS TO BUILDING LOAN FUND.4 RECEIPTS FOR WESLEYAN CHURCH AND BUILDING LOAN FUND.SEE ON BACK OF WORKSHEETlocal history, commerce, book keeping, churches - wesley -
Clunes Museum
Document - RECEIPT
... 7 RECEIPTS FOR INTEREST PAID BY TRUSTEES WESLEYAN CHURCH... OF WORKSHEET 7 RECEIPTS FOR INTEREST PAID BY TRUSTEES WESLEYAN CHURCH ...WESLEY CHURCH INTEREST PAYMENTS TO PARISHIONERS DURING 1885.7 RECEIPTS FOR INTEREST PAID BY TRUSTEES WESLEYAN CHURCHSEE COPY ON BACK OF WORKSHEETlocal history, commerce, book keeping, churches - wesley -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Surrey Hills Wesleyan Sunday School teachers, Before 1888
... surrey hills wesleyan church... of the Wesleyan / Methodist church in Surrey Hills and adjacent areas... in the establishment of the Wesleyan / Methodist church in Surrey Hills ...Donor identification was that man in back row on left was Henry Beckett; 2nd from left was Emma Beckett, later Mrs John Gray. The Beckett family were important in the establishment of the Wesleyan / Methodist church in Surrey Hills and adjacent areas. Emma Beckett married John Gray in 1888 at 'Guildford Villa' in Essex Road, Surrey Hills which was the Beckett family home.B&W photo of a group of 15 women and 9 men standing and seated in front of a light-coloured weatherboard wall. surrey hills wesleyan sunday school, surrey hills wesleyan church, surrey hills methodist church, churches, (mr) henry beckett, (miss) emma beckett, (mrs) john gray, beckett family -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Furniture - Communion rail
... the wesleyan jubilee church toorak...Communion set used in The Wesleyan Jubilee Church Toorak...Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria 54 Serrell ...Communion set used in The Wesleyan Jubilee Church Toorak Church which was built in 1877. The church was illegally demolished by developers in 1985.Dark timber and brass communion rail. The rail has timber top and bottom rails together with corner and middle supports. It has a brass finish and vine motif. the wesleyan jubilee church toorak -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, undated
... The Wesleyan Methodist Church at Kangaroo Flat was opened... Wesleyan Methodist) Church and adjoining hall.... Street Malvern East melbourne The Wesleyan Methodist Church ...The Wesleyan Methodist Church at Kangaroo Flat was opened on 2nd July 1871, and replaced an earlier church. The church was designed by architects Crouch & Wilson, and constructed by Mr W. Gibbons of Castlemaine.B & W exterior view of the Kangaroo Flat Uniting (formerly Wesleyan Methodist) Church and adjoining hall.wesleyan methodist, kangaroo flat, crouch & wilson, w. gibbons, castlemaine -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Badge
... of the Wesleyan church in Fiji... badge commemorating the centenary of the Wesleyan church in Fiji ...Blue and white enamel badge commemorating the centenary of the Wesleyan church in Fiji"THE WORLD IS MY PARISH" "LOTU WESELE E VITI" "1835-1935"methodist church -
Clunes Museum
Document - RECEIPT
... 8 RECEIPTS FROM TRUSTEES WESLEYAN CHURCH, CLUNES... TRUSTEES WESLEYAN CHURCH, CLUNES FOR PAYMENTS TO ORGANIST. Document ...RECEIPTS FOR PAYMENTS TO ORGANIST AND ORGAN BOY.8 RECEIPTS FROM TRUSTEES WESLEYAN CHURCH, CLUNES FOR PAYMENTS TO ORGANIST.SEE BACK OF WORKSHEETlocal history, commerce, book keeping, churches - wesley -
Clunes Museum
Programme, GUARDIAN AND GAZETTE PRINT, CLUNES, DECEMBER 1894
... PROGRAMME OF CORNISH CAROLS SUNG BY WESLEYAN CHURCH CHOIR... programmes Nil PROGRAMME OF CORNISH CAROLS SUNG BY WESLEYAN CHURCH ...CAROLS, SOLOS AND ANTHEMS SUNG CHRISTMAS NIGHT 1894, CORNISH SOLOS SUNG BY MISS DUNSTAN MR. W.J. NICHOLLS MISS SIMMONS MR. GEO. PEARCE CHOIR RENDERED SEVERAL ANTHEMS.PROGRAMME OF CORNISH CAROLS SUNG BY WESLEYAN CHURCH CHOIR ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT 1894.Nillocal history, document, programmes -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Mitcham Methodist Church history, 26/02/1967
... The history of the Mitcham Methodist Wesleyan Church... Methodist Wesleyan Church prepared by the Trust Secretary, E.E.R ...The history of the Mitcham Methodist Wesleyan Church prepared by the Trust Secretary, E.E.R. Randles.methodist church mitcham, wells, w (rev), benjamin, j.j. (rev), lavender, j.c. (rev) -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Scout troop, Unknown
... Wesleyan Church on Palmerston Street ... Melton Wesleyan Church on Palmerston Street Scout troop ...In 1963, along with Betty Jones and Isabel Snell, Edna Barrie was instrumental in forming the 1st Melton Cub Pack and later supported the formation of the 1st Melton Scouts Djerriwarrh Scout Troop in front of the Former Melton Wesleyan Church on Palmerston Street local special interest groups, local identities -
Clunes Museum
Document - RECEIPT
... SUPPLY TO WESLEYAN CHURCH, CLUNES.... COMMISSIONERS. FOR WATER SUPPLY TO WESLEYAN CHURCH, CLUNES. Document ...RECEIPT FOR WATER SUPPLY TO PREMISES IN SERVICE STREET TO MARCH 31, 1885. ONE POUND --- RECEIVED FROM MR. REV. WM. BROWN. L1.0.0.2 RECEIPTS FROM CLUNES WATER COMMISSIONERS. FOR WATER SUPPLY TO WESLEYAN CHURCH, CLUNES.NO. OF ASSESSMENT 33. JON STEPHENS COLLECTOR.local history, commerce, book keeping, churches - wesley -
Clunes Museum
Document - RECEIPT
... . .2 30/6/1885 - FROM THE TRUSTEES WESLEYAN CHURCH CLUNES.... 4 RECEIPTS .1 31/3/1885 - FROM THE TRUSTEES WESLEYAN CHURCH ...THE AMOUNT OF THESE RECEIPTS ARE EACH FOR 9 POUNDS 7 SHILLINGS AND 6 PENCE4 RECEIPTS .1 31/3/1885 - FROM THE TRUSTEES WESLEYAN CHURCH CLUNES, BEING PAYMENTS FOR CLEANING ETC. TO MR. SAML BIGGS. .2 30/6/1885 - FROM THE TRUSTEES WESLEYAN CHURCH CLUNES, BEING PAYMENTS FOR CLEANING ETC. TO MR. SAML BIGGS. .3 30/9/1885 - FROM THE TRUSTEES WESLEYAN CHURCH CLUNES, BEING PAYMENTS FOR CLEANING ETC. TO MR. SAML BIGGS. .4 31/121885 - FROM THE TRUSTEES WESLEYAN CHURCH CLUNES, BEING PAYMENTS FOR CLEANING ETC. TO MR. SAML BIGGS.DATE- AMOUNT ECT.local history, commerce, book keeping, churches - wesley -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: MAJESTIC
... : Wesleyan Church, Golden Square.... "the way we were" from 1999. Majestic: Wesleyan Church, Golden ...Bendigo Advertiser "the way we were" from 1999. Majestic: Wesleyan Church, Golden Square.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Oil painting Numurkah Water Tower
... Wesleyan Church from east of the Broken Creek... Wesleyan Church from east of the Broken Creek Oil painting Numurkah ...Painted by Mary Edith (Edie) Thomas pre 1900. Mary was born in 1875 and died in the 1940's. The painting remined in her family home "Lanithe", Naring until about 2010, home of Charlie thomasOil Painting of the Numurkah Water Tower and original Wesleyan Church from east of the Broken Creekoil painting, water tower, mary edith thomas, naring -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Eltham Methodist Church, 1909, 1909
... wesleyan church.... The Church was surrounded by a picket fence and tall pine trees... taylor eltham uniting church uniting church wesleyan church Sepia ...Situated at 810 Main Road on the corner of John Street. The Church was surrounded by a picket fence and tall pine trees. The Church was built by George Stebbings in the 1850s and is an example of fine craftmanship. Formerly Wesleyan, Methodist then Uniting church; the foundations of the church building were constructed with stone from the walls of the first Eltham State Primary School (No. 209) building which collapsed in 1874 and were purchased by Robert David Taylor. REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONTEXT, 2010 via Victorian Heritage Database What is significant? The 1880 bichromatic brick church and the surrounding site to the title boundaries. How is it significant? The church is architecturally, historically, socially and spiritually significant to the Shire of Nillumbik. Why is it significant? The church is architecturally significant as a finely detailed example of a brick 19th century rural community church, one of only four in the Shire (Criteria E & B). The church is historically significant as an important link with the time when Eltham was a small, insular country settlement. Also for the historical evolution visible in the complex, with the modest 1880s church and larger red brick rear hall from the early 20th century as a reflection of population growth in the area (Criterion A). The church is historically, spiritually and socially significant because it has played, and continues to play, an important part in the spiritual and social life of the community (Criterion G).Sepia postcard of Eltham Methodist Church, 1909eltham, methodist church, church, state school no. 209, eltham state school, robert david taylor, eltham uniting church, uniting church, wesleyan church -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph - Newspaper cutting, 2 March 1984
... Sackville Street Church, Wesleyan...The Gipps Street Wesleyan Methodist Church of 1874... approximately 1930. The Wesleyan Church and School in Sackville St ...The Gipps Street Wesleyan Methodist Church of 1874 and the adjoining school hall, were built in the Collingwood Flat area - one of the municipality's poorest areas. In 1903, the Collingwood Methodist Mission was established with its headquarters in the Gipps Street Church. Six Methodist Missions were created in inner Melbourne. Three churches were operated by the Collingwood Mission. They were: Sackville Street Collingwood, Elizabeth Street, North Richmond (demolished), and Gipps Street Collingwood (demolished). The Mission operated until approximately 1930. The Wesleyan Church and School in Sackville St. Collingwood was built in 1886 and used as a church for 65 years. It was also part of the Collingwood Methodist Mission before being converted to an industrial/commercial complex. The church was auctioned on 3 March 1984.The cutting gives information about the history of the Church at 25 Sackville St. Collingwood prior to its auction sale on 3 March 1984gipps st. methodist church, les gorrie, collingwood mission, sackville street church, wesleyan -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, undated
... sackville street church, wesleyan...The Gipps Street Wesleyan Methodist Church of 1874... approximately 1930. The Wesleyan Church and School in Sackville St ...The Gipps Street Wesleyan Methodist Church of 1874 and the adjoining school hall, were built in the Collingwood Flat area - one of the municipality's poorest areas. In 1903, the Collingwood Methodist Mission was established with its headquarters in the Gipps Street Church. Six Methodist Missions were created in inner Melbourne. Three churches were operated by the Collingwood Mission. They were: Sackville Street Collingwood, Elizabeth Street, North Richmond (demolished), and Gipps Street Collingwood (demolished). The Mission operated until approximately 1930. The Wesleyan Church and School in Sackville St. Collingwood was built in 1886 and used as a church for 65 years. It was also part of the Collingwood Methodist Mission before being converted to an industrial/commercial complex. The church was auctioned on 3 March 1984.B & W exterior view of the Sackville St. Collingwood Methodist Mission. gipps st. methodist church, les gorrie, collingwood mission, sackville street church, wesleyan -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
... ] WESLEYAN CHURCH ON CAMPUS OF WESLEY COLLEGE CLUNES)... COLOURED COPY OF METHODIST CHURCH, CLUNES (NOW [2024] WESLEYAN ...COLOURED COPY OF METHODIST CHURCH, CLUNES (NOW [2024] WESLEYAN CHURCH ON CAMPUS OF WESLEY COLLEGE CLUNES)METHODIST CHURCH, CLUNESlocal history, document, postcard, churches, wesley -
Brown Hill Progress Association Inc.
Certificate, Sunday School Union Credit Certificate, 2 May 1901
... Gong Gong Wesleyan Church... Humffray St N Brown Hill goldfields Gong Gong Wesleyan Church Gong ...Sunday School Union Credit CertificateEmilie Wilson, Gong Gong Wesleyan Sunday Schoolgong gong wesleyan church, gong gong wesleyan church sunday school, emily wilson -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, METHODIST CHURCH
... , SERVICE STREET CLUNES. NOW THE WESLEYAN CHURCH AT WESLEY COLLEGE... THE WESLEYAN CHURCH AT WESLEY COLLEGE METHODIST CHURCH Photograph ...LOANED BY MRS. MARSHALLSEA TO COPY.3 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE METHODIST CHURCH, SERVICE STREET CLUNES. NOW THE WESLEYAN CHURCH AT WESLEY COLLEGElocal history, photography, photographs, churches - wesley -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CORNISH COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHURCH BUILDINGS WITH CORNISH CONNECTIONS, 1900
... John Wesley. United Methodist Free Church. Wesleyan Mission... (no date); c. three photos - Former Wesleyan Church, Kangaroo Flat.... Wesleyan Mission Hall. Bible Christian Church. Uniting Church ...Collection of photographs of various Bendigo church buildings with Cornish connections: a. front of simple (Methodist) wooden church with handwritten annotation of ''Webster St'' together with typewritten attachment to photo giving some of history of Methodism and the Cornish (and the four sects represented in Bendigo); b. Photo of interior of Chapel Street Gospel Hall (Mission Hall) decorated for Sunday School Anniversary (no date); c. three photos - Former Wesleyan Church, Kangaroo Flat; the former Primitive Methodist Church, Eaglehawk; former Bible Christian Church , California Gully (''now St Judes Anglican'' - typewritten attachment to photo).photograph, building, church, john wesley. united methodist free church. wesleyan mission hall. bible christian church. uniting church. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1881 July 21
... Mary Bowran taken after their wedding at Wesleyan Church... and wife Frances Mary Bowran taken after their wedding at Wesleyan ...Walter wearing three piece suit white shirt turned down collar with narrow tie, hair short at sides brushed back and thick on top. Frances in dark dress tight fitting hip length buttoned bodice narrow flounced skirt sleeves tucked with contrast of wrist, hair parted in centre and pulled back severelyBlack and white photograph of Walter Grant and wife Frances Mary Bowran taken after their wedding at Wesleyan Church Bairnsdale Victoriagenealogy, fashion -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Tool - Music baton
... Were Street Wesleyan Methodist Church... and to reach the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Were Street, Brighton.... Houses were scarce and to reach the Wesleyan Methodist Church ...W E Herring and his wife arrived in Brighton in 1887 to live in Roslyn Street. They had both been active members of the Fitzroy Street, St Kilda church choir. In 1937 Mr Herring recalled church life in the 1880s and 1890s. Houses were scarce and to reach the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Were Street, Brighton Beach a creek which had no bridge had “to be crossed – in winter, with the help of a hurricane lamp – and it was no uncommon thing for the preacher, if he were a stranger, to arrive late and breathless, or not at all.” In 1907 permission was given to form a tennis club at Were Street and Mr Herring was its first president. He was also the Were street Methodist Sunday School Superintendent, the Were street Methodist church organist and a member of the church’s Trust. “The Sunday School had a fine set of teachers. The rows of well-drilled and disciplined young life that filled the platform on Sunday School anniversaries, and sang their songs under the baton of Mr Herring, constituted a promise that was amply fulfilled as the years rolled on.”* *”Fifty years ago : a little history of Were Street Methodist Church” : Issued in commemoration of its Jubilee by Members of the Trust 1887 – 1937. To celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Mr Herring composed an anthem. The Brighton Southern Cross, Saturday 26 June 1897, page 2 reported: "The diamond jubilee has been instrumental in evoking some local musical talent. Mr W. E. Herring, organist of the Were-street Wesleyan Church, not being able to find any anthem specially suitable to the jubilee services, set his musical genius to work and composed an original piece. The words are selected from the 72nd Psalm. The music is a very tuneful and well harmonised theme, which does credit to the composer's skill and taste. The anthem was rendered twice on Jubilee Sunday at the Were street Church." Stained wood turned music baton.w e herring, were street methodist sunday school superintendent, music baton, were street wesleyan methodist church -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, Alf L. Bowden, The Studio, Union of Rutherglen Shire and Borough, 1920 (Exact)
... Copy of a photograph of Wesleyan Church used as temporary... of Wesleyan Church used as temporary Shire Office during building ...Copy of a photograph of Wesleyan Church used as temporary Shire Office during building of new office. Group portrait of Councillors in front of building."Union of Rutherglen Shire and Borough / Date of Union: December 15, 1920. Dissolution of Combined Councils: August 25, 1921. Rutherglen Shire Office. The Secretary Attends Monday & Friday 10am till 4pm" Front row (left to right) Ex. Cr. S.P. Gollings, Cr. R. Ready, Cr. E.E. Cock, Cr. J. Burch (Ex Mayor), Cr. C.H. Morris (Shire President), J. Hiskins (Ex President), Cr. R.J. Burrowes, Cr. D.B. Smith, Cr. P. Gullifer / Centre Row (left to right) Cr. H.G. Richards, Cr. W.H. Chambers, Cr. R.H. Berryman, Cr. R.J. Harvie, Cr. W.R. McRae, Cr. W.V. McDonald, Cr. C.L. Dobbin, Cr. R.A. McLaurin, Cr. P.M. Seymour, Cr. M.T. Graham, Cr. F. Fuge, Cr J. Milthorpe / Back Row (left to right) T. Trenen (Editor "Sun"), P. Lingford (Shire Engineer), W.C. Bayliss (Banker), A.H. Thompson (Shire Secretary, A.C. Carter (Inspector), N.F. Turnbull (Assistant Secretary)" -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BARBARA MAMOUNEY COLLECTION: COPY OF PRINTED PAGE
... Wesleyan Church... Golden Square Methodist Church Wesleyan Church Mamouney church ...Photocopy of a published page, marked as Eightieth Anniversary, relating to records as showing Golden Square as the first place in the Bendigo area at which the gospel was preached. On arriving from South Australia in 1852, attracted by the news of gold in the area James Jeffrey widely known later as Jimmy Jeffrey, a preacher who noticed that the sanctity of the Sabbath was being ignored, with normal chores and entertainment being the order of everyday. In short, little regard was shown for religion and there were no ministers. With a tree stump as his pulpit Jimmy began service by singing a Methodist hymn heartily, attracting a band of diggers to listen, with continuous services in Golden Square taking place ever since. Jeffrey continued with similar activities with increasing interest and attendances. Beginning with a tent surrounded by a fence a disused shed was bought and relocated to the site and was the finest building in the district. Late in 1852 the first real Church was erected in place of the shed and the tent. Enthusiasm and numbers of attendees swelled and in 1859 Reverend Joseph Dare and Robert Lisle and other church leaders purchased land (for 30 pounds) and had the foundation stone for a new Church building was laid by Reverend Daniel J.Draper on19th of April 1859 with Divine Service and Public Worship conducted from 11th December that year by Reverend Mr Draper. A collection on the day raised 262 pounds. The foundation stone for the present Church was financed by Richard Allingham laid on 5th January 1870. The first minister who went to the district was Reverend Mr Symonds who was stationed at Forest Creek near Castlemaine. Reverend Richard Hart was the first minister stationed at Golden Square. Embedded in the article is an image of Jimmy and Mrs Jeffrey. On the reverse of the article is a copy of a drawing by Reverend Aswel Aptel circa 1853.fra margolden square methodist church, wesleyan church, mamouney, church, richard allingham reverends jimmy jeffrey, william robert lisle robert draper, william taylor, symonds, j dare, chapman, hilson t raston, richard hart, wm shaw. g a pethard, robert saunders. reverse side a sketch of the church circa 1853 by aswel aptel. james cox (sec) mrs foot (teacher).