In October 1863 the Rev. James Bickford visited Sale to explore the possibilities of establishing a Methodist cause there. In March 1864 a group of 8 local men petitioned Conference to appoint a minister. The men were: Nehemiah Guthridge, G. Ross, J.H. Walters, J.E. Derrick, G.E. Hawkins, R. Gibbs, J.J. Drew, J. James. The Rev. Henry Baker arrived in the Gippsland Circuit later in 1864. The first Methodist services in Sale were held in the Mechanics Institute, but by July 1865 a Methodist church had been opened for worship. A Sunday School was constructed in 1886. The Sale Methodist Church was renovated at a cost of 2500 pounds in 1951. The new Sale Methodist Church was opened on 25 September 1965.B & W exterior view of the Sale Methodist Church showing a group of women and girls, hatted and gloved, standing in front of the church.methodist, sale, rev. james bickford, rev henry baker, gippsland circuit

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Arthur William Preston was born in 1912. Following his ordination into the Methodist Church he was stationed in Mareeba and Townsville in North Queensland. From 1944 to 1948 he was Field Secretary for the Queensland Methodist Centenary Celebrations, conducting evangelistic missions throughout Queensland and assisting in raising the sum of 100,000 pounds for development work within the Queensland Methodist Church. From 1948 to 1963 he was superintendent of the West End Methodist Mission in Brisbane. In 1963 he was awarded the O.B.E. From 1963 - 1966 he was Associated Minister at the Adelaide Central Mission. During his ministry in Adelaide he established and directed the Life Line Telephone Counselling Service. During 1966 and 1968 he was Associate Minister in the Glen Iris Circuit, Victoria. From 1968 until his retirement at the end of 1981, Arthur Preston was the Superintendent of what is now Wesley Central Parish Mission (Central Methodist Mission prior to Church Union in 1977. In 1982 he was awarded the Order of Australia. Arthur Preston died on 19 March 1985.B & W matte head and shoulders studio portrait of the Rev. Arthur Preston."To my dearest Claire - happy birthday wishes and love from Arthur"arthur preston, methodist, minister, wesley church, life line

B & W photograph of a group of girls and their teachers/leaders seated on wooden pews at St. John's Presbyterian Church Essendon. Possibly a Sunday School group.

Rev. W. F. McKenzie (Billie) spent at least 25 years as a missionary on the Arukum Aboriginal Missionary Station in far North Queensland. He also served as State Moderator of the Presbyterian Church.Gloss, black and white image of Rev. W. F. McKenzie and his wife Geraldine on the occasion of McKenzie being awarded with an MBE inmckenzie, w. f., presbyterian, arukum aboriginal missionary station, state moderator

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Note by T.H. Kneen 19.11.1991, "Student attending to seedlings is Judy Serjeant (now Hilton).Black and white photograph. Female student attending to seedlings in the Old Nursery. On reverse, "Seedling beds in Nursery," and, "Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. C.1767.D."nursery, judy hilton (nee serjeant), female student, seedling beds, students working outside, judy serjeant, old nursery, publicity