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Booklet - Souvenir History of Centre Road, Bentleigh Methodist Church Centenary Celebrations. 9 May - 17 May 1953, 1953

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    Methodist Church - Centre Road, Bentleigh

  • A Newspaper article on the building of Methodist Church Centre Road, Bentleigh.

    1928 'REAL PROPERTY AND ARCHITECTURE', The Herald , 15 August, p. 13.

  • A Newspaper article on the building of Methodist Church Centre Road, Bentleigh.

Historical information

Methodist Church, Centre Road. The first church building on the site was built of timber in 1850. In 1865, the wooden church building was sold and a new brick church was built, this building was expanded over the years to accomodate an ever increasing congregation. In 1928 the parish opened yet another new brick church - which still stands today (2022). The church is now the Greek Orthodox Parish of "Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene".

Significance

The Methodist Church in Centre Road, Bentleigh was integral to the spiritual well being and social life of the early settlers.

Physical description

Photocopy of Booklet of 9 pages with text and pictures.

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