Burnie
Burnie, Tasmania
The Primitive Methodists came to Burnie in 1868, they were an extension of the Penguin circuit. The first service was held in the house of Mr. Thomas Atkinson at South Burnie, this building...
- Denomination
- Primitive Methodist
- Region
- North West
- Year Built
- 1869
- Architectural Style
- Church
- Heritage Status
- Not recorded
Overview
The Primitive Methodists came to Burnie in 1868, they were an extension of the Penguin circuit. The first service was held in the house of Mr. Thomas Atkinson at South Burnie, this building was formerly the Emu Inn.
The VDL Co. gifted a block of land on the corner of Ladbrooke and Mount Streets to the Primitive Methodist to build a church. Timber was donated by Mr. R. Dudfield and Mr. William Boatwright built the little church at a cost of £50. It opened in 1869.
In 1883 the United Free Methodists opened a church in Mount Street between Cattley and Wilmot Street. The Wesleyan Methodists arrived in 1890, building a small brick church in Cattley Street.
Towards 1900 these three denominations agreed to amalgamate, they formed the United Methodist Church.
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History
1868
Primitive Methodists came to Burnie
founded1869
Little Primitive Methodist church was built at Ladbrooke and Mount Streets
built1869
Primitive Methodist church opened
opened1883
United Free Methodist church opened in Mount Street
opened1890
Small brick Wesleyan Methodist church was built in Cattley Street
built1890
Wesleyan Methodists arrived in Burnie
foundedtowards 1900
Three denominations amalgamated to form the United Methodist Church
founded
Gallery
References
- Methodist Church of Australia, Tasmanian Methodism 1820-1975, Methodist Church of Australasia, Launceston, 1975Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Kerry Pink, And Wealth for Toil : a history of North-West and Western Tasmania 1825-1900, Burnie, 1990, p. 191Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Services
Not recorded
Open
Not recorded
Address
Mount Street, Burnie TAS 7320
Contact
Not recorded
Accessibility
Not recorded
