Mittagong History Churches
The history of the many churches located in Mittagong.
The services for the Roman Catholic Church were held in Rev. Fr. Toomeys house in Mittagong and in 1855 funds started to be collected to build a building that could be used for a church as well as a school. The building was built in Welby. Bishop O'Reilly laid a foundation stone on the 24th of June 1888 for a new church called St Michaels and it was opened on the 17th February 1889.
The Methodist Church was built on land donated by the Fitzroy Iron Company. E Vickery, Chairman of the company, laid the foundation stone in May 1865. The iron works made the trowel that was used and the church, which was also a school, was opened in February 1866.
In 1866 a committee formed to erect a Church of England but it took ten years before it was possible to go ahead. The Fitzroy Iron Company donated an acre of land, Frederick Tooth donated 350 pounds and Edmund Blackett planned the building. The foundation stone was laid in November 1876 and the church was opened in November 1878. In 1928 extensions to the church began and were dedicated in May 1929.
In 1868 Rev. CJ Mood held the first service for the Presbyterian Church in a hall or room and did this until 1885. A site was purchased in 1884 for 60 pounds and than a committee formed to raise money. In August 1885 a stone church was opened and in 1886 Rev. J MacIntyre became the first minister. In the grounds of St Pauls Church a new Sunday school hall opened in 1958.
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