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First Methodist Church in Australia Print Page 
The plaque commemorates the establishment of the first Methodist Church in Australia in 1817. The church was restored to commemorate this event.
Rum Corps soldier turned pastoralist, John Lees, donated the land on which the first Wesleyan Church in Australia was built in 1817. He is buried in the Cemetery which dates from 1836. The adjoining weatherboard Hall (1864) housed the Wesleyan school which was established by 1840 and operated until the Upper Castlereagh school opened opposite in 1887.
Location
| Address: | 297 - 305 Old Castlereagh Road, Uniting Church, Castlereagh, 2749 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.720267 Long: 150.666903 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 07-October-1817 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 07-October-1967 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1967 |
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This Church was restored to commemorate the establishment here of the first Methodist Church in Australia by John Lees in 1817.
Erected by Macquarie Regional Council of Historical Societies
1967
