ST ANDREW'S UNITING CHURCH

The present Uniting Church is the second former St Andrew's Presbyterian Church on the site. It is located at the south-west corner of Winter and Church Streets and faces Winter Street. With the Anglican and Catholic Churches, it is several blocks south of the main street of Coleraine and positioned on rising land overlooking the town. The first church was built in 1865 and the present church was built in 1892. The architect was C D Figgis of Ballarat who was working on nearby Wando Dale Homestead at the time, the owner of which, William Moodie was a leading member of the congregation.

St Andrew's Uniting (former Presbyterian) Church is of architectural, historical and social significance to the township of Coleraine and the Southern Grampians Shire.

Why is it significant?

St Andrew's Uniting (former Presbyterian) Church is of social significance to the township of Coleraine as the focus for the strong Presbyterian population who settled the area in the mid to late nineteenth century. Historically, it is significant for demonstrating the strong Presbyterian faith in the Shire. Architecturally, it demonstrates a style of building which is typical of Presbyterian churches in the late nineteeth and early twentieth centuries.

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Religion

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Church