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The plaque commemorates the foundation of the Uniting Church from the Methodist Church and St. Andrew`s Presbyterian Church congregations. 

The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was established on 22 June 1977 when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union. 

Location

Address:40 Alford Street, Kingaroy Uniting Church, Kingaroy, 4160
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -26.540376
Long: 151.835986
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Religion
Actual Event Start Date:22-June-1977
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Actual Event End Date:22-June-1977
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 30th July, 1978
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Front Inscription

This plaque was placed 30th July, 1978, by the Rev. Douglas F. Kirkup B.A. L.Th. Secretary of Synod

To commemorate the coming together of the peoples of the former Congregations of the Methodist and St. Andrew`s  Presbyterian Churches, Kingaroy as the Uniting Church Kingaroy, on 22nd June, 1977.

Left Side Inscription
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Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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