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First Church Service in McLaren ValePrint Page 
04-September-2014
Photographs supplied by Father Ted Doncaster / Bryan Cole
The plaque on the Old Chapel commemorates the pioneers of McLaren Vale who held the first open air church service in 1840.
Location
| Address: | Aldersey Street & Main Road, Former Congregational Church , McLaren Vale, 5171 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.218673 Long: 138.543572 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Dedication
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Front Inscription
To honour the memory of the pioneers of McLaren Vale who with dauntless faith held the first church service in the open air in 1840, built the first chapel in 1844, and built this, the first church, in 1861.
This plaque was erected in 1936 by present and former worshippers of the McLaren Vale Congregational Church.
"The things which are not seen are eternal"
Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MAMonument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
