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Churches in Semaphore

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The Uniting Church

The Uniting Church is one of five churches in Semaphore. Two are no longer Churches. The Baptist Church is a second hand clothing store and the Congregational Church is a B & B.

The Uniting Church was built on 1867 and was first called the Wesleyan Methodist Church . It was built in response to the growing popularity of the hotels in Semaphore. It has had additions built onto it like a school house.

It is a place for praying for all religions and it has a school room at the back for Sunday school and has a famous organ that was installed in 1903.

It is a big building made of Melbourne bluestone which was sent on a wheat ship and was the first church on the Le Fevre Peninsula. Extensions have produced a massive complex.

It is in Semaphore and is on the corner of Young Street and is just down the road from all the other churches that are on Military Road .

The organ inside was donated by Mr Arthur Fisher, is still in use and is played every Sunday. Although it is perhaps not as popular as it once was, many families still go to this church making connections between generations of Semaphore citizens.

Matt

Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart

Better known as the Catholic Church, it is one of the newest churches in Semaphore. It was built in 1914 and has been called the Catholic Church since it was built.

It was made of lovely fine Bluestone and has amazing leadlight windows. It holds about 600 people and is very beautiful. It's very large and spacious, and its furniture is spiritual and harmonious.

The church was most popular in about 1920 when it was always full. Now days there are about 150-200 people that still attend the church.

The hours of service in summer are 8.00 and 11.00, winter 7.00 and 10.00. Both are am times.

It is situated on Military Road which is perpendicular to Semaphore Road .

The Catholic Church is a truly great family orientated church that has an excellent family atmosphere.

Tyler

St Bede's Anglican Church

The St Bede's Anglican Church was opened in 1879 but was called St Andrew's. It was renamed in 1881. The church is used for weddings, funerals and it is for different religions.

It is made of stone, large bricks and took 50 years to complete because they just added on more extensions to one building. Built in the shape of a cross, it can hold 600 people.

You can find the St Bede's Anglican Church on Military Road , Semaphore. There are other churches around at Semaphore because every church is made for a different religion. The church is opened from 9:00 am to 5pm every day except for Christmas Day.

St Bede's Anglican Church can hold many people although like many churches, it was more popular in the past.

The Church Of Christ

The Church Of Christ was built in 1912 by members of the Queenstown Church of Christ. Its members met before a chapel was even built, using the Town Hall as a base. 10 people gathered at their first service in 1910.

Later they added more rooms onto the back of the church like a kindergarten, hall, and adjacent manse. It is made of many stones and even had stone plaques. It is a cream colour.

The Church Of Christ is found in Semaphore on 242 Military Road near the Dominican School .

In it's hey-day a lot of people went there and it was usually full, but today fewer churchgoers attend. The church had a membership of 140 people and the school had 110 people.

Kate