Wesley Church

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Title Wesley Church
Abstract/Description The first church building on the corner of Market and Cantonment Streets was on land allocated by the Government to a Wesleyan community led by the Rev John Smithies, who had arrived in the Colony in 1840. The chapel was opened the next year. The building was replaced by the present building in 1889. It is used for services 0930 Sundays. The Battye Library's photo shows the Wesley Hall which incorporated the 1841 chapel, and, even further to the right, the Wesleyan manse of 1893. The 1841 Chapel was the first Christian church in Fremantle (Strong). Errington writes that the Chapel was opened on 24 May 1842 (147). The chapel is the central building in the photo; the additions on either side are classrooms built in 1896. The extant church is to be seen on the left of the photo.
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Publisher Fremantle Stuff
Date Created 24 September 2014
Language English
Citation Wesley Church, Fremantle Stuff, 24 September 2014
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Resource Identifier 66079