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Ryde Wesley Uniting Church
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Methodist witness began in Ryde in 1817 when Mr James Shepherd started a Sunday School in Dowdle's Barn. Services were held in homes until the First Kissing Point Methodist Church was opened on 11 September 1821. The first church on this site, now the small hall at the rear was built in 1849. The first meetings of Ryde Council were held there. The current church was opened on 6 November 1870. The first resident minister settled in 1882.
Website linksCamden Theological Library
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Date Built1870
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Former Name Ryde Methodist Church
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TaxonomyPlaces | Churches | Ryde Wesley Uniting
Ryde Wesley Uniting Church. Ryde History Hub, accessed 18/04/2025, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/4887