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History
Since Nyngan's earliest years, there has been an active Methodist congregation in the town as well as a Presbyterian confraternity.
The Methodist services and Sunday School were held in Oddfellows' Hall in Cobar Street until the weatherboard Church was built in Cobar Street in 1894. Rev. Silas Bembrich was minister at the time and he described the opening day as a great advance for the Methodist Church in Nyngan.
In addition to the Church work in Nyngan, services were also held at "Wyoming", "Burdenda", "Woodlands", and "Landsdowne", all these places being long distances from Nymgan and entailing much traveling without benefit of "horseless carriages".
At the beginning of the First World War in 1914, the Far West Mission was formed and Nyngan was included in that vast area, which comprised about a third of the Statew of NSW. The emphasis on the whole of the Mission was on "Patrols", when the Minister journeyed among country people taking the ministry of his church.
It was at the beginning of the second World War, iin 1939, that Nyngan became the administrative centre of the Far West Missioin and since that time the Methodist community has been an active, progressive and loyal body of people devoted to the welfare of their own members and to their towns and district.
At the same time the Presbyterian people were being served by their minister from Warren who came periodically to Nyngan. It seems that it was not until the 1960s that a Presbyterian Manse and a small church building were established here under the stewardship of the Rev. Mr. Noble.
Since Nyngan's earliest years, there has been an active Methodist congregation in the town as well as a Presbyterian confraternity.
The Methodist services and Sunday School were held in Oddfellows' Hall in Cobar Street until the weatherboard Church was built in Cobar Street in 1894. Rev. Silas Bembrich was minister at the time and he described the opening day as a great advance for the Methodist Church in Nyngan.
In addition to the Church work in Nyngan, services were also held at "Wyoming", "Burdenda", "Woodlands", and "Landsdowne", all these places being long distances from Nymgan and entailing much traveling without benefit of "horseless carriages".
At the beginning of the First World War in 1914, the Far West Mission was formed and Nyngan was included in that vast area, which comprised about a third of the Statew of NSW. The emphasis on the whole of the Mission was on "Patrols", when the Minister journeyed among country people taking the ministry of his church.
It was at the beginning of the second World War, iin 1939, that Nyngan became the administrative centre of the Far West Missioin and since that time the Methodist community has been an active, progressive and loyal body of people devoted to the welfare of their own members and to their towns and district.
At the same time the Presbyterian people were being served by their minister from Warren who came periodically to Nyngan. It seems that it was not until the 1960s that a Presbyterian Manse and a small church building were established here under the stewardship of the Rev. Mr. Noble.
In 1958 the Methodists built a small but beautiful brick church which is an ornament to the town and will stand for many years as a memorial to those with the faith and energy required to establish the church in this area nearly 100 years ago.
The new hall replaced the small wooden building which has stood for about 90 years, and had served as the Methodist Church until 1958.
When the Methodist and Presbyterian congregations decided to join and become the Uniting Church of Australia, the Manse became the residence of the minister, whilst the Presbyterian church building became the Pre-School.
On 12th December, 1982, after 25 years of planning and hard work, a dream became a reality for the parishioners and friends of the Uniting Church in Nyngan, when a new brick hall, adjacent to the Church, and styled to complement it was opened and dedicated by the Rev. Jack Brand. who had spent the years 1942-48 as Methodist minister in Myngan.
In 1958 the Methodists built a small but beautiful brick church which is an ornament to the town and will stand for many years as a memorial to those with the faith and energy required to establish the church in this area nearly 100 years ago.
The new hall replaced the small wooden building which has stood for about 90 years, and had served as the Methodist Church until 1958.
When the Methodist and Presbyterian congregations decided to join and become the Uniting Church of Australia, the Manse became the residence of the minister, whilst the Presbyterian church building became the Pre-School.
On 12th December, 1982, after 25 years of planning and hard work, a dream became a reality for the parishioners and friends of the Uniting Church in Nyngan, when a new brick hall, adjacent to the Church, and styled to complement it was opened and dedicated by the Rev. Jack Brand. who had spent the years 1942-48 as Methodist minister in Myngan.
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