History of Gingin Uniting Church
Gingin was one of the earliest settled areas in the State, with explorers and pioneers arriving in 1831, only two years after the Swan River Colony was proclaimed. Gingin was formally settled around 1850 and soon after this, a group of Methodists started meeting together in fellowship.
The first formal service was conducted by the Rev William Lowe in July 1854, at the homestead “Creaton”. Rev Lowe had travelled 50 miles from Perth on horseback to attend. At this service, nine children were baptised.
In 1869, Thomas James Jones, who lived in the little cottage in Weld Street (now Mrs Jones cottage) and then over the road at the Granville (now CU@Park), surrendered part of his land of SL262 as a gift to the Wesleyan Church. Charles Masters was engaged to build the Church and the clay to make the bricks was obtained from the gully on the other side of Weld Street.
The Church was completed in 1870 and a visiting Minister, Rev McInnes conducted services.
More information about our history is available in our History Booklet.
Historical Records
Unfortunately we have no historical records of weddings, baptisms or other significant ceremonies that took place in the Gingin Uniting Church. In 2022, for the town’s 150th milestone, we were able to collect information from many current and previous residents about the dates of their wedding or other significant ceremony at the Gingin Uniting Church. If you were married, or know someone who was married at the Gingin Uniting Church and haven’t yet provided this information to us, please contact us as we would love to collect your information to rebuild our records!
