The church shares a spire[1] with Holy Cross Anglican congregation is a major landmark in North Canberra, at the intersection of the four suburbs of Watson, Dickson, Downer and Hackett.[2]
40th anniversary celebration marking dedication of Holy Cross Anglican Church and St Margaret's Uniting Church, Hackett.
History
St Margaret's Uniting Church, together with Holy Cross Anglican Church, are the only remaining congregations from different denominations in the Australian Capital Territory to continue to share a church, hall and grounds, and on occasions ministers and even services.
The Church was founded in 1964[3] as a shared congregation of the Methodist and Presbyterian churches in the then newly built North Canberra suburbs of Watson, Dickson, Downer and Hackett.[4] In doing so it predated by over a decade the family of churches it now belongs to, the Uniting Church in Australia, which was formed in 1977 when the Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian churches came together.[5]
Services were initially held in school rooms until the completion and official dedication of the church building on 16 December 1967.[6]
The church is home to Meg's Toybox,[7][8] the major toy library for North Canberra, and the Stepping Stones for Life disability support organisation.[9]
Tradition
Worship at St Margaret's is in the liberal Protestant tradition of the Uniting Church in Australia.[10]
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