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THE COOROY Uniting Church (formerly Methodist), in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, will celebrate 100 years of ministry
and service to the community in January 2012.
The original church building still stands on the site where it is used today as a hall.
Over the course of 100 years this small church has provided comfort and support to thousands of rural Queenslanders
as they have struggled through the uncertainties of a great depression and the difficult years of two world wars.
In more recent decades, the Cooroy Uniting Church has provided Christian grounding to hundreds of young people who have moved through Sunday school, Rays and OKs, Christian Endeavour and various junior and senior youth groups.
Today, the church is still the centre of worship for many.
While celebrations will centre largely on the rich history of this vibrant church community, it is not forgotten that this celebration equally marks the beginning of another century of ministry into the future.
A celebration will be held on Sunday 29 January 2012, at the church in Maple Street, Cooroy, with a special service at 9.30am followed by lunch.
Memorabilia gathered over the years will be displayed and friends can be reunited to remember the good times and recall days past.
For more information contact Betty Lindenmayer on 5447 6071 or David Cramb on 5447 9477 or crambs5@bigpond.com
Photo : Cooroy Uniting Church members at work on a fund raising venture for the Coeliac Society last February. Photo and story courtesy of David Cramb
