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WE were a small part of an ecumenical team that worked together to keep the heritage-listed Mt Mee Church as a community resource.
It was built in 1922 by the Mount Mee community with donated land, materials and labour.
By 1985 the church was in danger of becoming a ruin and the grounds were unfenced and untended.
It was important to all those involved that the church be brought back to being as good as new.
If it had been allowed to go to ruin, the heart would have gone out of the community – something very precious would have been lost.
We feel that the church and grounds are an outward symbol and a visible presence of God in the community.
They are also an important link with the early years on the mountain and we didn't want to lose this symbol of hard work and sacrifice made by the early pioneering families of different denominations who worked together to build this place of worship and its beautiful grounds.
Under the current care of a dedicated local ecumenical committee the church and grounds are now better than ever, serving the mountain community and its many visitors.
Photo : Anne and Andrew Jeays are members of Sandgate Uniting Church and were joint recipients of a 2010 Moderator\’s Community Service Medal, pictured with Rev Bruce Johnson
