Union+Chapel,+Angaston

Please click here to return to Year 2 Topics Nestled in the Angaston hills, the Old Union Chapel was built in 1844 as a multi-denominational place of worship. It was given to the community by South Australian pioneer and committed believer in religious freedom, George Fife Angas who also gave Angaston its name. The oldest public building in the Barossa Valley, over the years the chapel has been used for many purposes - as a public meeting place, dried fruit store, a home during WWII when there was a shortage of housing, a shearing shed and a garage. It was fully restored from 1989 to 1994 by volunteers and tradespeople and was reopened 150 years after it was built as a tribute to the pioneers of the district.

Here is a lithograph of the opening of the Union Chapel Angas in 1843, painted by George French Angas. George Fife Angas's daughter, Sarah Evans, laid the foundation stone. All denominations could use the chapel.The timber floor had a large recessed for Baptist christenings. The building was a chapel until 1853. Today, the chapel is used for meetings and private parties. It makes an ideal venue for functions and is available for hire through The Barossa Council for weddings, naming ceremonies, memorial services, meetings, exhibitions, concerts and other celebrations. It is open to all denominations and has seating for 100 people with a kitchen and toilet facilities (including disabled).
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Bookings and enquiries through the Barossa Council. Phone 8563 8444.

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