From its humble beginnings in the 1950’s, Mount Pleasant Uniting Church (MPUC) has grown to be a vibrant worshipping community into the 21st Century. The original members of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church first met in their own homes before construction of a Church Chapel on the current site commenced in 1958.
In 1971 a hall was added to the original Church Chapel building which became a big boon for youth activities but as numbers grew in the seventies; the hall became the worship area. For the next 20 years, the hall was the home of many concerts, quiz nights, seminars and some wonderful weddings.
The need for more space prompted an expansion into an adjacent house in the 1980’s. In the 1990’s the call of God to develop new programs to serve the local community resulted in the crystallisation of a long-held dream of a community-focused facility and after much prayer and planning; the current buildings were completed in 2001 and thus fulfilled the master plan of the original Board of Church Trustees.
MPUC members accept the Holy Bible as the Word of God. We seek to love God and each other, and our purpose is to serve God and our community, sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. We look to the Bible for guidance, to the life of Jesus Christ as an example of how we should live, and to the Holy Spirit for inspiration and strength.
MPUC has always valued the inter generational nature of its family, and this has led in turn to a sense of diversity and creativity in worship and activities. Driven initially by the vision of one lady; in the late 1970’s, an activity centre for aged people was begun which still operates today based at St Stephen’s Applecross Uniting Church. More recently MPUC has placed a strong emphasis on young families, largely through playgroup and related activities. Playgroup was started by a small group of young church mums and now runs 5 mornings a week and caters for over 100 local families.
Read the history of the first 50 years of Mount Pleasant Uniting Church here.